Hakuba Now: Friday 1st May 2015
- May 1, 2015
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 619cm
Posted on Friday 1st May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Just how long are these clear skies going to continue?
If the forecasts are right, the sun is going to be out in force through the weekend and maybe taking a bit of a break early week, before coming back for the end of the Golden Week run of holidays.
Temperatures have been and will be rising to mid-20s levels in the afternoon. Feels fantastic to be out and on the mountains.
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Hakuba Goryu:
Top of Hakuba Goryu plans to be at least part open until Sunday 10th May.
All lower areas arew now closed. Top Panorama, Grand Prix and Super courses remain open. Ride the Gondola back down.
The following lifts remain open:
- Hakuba Goryu Telecabin Gondola
- Alps Number 1 pair lift
- Alps Number 3 pair lift
- Alps Number 2/4 pair lift
** Official snow depth:
Alps Daira - 140cm
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Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 plans to be at least part open until Wednesday 6th May.
Currently all open (top to bottom) apart from a small lower part of R7. Slight walk from the snow at base to the Gondola. All good exercise!
The following lifts remain open:
- Gondola
- Pair lift Line AB
- Quad lift Line C
- High speed pair Line E
** Official snow depth:
Upper - 115cm
Lower - 20cm
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Happo-one:
Happo-one plans to be at least part open until Sunday 10th May.
The top area of the resort remains open - all lower areas now closed, so you need to take the Gondola back down.
The following lifts remain open:
- Adam Gondola
- Alpen quad
- Usagidaira pair
- Kurobishi Number 2 quad
- Kurobishi Number 3 pair
- Skyline Number 2 pair
- Grat quad
- Panorama pair
- Hakuba Kokusai Number 3 pair
The Kokusai Number 1 pair and Saka Kita One quad lifts are also scheduled to be operating from today until Wednesday 6th May. They are effectively acting as 'get you there' lifts to relieve some of the pressure from the Gondola.
Happo has started it's 'yuki asobi' (play in the snow) event and that will go on until 10th May when the ski resort closes.
** Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 110cm
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Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsugaike Kogen plans to be at least part open until Wednesday 6th May.
Top area and part of Maruyama remain open. Lower areas all closed.
The following lifts remain open:
- Eve Gondola
- Han-no-ki high speed pair
- Tsuga Number 2 pair
- Tsugaike Ropeway
** Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori - 195cm
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Other resorts in the area are now closed for the season.
Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Friday 1st May 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 619cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 126cm reported on 14 days February 2015 snowfall 105cm reported on 12 days March 2015 snowfall 111cm reported on 10 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2015 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.