Hakuba Now: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 17, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 319cm
Posted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
This 'snow week' started off with the Kanto region grabbing all the headlines and a layer of snow causing all sorts of problems in the capital region. They're just not used to it like us. Hopefully transportation out of Tokyo and the region won't be a problem.
We also had snow falling during the day yesterday - probably about the same as what Tokyo got! I'm guessing a better quality of snow though. ;)
This morning here is what the resorts are reporting
Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm at base; 10+cm up top
Hakuba Happo-one: 15cm at top Gondola station
Hakuba 47: 20cm
Hakuba Goryu: 10cm at Toomi; 20m up top
So you can get the idea - generally looks like we can expect around 20cm of snow on the mountain.... and counting, because it is snowing and likely to be building up nicely today and over the next run of days.
That exciting forecast is still looking good with a lot of snow due probably through into the weekend.
Expect conditions to be improving but be careful with limited visibility and always do remember to keep that excitement in check. I know, it can be difficult!
Enjoy.
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 319cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 114cm reported on 12 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.