Hakuba Now: Sunday 20th February 2022
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 527cm
Posted on Sunday 20th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Fresh snow overnight!
The most new snow is being reported by Hakuba Goryu who are boasting 30cm of it on their upper sloes. Sounds good, that. Other ski areas are reporting around 10-15cm at base and 20cm in higher areas. So there's a good new layer of snow to enjoy out there this morning. It hasn't been particularly cold, actually on the milder side, and so the snow outside my place isn't the lightest and driest... but that's not a complaint. Oh no, all snow is of course most welcome (though we do have our preferences).
Right now it's snowing higher up, with light snow or no snow falling around base areas. And actually just as I am about to post the report, there's even a bit of sun trying to break through the clouds. Snow should be the winner today though, with heavy snow due tonight and perhaps even for a few more days, along with colder conditions as well.
So the forecast looks promising.
All of the ski areas apart Iwatake are now reporting official snow depths of around 4 metres, with three of them going over that number, which is great to see too.
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far [*upper areas]
[As reported by official sources at time of this report]
Hakuba Goryu: 830cm
Hakuba 47: 780cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 726cm
Hakuba Cortina: 935cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 749cm
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Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Upper: 30cm
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 400cm
- Toomi: 185cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Summit: 20cm
- Lower: 20cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 400cm
- Base: 200cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Kurobishi: 10cm
- Riesen: 10cm
- Usagidaira: 20cm
- Nakiyama: 10cm
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 410cm
- Usagidaira: 276cm
- Nakiyama: 150cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Mountain Side: 10cm
- Village Side: 10cm
Official snow depth:
- Mountain Side: 240cm
- Village Side: 100cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Upper: 11cm
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 382cm
- Lower: 148cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
- 385cm
Hakuba Cortina
Reported snowfall (12 hours):
- Summit: 20cm
- Lower: 15cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 390cm
- Base: 260cm
Hakuba Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as Sunday 20th February 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 527cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th January) November 2021 snowfall 29cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 130cm reported on 12 days January 2022 snowfall 228cm reported on 20 days February 2022 snowfall 140cm reported on 14 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.