Hakuba Now: Friday 21st April 2023
- Apr 21, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 444cm
Posted on Friday 21st April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Yikes. Yesterday was just way too warm with temps in the 20s - even higher on the mountains. Hakuba 47 were reporting a temperature of 22C at 1450m (!). Will the ski areas be able to remain open until the end of Golden Week? We shall see. It's always interesting to see the huge efforts ski areas put into remaining open - perhaps some more than others. Otsukaresama, to everyone involved in the efforts.
This morning is much cooler (though still 12C) and visibility is limited in many of the areas that remain open, even though it is clearer down at base.
We are expecting a weekend of sunny weather with temps in the village around 10-15C during the daytime.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
The upper area of Hakuba Goryu remains open.
All base areas of Hakuba Goryu are now closed and you need to get the gondola back down to base.
Lifts operating:
Goryu Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1
Alps Number 3
Courses available:
Panorama
Grand Prix
Technical
Super
Official snow depth:
Upper: 105cm
Toomi: 0cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Parts of Hakuba 47 remain open. More areas are now unavailable as the remaining snow gets less every day.
Lifts operating:
Gondola
Line A-B pair
Line C quad
Line E pair
Courses available:
R-1 upper
- R-2 (some walking)
- R-4 (narrow)
- R-5 (narrow)
- R-6 (some walking)
- R-7 upper (part)
- R-8
Official snow depth:
Top: 110cm
Base: 15cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Hakuba Happo-one
Upper areas of Hakuba Happo-one remain open.
All base areas of Happo-one are now closed and you need to get the gondola back down to base.
Lifts operating:
Adam Gondola
Grat quad [* the Grat ski run is closed]
Alpen quad
Panorama pair
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
* Kokusai 3 pair plans to be open weekends and 29th April to 7th May
* Kurobishi Number 3 pair plans to be open weekends and 29th April to 7th May
* Usagidaira pair plans to be open from 29th April to 7th May
Courses available:
Kurobishi
Usagidaira
Panorama (part)
Urakuro (upper)
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi (1680m): 80cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 30cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
All base and mid areas of Tsugaike are now closed and you need to get the gondola back down from the open top area.
Lifts operating:
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair
Tsuga Number 2 pair
Ropeway (open Fridays, weekends and 1st-7th May; separate ticket and climbing notification required)
Official snow depth:
Upper: 83cm
Lower: 0cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Cortina closed on Wednesday 29th March
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Iwatake closed on Sunday 26th March
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Hakuba Norikura closed on Sunday 26th March
Jigatake
Jigatake closed on Thursday 16th March
Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Kashimayari closed on Tuesday 21st March
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Sanosaka closed on Tuesday 21st March
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Data as Friday 21st April 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 444cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 178cm reported on 17 days February 2023 snowfall 88cm reported on 13 days March 2023 snowfall 12cm reported on 2 days April 2023 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.