Hakuba Now: Wednesday 27th December 2017
- Dec 27, 2017
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 32cm
Snowfall at base this season 179cm
Posted on Wednesday 27th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
You want fresh snow. We got snow!
I am very happy to report heavy snowfall in Hakuba this morning - been spending time checking information which has led to a later-than-usual report... apologies!
So let's get to it:
First of all the headlines. The the fresh snowfall that resorts are reporting this morning:
Hakuba Cortina: 70-80cm (!)
Hakuba Iwatake: 30-40cm
Hakuba 47: 20-40cm
Hakuba Goryu: 10-30cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 20cm
Check out Hakuba Cortina. WOO-HOO!! I know where I want to be this morning.
Some of the official snow depth numbers have taken a big jump this morning too, notably Tsugaike which has added close to 1m to some of the numbers.
With that set of numbers, you can get a pretty good idea that there's a very nice layer of fresh snow on the slopes this morning and I can indeed report 32cm of snow at base with snow still falling now too.
All good.
Well, perhaps apart from windy conditions - which are affecting some lifts. Tsugaike and Happo-one seem to be the worst affected at the start of the day. If you plan to get out today, best to check with the resorts. I have updated info as I have it below.
Snowfall is expected to continue through today and tomorrow. Perhaps a break at the weekend before more snow into the new year.
Things are looking good.
Take care out there. Danger as well as endless fun awaits. Let's not forget that.
Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- Most lifts (apart from a few lower lifts) are generally operating
- But many on hold this morning due to weather conditions
Courses open:
- All course are now open
- Only the Kurobishi Off-Piste Area remains closed
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 215cm
- Usagidaira: 160cm
- Lower: 60cm
Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Alps Number 2 & 4 are operating
- Scheduled to be open for nighta until 9:30pm, daily in the Toomi area
Courses open:
- All courses apart from Cosmo River, Straight Whisky, Snow Diving and Adventure are open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 235cm
- Toomi: 80cm
- Iimori: 60cm
Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Line D are operating
Courses open:
- All main courses are open
- The Tree Riding Zone is now open (Gate 3 closed)
Official snow depth:
- Top: 210cm
- Base: 70cm
Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts:
- Most lifts are now operating for the season
- However, weather conditions affecting a number of lifts including the Gondola this morning
Courses open:
- All courses areas apart from Kane-no-naru-oka 2 are open
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 250cm
- Han-no-ki: 240cm
- Maruyama: 90cm
- Shirakaba: 150cm
- Oya-no-hara: 130cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 90cm
Hakuba Cortina
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Number 5 are operating
Courses open:
- Ikenota
- Ikenota Forest
- Hieda Forest
- Mt Hieda 1
- Mt Hieda 2
- Mt Hieda 3
- Itadaira
- Ipponmatsu
- Rabbit
- Snake
- Kamoshika
Official snow depth:
- Top: 200-230cm
- Base: 130-150cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operating lifts:
- Most lifts are now operating for the season, though some affected by weather conditions this morning
Courses open:
- View C
- View D
- East
- South
- Gezan (part)
- Sunny Valley (part)
- Paradise (part)
- by1
- by2
- by3
Official snow depth:
- Top: 140cm
- Base: 60cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 and Alps Number 10 are operating
Official snow depth:
- 80cm
Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Operating lifts:
- Number 2, 3, 6 and 7 lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 80cm
Hakuba Sanosaka
Operating lifts:
- All three lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 80cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 27th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 179cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 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.