Hakuba Now: Monday 20th April 2026
- Apr 20
- 3 min read
Updated: May 2
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 339cm
Posted on Monday 20th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
With Happo-one closing yesterday afternoon, just three ski areas remain part open from this morning.
I have to post my report early and so there's no info updates from the ski areas yet.
Weather wise we have a lot of blue sky and some thin cloud this morning. Yesterday it was up to 24C in the village. It might get to be similar today, but perhaps not quite as warm.
I'll be back later in the week, or sooner if there is any significant news.
Oh by the way, there was indeed a fairly strong earthquake on Saturday afternoon, along with some smaller aftershocks, centered just to the south of Hakuba. I was mid-exercise at the time and didn't actually feel it, and as far as I know it didn't cause any damage.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
Top: 90cm (as of yesterday)
Base: 0cm
Current status and planned closing date:
All lower areas are now closed
Top Alpsdaira section remains open
You need to take the gondola back down to base
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Official snow depth:
Top: 70cm (as of yesterday)
Base: 0cm
Current status:
All lower runs are now closed
The base facilities of Hakuba 47, including the gondola, are closed for the season
The upper Route 8 run and Line E lift remain open, but access is only via Hakuba Goryu gondola
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 129cm
Base: 0cm
Current status:
All lower runs are now closed
Top area remains open
You need to take the gondola back down to base
Tsugaike Ropeway planned dates: 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th April
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Monday 20th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 339cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 56cm reported on 10 days March 2026 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days April 2026 snowfall 0cm reported on 0 days |
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.