Hakuba Now: Monday 1st January 2018
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 17, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 206cm
Posted on Monday 1st January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning and a very Happy New Year to you all.
Enjoy last night?
The slopes were as you might expect very busy yesterday. More cloud moved in with snow falling in the afternoon again but there wasn't much wind and I don't think there'll be any complaints. I spent my evening last night indoors but I am already hearing a few stories of some raucous fun that was being enjoyed. I expect there might be a few hangovers than normal this morning!
Back to fresh snow and here is what the resorts are reporting:
Hakuba Goryu - 10cm up top
Hakuba Happo-one - 5cm top of Gondola
Hakuba Cortina - 2cm at base and 3cm up top
Just a bit of snow down at base to report myself and while we had a pretty early morning sunrise, things have clouded over further since then and right now visibility seems generally rather limited out on the mountains. Oh yes, and while it doesn't feel particularly cold, it has started snowing. Hopefully this is the start of decent snowfall over the next few days. Look to Wednesday in particular for potential heavy snow. I like the sounds of that.
Have a good New Years Day.
Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- All lifts (apart from Happo Number 1 pair) are operating
Courses open:
- All course are now generally open
- Only the Kurobishi Off-Piste Area remains closed
- Nighta for New Years Eve from 10:00pm until 11:40pm - free
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 250cm
- Usagidaira: 120cm
- Lower: 80cm
Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart are operating
Courses open:
- All courses are open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 265cm
- Toomi: 90cm
- Iimori: 60cm
Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- All lifts are operating
Courses open:
- All main courses are open
- The Tree Riding Zone is now open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 225cm
- Base: 80cm
Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operating
Courses open:
- All course areas are open
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 250cm
- Han-no-ki: 250cm
- Maruyama: 100cm
- Shirakaba: 200cm
- Oya-no-hara: 110cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 125cm
Hakuba Cortina
Operating lifts:
- All lifts operating
Courses open:
- All courses open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 268cm
- Base: 175cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
- Top: 160cm
- Base: 80cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 are operating
Official snow depth:
- 220cm
Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Operating lifts:
- Number 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 115cm
Hakuba Sanosaka
Operating lifts:
- All three lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 90cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Monday 1st January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 206cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 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.