Hakuba Now: Sunday 1st December 2024
- Dec 1, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 43cm
Posted on Sunday 1st December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
After all that excitement of yesterday morning (and during the day), I felt really tired this morning. I only managed about 90 minutes up at Goryu, but it was so great to be back on the snow and be able to enjoy such conditions in November.
Just a little more snow really since that report yesterday and there is no further cm overnight.
We have a lot of cloud around but there's blue sky too. A fine morning, for now anyway.
Today is the first day of operations for Hakuba 47, but it's important to note that the base of that ski area is not actually open yet. Don't go there! The top lift that is open (Line E) is accessed via Hakuba Goryu. Effectively, best to think of it as just being part of Goryu for now.
Sun is forecast for tomorrow and it will be getting fairly warm too. The next chance of decent snow is probably late in the coming week.
Someone asked why the lift ticket at Goryu is 7,500 yen (which is a fair bit more than the others). It's a fair question.
After careful thought, I suppose they just want more money!
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Part open
Lifts:
Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1 pair
Courses:
Panorama
Official snow depth:
Upper: 90cm
Toomi: ?cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the ski run that is open
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Part open
Ski lifts:
Line E
Courses:
Route 8 (upper)
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Base: 20cm
Notes:
Important: The Hakuba 47 base area and gondola are not yet open
Get to the lift and course area via Hakuba Goryu ski area
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Hakuba Happo-one
Part open
Ski lifts:
Adam Gondola
Panorama pair
Kokusai Number 3 pair lift
Courses:
Panorama
Official snow depth:
Kurobushi (1680m): 80cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 75cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the Panorama ski run that is open
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Part open
Ski lifts:
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair lift
Courses:
Han-no-ki
Official snow depth:
Upper: 109cm
Base: 20cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the ski run that is open
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Other planned opening dates for ski areas around Hakuba. All are subject to change and depend on snowfall.
Friday 13th December 2024:
Jigatake
Saturday 14th December 2024:
Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Kashimayari
Friday 20th December 2024:
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
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Data as Sunday 1st December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 43cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (30th November) November 2024 snowfall 42cm reported on 3 days December 2024 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.