Hakuba Now: Sunday 20th January 2013
- Jan 20, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 313cm
Weather overview Varied
Wind
Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility Varied
Posted on Sunday 20th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Mixed conditions out on the slopes yesterday depending on where you were. I was at Happo and while the sun was out at times in the morning, by late afternoon there was snow falling and visibility at times was down to zero. I think generally the pattern was clearer conditions, clouding over and followed by snow.
Overcast cloudy skies earlier on this morning and about 3cm of new snow at village level in Hakuba since last night.
Resorts are reporting some decent fresh snowfall on upper slopes. Hakuba Goryu and 47 both on the receiving end of 20cm of new snow. That place to the north in Otari that sounds like a place in Italy got up to 30cm (and I've been told to tell people not to go there! I think they just want the powder to themselves). :)
Strong NE winds on the mountain have been affecting some of the resorts early this morning. The Alpen Quad lift at Happo had suspended operations earlier, but now seems to be moving. It looks like the top pairs at Goryu are affected and Line E at Hakuba 47 started moving at 10:15am, but at reduced speed. Perhaps expect more of the same depending on the wind conditions out there.
Today looks likely to generally be a cloudy day with intermittend snow showers, but nothing major. One of those days when it's a real mixed bag of quickly changing conditions as right now it looks like snow is falling on Hakuba 47 but there's a bit of sun breaking through the clouds at Happo.
Tomorrow looks more clear cut with sun forecast along with milder temperatures.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 20th January 2013 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
5cm on lower slopes and up to 20cm on upper slopes reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 300cm;
Toomi - 150cm;
Iimori - 105cm
Hakuba 47:
3-20cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 220cm
Lower - 160cm
Happo-one:
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 200cm
Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 110cm
Sakka - 110cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 260cm
Lower slopes - 110cm
Hakuba Cortina:
20-25cm new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning.
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 325cm
Lower slopes - 190cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 165cm
Lower slopes - 80cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth:
115cm
Hakuba Minekata:
100cm
Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 20th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 313cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 81cm reported on 10 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.