Hakuba Now: Wednesday 21st January 2026
- Jan 21
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 200cm
Posted on Wednesday 21st January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Presently some blue sky and sun, but snow is still expected to arrive later on and I should have a nice new layer to report tomorrow.
Yesterday was pretty mild but this morning is much colder.
The more snow being reported by a ski area is the 5cm by Cortina.
See you tomorrow.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 2cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 225cm
Top: 80cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall'; implies overnight rather than 24 hrs):
Top: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 225cm
Base: 100cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 185cm
Base: 100cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 0cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 2cm
Nakiyama (800m): 1cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 205cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 85cm
Nakiyama (800m): 45cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
195cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Jigatake
Official snow depth:
80cm
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 262cm
Base: 70cm
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
85cm
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Wednesday 21st January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 200cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 100cm 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.