Hakuba Now: Sunday 24th December 2023
- Dec 24, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 101cm
Posted on Sunday 24th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Just a little snow down at base since my report yesterday, with some ski areas talking up to 5-10cm of fresh during the day in upper areas.
On this cold Christmas Eve morning we have quite a lot of blue sky, some sun and some cloud. It's a very fine morning.
I believe all the ski areas in the region are now at least part open with more runs and lifts gradually become available. The many people here at the moment will be thankful for that, though we still need more of the good stuff to get everywhere opening up. Lots of fun to be had, though, and some big queues for the early morning lifts.
Look out for Santa-san out on the slopes today!
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Part open
Lifts (scheduled):
Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1 pair
Alps Number 3 pair
Toomi quad
Toomi Number 1 pair
Milky
Courses:
Panorama
Grand Prix
Technical
Super
Champion Dynamic
Woody
Toomi
Soft Cream
Powder Snow
Sunny Way
Official snow depth:
Upper: 135cm
Toomi: 55cm
Notes:
You can now slide back down to base from the top area
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Part open
Ski lifts:
All lifts (* Line D usually only opens when the Gondola is not operating)
Courses:
All runs open
Tree Riding Zones will open at a later date
New snowfall (overnight as reported by ski area):
Top: 0cm (reported 5cm yesterday afternoon)
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 135cm
Base: 35cm
Notes:
The base of Hakuba 47 is open and you can ride back down to base
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Hakuba Happo-one
Part open
Ski lifts (scheduled):
Adam Gondola
Kokusai Number 1 pair
Panorama pair
Kokusai Number 3 pair
Alpen quad
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
Skyline Number 2 pair
Sakka Kitaone quad (for transport)
Courses:
Panorama
Usagidaira
Kurobishi
Skyline
Riesen Slalom (from noon)
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Kurobishi: 10cm
Usagidaira: 0cm
Top of Alpen quad: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobushi (1680m): 170cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 122cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
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Hakuba Cortina
Part open
Operations (scheduled):
3 lifts and 7 courses
Official snow depth:
120cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Part open
Operations (scheduled):
3 lifts and 3 courses
Official snow depth:
60cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Part open
Operations:
7 lifts
Official snow depth:
Upper: 126cm
Base: 10cm
Notes:
You can now slide down back to base from the top area
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Sunday 24th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 101cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 73cm 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.