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Hakuba Now: Sunday 24th March 2019

  • Mar 24, 2019
  • 3 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 392cm

Posted on Sunday 24th March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Hakuba.


The fresh snow headlines from the resorts...


Hakuba 47: 10-20cm at top of Gondola station

Hakuba Cortina: 10+cm

Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm top Riesen lift


A personal observed 6cm too.


There's some lifts affected by wind this morning - top of Goryu, gondola and top Happo lifts, Tsugaike Ropeway. If you are here and plan to be out this morning I recommend checking directly with the resorts to make sure what is open.


If you can get out though, there should be some nice conditions to find this morning. And there's an increasing amount of blue sky starting to show from behind the clouds too.


Today is the last day for Sanosaka.


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Hakuba Happo-one


Official snow depth:

- Kurobishi: 260cm

- Usagidaira: 180cm

- Nakiyama: 45cm


Notes:

- Base areas either closed or only part open

- Urakuro area and Omusubi area closed

- Top areas open

- Hakuba Happo-one plans to be open until Monday 6th May


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Hakuba Goryu


Official snow depth:

- Top: 280cm

- Toomi: 145cm

- Iimori: 85cm


Notes:

- Adventure and Snow Diving are now both closed for the season

- Cosmo River and Straight Whiskey closed due to lack of snow

- Top areas all open

- Hakuba Goryu plans to be open until Monday 6th May


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Hakuba 47


Official snow depth:

- Top: 230cm

- Base: 90cm


Notes:

- All courses are open

- Note: Generally the Line D lift usually operates if and when the gondola is not operating

- Hakuba 47 plans to be open until Monday 6th May


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Tsugaike Kogen


Official snow depth:

- Tsuga-no-mori: 260cm

- Han-no-ki: 235cm

- Maruyama: 80cm

- Shirakaba: 195cm

- Champion: 100cm

- Oya-no-hara: 55cm

- Kane-no-naru-oka: 70cm


Notes:

- Tsugaike Ropeway is now generally open for spring operations (check for daily operation plans)

- All courses are open

- Tsugaike Kogen plans to be open until Monday 6th May


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Hakuba Cortina


Official snow depth:

- Top: 230cm

- Base: 120cm


Notes:

- All lifts should be operating

- Mt Hieda 2, Itadaira Ridge and Snake closed

- Hakuba Cortina plans to be open until Sunday 31st March


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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field


Official snow depth:

- Mountain Side: 150cm

- Village Side: 30cm


Notes:

- Village Side is part open (small part); Mountain Side is part open


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Hakuba Norikura Onsen


Official snow depth:

- 110cm


Notes:

- Most lifts and all courses are open


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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari


Official snow depth:

- 140cm


Notes:

- All lifts apart from Number 8 and 10 are operating

- Most courses are open


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Hakuba Sanosaka


Official snow depth:

- Top: 100cm

- Base: 60cm


Notes:

- All lifts are operating

- Hakuba Sanosaka plans to be open until Sunday 24th March



Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Sunday 24th March 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 392cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 33cm reported on 11 days March 2019 snowfall 40cm reported on 6 days



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