Hakuba Now: Thursday 22nd December 2022
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 100cm
Posted on Thursday 22nd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Up to 5cm of fresh snow is being reported at both Happo-one and 47 this morning, and it seems to be snowing in upper areas.
It's a relatively mild feeling morning. After some snow very early morning, lower down it's a mix of rain or sleet. It does seem to be trying to snow. Gambare!
Beyond the less than exciting weather conditions this morning, forecasts are looking promising. I hope to have snow to report over the next few days, and there's a chance of some big numbers too over the weekend.
Santa is going to need some layers!
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Mostly open
Lifts:
- Telecabin gondola
- Alps Number 1 pair
- Alps Number 3 pair
- Toomi quad
- Milky Four
- Number 6 pair
Courses:
- Panorama
- Grand Prix
- Technical
- Super
- Champion Dynamic
- Woody
- Toomi
- Soft Cream
- Powder Snow
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 160cm
- Toomi: 65cm
Notes:
Two lifts in the Iimori section of the ski area are now open. The Cosmo quad lift in that section is yet to get started.
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Mostly open
Lifts:
- All lifts (* Line D usually only opens when the Gondola is closed)
Courses:
- All main courses
- Tree Riding Zones will open at a later date
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 155cm
- Base: 70cm
Notes:
All of the regular ski runs are now available.
Tree Run Zones will open at a later date.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Mostly open
Lifts:
- Alpen quad
- Happo Riesen quad
- Nakiyama Number 3 triple
- Adam Gondola
- Panorama pair
- Kokusai Number 1 pair
- Kokusai Number 3 pair
- Kurobishi Number 2 quad
- Skyline Number 2 pair
- Sakka Kitaone quad
- Sakka Number 2 pair
Courses:
- Kurobishi
- Usagidaira
- Skyline
- Panorama
Official snow depth:
- Kurobushi (1680m): 160cm
- Usagidaira (1400m): 130cm
- Nakiyama (800m): 50cm
Notes:
Most of the main runs at Happo-one are now open and you can ride back down to base areas.
The top lift and Riesen Grat Course are not yet open.
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Part open
Lifts:
- Noah Gondola
- View 2
- 3 Sen North
- 4 Sen East
Courses:
- View C
- North
- East
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 90cm
- Base: 20cm
Notes:
Part of the Mountain Side is open. Access to and from the open area is via the Gondola.
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Hakuba Cortina
Part open
Lifts:
- Number 2 quad
- Number 4 pair
Courses:
- Ikenoda
- Hiedayama 1
- Hiedayama Rinkan
- Itabira
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 120cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Part open
Lifts:
- Eve Gondola
- Tsuga Number 2 pair
- Han-no-ki pair lift
- Han-no-ki Number 3 quad
- Maruyama Number 1 quad
- Tsugaike Chuo triple lift
Courses:
- Han-no-ki
- Courses down to gondola base
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 128cm
- Base: 42cm
Notes:
You can now ride back down to base without taking the gondola down.
Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as Thursday 22nd December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 100cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (15th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 100cm 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.