Hakuba Now: Tuesday 1st March 2016
- Mar 1, 2016
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 307cm
Posted on Tuesday 1st March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Excellent news this morning.
Check out these numbers being reported by resorts around the village:
Hakuba Cortina: 45-50cm of fresh snowfall
Hakuba Goryu: 20-40cm of fresh snowfall
Hakuba 47: up to 40cm of fresh snowfall
Hakuba Happo-one: 20cm of fresh snowfall at base
Top marks going to Cortina with up to 50cm of fresh snow being reported over there (problem is, they aren't fully open as they cope with the new snowfall and also deal with avalanche risks).
There's also some upper lift disruption this morning at Happo-one, Goryu and 47 and Tsugaike Kogen due to strong winds.
But I think even with the wind most of us are just really happy to see some decent mid-winter like snowfall again. And with a decent cover of fresh snow everywhere, you should find good conditions wherever you choose to ride this morning.
The snow is expected to ease off sometime this morning leaving us with just cloudy skies and it should remain cold. The sun might be out tomorrow and if it keeps cold and winds calm then it should be a top day to be on the snow.
There's not much snow on the weekly forecast beyond today other than a few scattered showers here and there, and as we approach the weekend temperatures are set to rise and it get warm again.
My osusume (recommendation) -- enjoy this fresh snow now, while you can!
See you out there.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting 20-40cm of fresh snowfall this morning.
Some lifts including the gondola on hold currently due to strong winds.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba 47.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 235cm
Base: 135cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Hakuba Goryu is reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall on lower areas and 40cm on upper areas this morning.
The Hakuba Goryu Gondola remains closed as they deal with an incident in the station.
Top lifts on hold at the start of the day due to strong winds.
The Toomi area will be open until 8:30pm tonight for 'nighta'.
Official snow depth
Alps: 265cm
Toomi: 130cm
Iimori: 100cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Hakuba Happo-one reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall at village base, more on mountain.
Top areas closed at start of day due to strong wind conditions.
The lower Nakiyama area is open for 'nighta' every day until 9pm.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 220cm
Nakiyama: 80cm
Sakka: 60cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Hakuba Cortina is reporting 45-50cm of fresh snowfall this morning!
Looks like some course closures this morning as they deal with all the snow and avalanche danger - check with them before going!
The Ikenota area will be open for 'nighta' until 8pm tonight (8pm on Saturdays).
Official snow depth:
Top: 185cm
Base: 100cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Top areas and lifts on hold this morning due to strong winds.
Nighta at Karamatsu/Shirakaba on 5th/12th/19th March.
Note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens from spring.
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 270cm
Maruyama: 80cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 100cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Parts of the Mountain Side not open (Sonezawa, Dangan, Kamo 4, Five Side, View A, View B).
An event is currently being held on areas of the Village Side.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Iwatake.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 160cm
Lower: 60cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
All courses apart from Snake are open.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Iwatake.
Official snow depth:
100cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
All of the courses are open.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Sanosaka.
Official snow depth:
90cm
Hakuba Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 1st March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 307cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (20th January) November 2015 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2015 snowfall 54cm reported on 8 days January 2016 snowfall 138cm reported on 17 days February 2016 snowfall 82cm reported on 11 days March 2016 snowfall 23cm 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.