Hakuba Now: Monday 20th February 2017
- Feb 20, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 19cm
Snowfall at base this season 429cm
Posted on Monday 20th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
We have some interesting conditions this morning. Not the coldest of mornings, but a bit wild.
Here's what Happo-one are saying:
"Due to electrical thunder storm & lighting this morning Happo-one has temporarily suspended all lift operations. Opening times of lifts are expected to be delayed."
Hakuba 47 is also on standby, as is the top of Hakuba Goryu - at the time of writing.
So it's pretty wild at the moment. Scary is a word I'm hearing as well!
The good news is that there's a layer of fresh snow on the ground - varying numbers being reported but up to 20-30cm being reported in places as we approach 9am - it's coming down thick and fast as well at the moment so I would expect more cm to be adding up quite quickly if this continues.
At least let's hope the stormy conditions ease off (not the snow) to let everywhere open up...
Take care!
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall this morning.
Opening delayed due to weather conditions.
Official snow depth
Upper: 260cm
Base: 135cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Hakuba Goryu is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall on upper slopes.
Opening of top areas delayed due to weather conditions.
Official snow depth
Alps: 330cm
Toomi: 170cm
Iimori: 130cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall (Riesen quad top).
Opening delayed due to weather conditions.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 240cm
Kurobishi: 280cm
Lower: 150cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning - unconfirmed at the time of report -- please check!
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 330cm
Han-no-ki: 315cm
Maruyama: 160cm
Oya-no-hara: 135cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 140cm
Hakuba Cortina:
The resort is reporting 5-10cm of fresh snowfall.
Some lifts affected by weather early morning.
Official snow depth:
Top: 340cm
Base: 215cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Official snow depth:
Top: 200cm
Base: 120cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Official snow depth:
Top: 210cm
Kashimayari:
Official snow depth:
Top: 200cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth:
Top: 140cm
Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Monday 20th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 429cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 57cm (13th January) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 days January 2017 snowfall 242cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 122cm reported on 12 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.