Hakuba Now: Sunday 25th February 2018
- Feb 25, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 510cm
Posted on Sunday 25th February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Apparently, today is 'Snow Day'. I must admit, I don't know what that means and have not had the chance to look into it.
It would be a perfect day then to report a foot or so of snow; here's how much is actually being reported:
Hakuba Goryu: 2cm up top
Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm
I can just about add 1cm to the reports from base.
So not a whole lot but it was snowing during the morning - and quite heavily with nice big flakes at times - while I was up at Hakuba 47.
Less wind this morning than yesterday and improved visibility.
Sunshine is likely tomorrow and a few days of generally milder temperatures. Watch out for rain around mid-week at base which will - all being well - turn into snow.
Anyway, time to enjoy today!
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Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- Lifts should be operating as normal
Courses open:
- All courses should be open as normal
- Happo Banks will be closed from Monday 26th February until Friday 2nd March for maintenance/renewal
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 420cm
- Usagidaira: 245cm
- Lower: 120cm
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Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- Lifts should be operating as normal
- The top Alps Number 2/4 pair lifts are scheduled to be open daily until 18th March
Courses open:
- All courses should be open as normal
Official snow depth:
- Top: 400cm
- Toomi: 150cm
- Iimori: 110cm
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Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- All lifts operating as planned
- Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is not operating
Courses open:
- All main courses available
Official snow depth:
- Top: 365cm
- Base: 160cm
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Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts:
- Lifts should be opening as normal; some lifts delayed opening due to weather
Courses open:
- All course areas are open
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 325cm
- Han-no-ki: 320cm
- Maruyama: 125cm
- Shirakaba: 270cm
- Champion: 150cm
- Oya-no-hara: 155cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 165cm
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Hakuba Cortina
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart should be operating
Courses open:
- All courses should be open. Ground cracks on Mt Hieda 3 and Itadaira Ridge
Official snow depth:
- Top: 365cm
- Base: 210cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operating lifts:
- Should be opening as normal
Courses open:
- Most areas open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 220cm
- Base: 130cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts (apart from Number 7) should be operating as planned
Official snow depth:
- 210cm
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart should be operating
Official snow depth:
- 230cm
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Hakuba Sanosaka
Operating lifts:
- All three lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 150cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 25th February 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 510cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (25th January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 103cm reported on 15 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.