Hakuba Now: Thursday 21st December 2023
- Dec 21, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 59cm
Posted on Thursday 21st December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Good news too!
There's a nice layer of fresh snow on the ground and it is snowing. I got 13cm on top of my car (and counting). If forecasts are right, there should be quite a lot more coming over the next few days.
Here is what ski areas are reporting (all of these numbers are in the below list of course):
Happo-one: 30-50cm (various places on mountain)
Hakuba 47: 25cm top, 20cm base
Excellent.
I can't see any changes in ski area operations at the start of the day but I would expect more to open up. If not during today, from tomorrow.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Part open
Lifts (scheduled):
Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1 pair
Alps Number 3 pair
Courses:
Panorama
Grand Prix
Technical
Super
Official snow depth:
Upper: 90cm
Toomi: 15cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the top ski runs that are open
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Part open
Ski lifts (scheduled):
Line E
Courses:
R-8 upper only open
New snowfall (reported by ski area, overnight):
Top: 25cm
Base: 20cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 100cm
Base: 20cm
Notes:
The base area at Hakuba 47 is not open, so you need to take the gondola at Hakuba Goryu
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Hakuba Happo-one
Part open
Ski lifts (scheduled):
Adam Gondola
Alpen quad
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
Courses:
Usagidaira
Kurobishi
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Kurobishi: 45cm
Usagidaira: 31cm
Top of Alpen quad: 30-50cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobushi (1680m): 65cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 27cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the Panorama ski run that is open
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Part open
Ski lifts (scheduled):
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair lift
Courses:
Han-no-ki
Official snow depth:
Upper: 89cm
Base: 5cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the ski run that is open
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Todays photos (below):
Tsugaike
Goryu (Toomi base)
Hakuba Happo-one (Nakiyama)
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Webcams
Webcams in central Japan (including Hakuba)
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Other ski areas around Hakuba. Planned opening dates are subject to change and depend on snowfall.
Opened on Friday 8th December:
Jigatake
Opening as soon as there is enough snow
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Kashimayari
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Thursday 21st December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 59cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (19th November) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 31cm reported on 7 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.