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Hakuba Now: Wednesday 25th January 2023

  • Jan 25, 2023
  • 3 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 31cm
Snowfall at base this season 275cm

Posted on Wednesday 25th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Good morning from a cold and snowy Hakuba.


First up, new snowfall being reported by ski areas:


Hakuba Cortina: 50cm+

Hakuba Iwatake: 30-35cm

Hakuba 47:20-30cm

Hakuba Goryu: 20cm


From those numbers it seems the northern regions got more snow... though we have all got a very nice new layer.


My number of 31cm is coming to you from close to the base of Happo-one as of 9am, with most of that coming mid afternoon through last night.


And it is snowing again this morning with more lined up on the forecast in the coming week or so.


I like it.


Less pleasing is that wind is an issue this morning. At the start of the day and a large part of Happo-one is closed - they have just a few base lifts are moving. Only lower lifts at Tsugaike are open too. Goryu and 47 appear to be opening.


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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas)

[The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning]


ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 356cm

Hakuba 47: 293cm

Hakuba Happo-one: 307cm

Hakuba Cortina: 345cm

Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 379cm


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ABLE Hakuba Goryu

Reported snowfall:

Upper: 20cm (Alps Daira)

Official snow depth:

Upper: 230cm

Toomi: 100cm


Hakuba 47

Reported snowfall since last night:

Upper: 30cm

Base: 20cm

Official snow depth:

Top: 240cm

Base: 130cm


Hakuba Cortina

Top: 50cm+

Official snow depth:

200cm


Hakuba Happo-one

Reported snowfall:

Kurobishi: ?cm

Usagidaira: 9cm

Top of Riesen quad: 10cm (social media)

Nakiyama: 10cm

Official snow depth:

Kurobishi: 235cm

Usagidaira: 109cm

Nakiyama: 75cm


Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field

Reported snowfall:

Mountain Side: 35cm

Village Side: 30cm

Official snow depth:

Mountain Side: 110cm

Village Side: 70cm


Hakuba Norikura Onsen

Official snow depth:

230cm


Jigatake

Official snow depth:

60cm


Kashimayari

Official snow depth:

100cm


Tsugaike Mountain Resort

Reported snowfall:

Upper: ?cm

Official snow depth:

Upper: 205cm

Lower: 90cm


White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka

Official snow depth:

80cm



Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season

Data as Wednesday 25th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 275cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 111cm reported on 11 days



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