Hakuba Now: Friday 1st February 2013
- Feb 1, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 381cm
Weather overview Bluebird
Wind Calm
Temperature -
Visibility Excellent
Posted on Friday 1st February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
1st February 2013. I can hardly believe it is already February. The time seems to go so fast in winter and while resort skiing and boarding goes on until May in Hakuba, the thought of being in peak season is just mad.
We might be in 'peak season' now, but the current snow conditions aren't quite up there living up to that name. For the moment anyway without the fresh these last few days.
A beautiful day yesterday and a beautiful day today as well. No new snowfall to report from around the resorts.
This morning we had clear blue skies once again. Since late morning thin clouds have been forming, taking away most of the blue contrast giving us a more overcast feel to the afternoon. The sun is still shining through this new layer.
Right now it is approaching +9C at village level. Warm! It's closing in on +5C even up at Usagidaira on Happo-one, so it's feeling warm out on the mountain today as well.
Tomorrow... well, tomorrow is it going to rain. It's going to be as warm as today but there seems almost no chance of us avoiding the rain I'm afraid to say. It might even start as late as this evening. We're hoping it might get to be snow higher up, especially as we approach tomorrow evening, but it's going to be 'girigiri' borderline at best.
Sunday would seem to be the pick of the weekend though for those visiting.
It is recommended that people stay out of the backcountry at the moment especially with the probable rain and snow at elevation adding load to the already somewhat unstable snowpack.
Avalanche Hazard Rating:
Alpine: High
Tree Line: Considerable (trending to High)
Below Tree Line: Considerable (trending to High)
Have a good, safe weekend.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 1st February 2013:
Hakuba Goryu:
No snow reported up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 315cm;
Toomi - 165cm;
Iimori - 130cm
Hakuba 47:
No new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 228cm
Lower - 187cm
Happo-one:
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 240cm
Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 120cm
Sakka - 120cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 290cm
Lower slopes - 140cm
Hakuba Cortina:
No new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday.
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 315cm
Lower slopes - 190cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 175cm
Lower slopes - 90cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth:
150cm
Hakuba Minekata:
120cm
Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Friday 1st February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 381cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 0cm |
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.