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Hakuba Now: Tuesday 21st January 2014

  • Jan 21, 2014
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 251cm

Posted on Tuesday 21st January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


And it's a good morning from Hakuba.


After a grey and cloudy day yesterday, it was snowing by nighta time and this morning we have a good new layer of snow to report.


20-25cm at Goryu; 35-38cm at 47; 12cm at Happo; 20-30cm at Cortina. So differing amounts being reported but all of them coming in with fresh so it should be a very good morning on the slopes.


Variable but about 10-15cm here at village base I'd say. It doesn't feel quite as cold here at base either this morning though temperatures higher up on the mountain remain down to minus double digits. Fairly calm though and while it is not snowing while I write this it looks like snow is falling at higher elevations. Generally poor visibility on mountain as well this morning. Looks like a total foggy white-out on Happo at the moment!


So snow forecast for the day today and perhaps into tomorrow. Followed by clearer conditions and milder conditions at the end of the week, hopefully followed by snow on Saturday. There's a chance of a bit of rain before the snow though, we can just hope that bit doesn't happen. That's what the latest forecast has for us anyway.


Hakuba Goryu:

Reporting 20cm at Iimori, 20cm at Toomi and 25cm up top.

Upper - 285cm

Toomi - 180cm

Iimori - 150cm


Hakuba 47:

Reporting 35cm of new snowfall at base and 38cm up top.

Upper - 288cm

Lower - 139cm


Happo-one:

Usagidaira - 270cm

Nakiyama - 100cm

Sakka - 120cm


Hakuba Iwatake:

Upper - 220cm

Lower - 90cm


Tsugaike Kogen:

Tsuganomori - 290cm

Maruyama - 140cm

Kanenonaruoka - 180cm


Hakuba Cortina:

Reporting 20cm of new snowfall at base and 30cm up top.

Upper - 325cm

Lower - 180cm


Hakuba Minekata:

90cm



Hakuba Now 2013-2014 season

Data as of Tuesday 21st January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 251cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 35cm reported on 3 days December 2013 snowfall 122cm reported on 15 days January 2014 snowfall 94cm reported on 10 days




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