Hakuba Now: Friday 26th January 2018
- Jan 26, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 395cm
Posted on Friday 26th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Snow and wind and very cold conditions yesterday.
Excellent quality snow at the moment, but kind of difficult to measure with it being so light and the strong winds.
But anyway, we need to post numbers so here goes! What the resorts are reporting:
Hakuba Cortina: base 15cm; upper 15-20cm
Hakuba 47: 10cm on upper slopes
Hakuba Goryu: 5-10cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm
There seems to be less disruption this morning with Goryu/47 open as planned and more of Cortina open. Top lifts are wind affected at Happo-one and there seems to be some lifts closed over at Tsugaike Kogen too. Again, best to check with the resorts before heading out.
We might see things ease up further tomorrow and perhaps even a bit of sunshine breaking through. It will still be very cold but temperatures might rise a little from the really very cold we have had over the last few days.
That would make for excellent conditions for the weekend. Lots of quality fresh snow to enjoy. Couldn't ask for more than that. I hope some of you can be here to enjoy it
Oh yes, and a very happy Australia Day for everyone celebrating today. Have fun!
In news from Hakuba Happo-one, the Kita-one Kogen Snow Rafting Park should be opening on Thursday 1st February and the Happo Banks part is scheduled to open from Saturday 3rd February.
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 26th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 395cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 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 190cm 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.