Hakuba Now: Thursday 27th December 2012
- Dec 27, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 200cm
Weather overview Clear skies
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Excellent
Posted on Thursday 27th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
A beautiful morning in Hakuba.
Beautiful blue skies all around contrasting with the white of the snow on the mountains make for some stunning scenery this morning. On a day like today, the mountains of Hakuba can still leave you breathless, even for old hands like myself.
After the winds of yesterday, all is calm. All is cold as well... Hakuba 47 reporting a temperature of -15C up at the top there this morning and not much warmer at base at -13C. Still, get wrapped up good and it should make for some fine conditions. Up to 5cm of fresh snow on upper slopes, just a sprinkling lower down.
Maybe a bit more cloud tomorrow but generally clearer skies up until Sunday, when more snow is due. Look for some much milder temps Saturday and Sunday before the snow arrives, and perhaps even the chance of rain in the village.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 27th December 2012 AM:
Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time.
Hakuba Goryu:
1-5cm of new snow reported from Hakuba Goryu.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 200cm;
Toomi - 100cm;
Iimori - 65cm
Hakuba 47:
1cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 144cm
Lower - 75cm
Happo-one:
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 160cm
Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 50cm
Sakka - 50cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 250cm
Lower slopes - 60cm
Hakuba Cortina:
5cm of new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina today.
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 215cm
Lower slopes - 115cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 130cm
Lower slopes - 70cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
All lifts operating.
Official snow depth:
60cm
Hakuba Minekata:
40cm
Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 27th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 200cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 153cm reported on 17 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.