Hakuba Now: Wednesday 27th December 2023
- Dec 27, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 121cm
Posted on Wednesday 27th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
A fine day yesterday, if a bit windy.
A little snow overnight (which has gone now), and no specific snowfall numbers is being reported by the ski areas this morning.
It is a mostly cloudy morning. I can see some blue sky away from the mountains too as the fast moving clouds do their thing. Light snow is falling in higher areas too, along with limited visibility on the mountain.
It is +1C in the village as 9am approaches.
Looking ahead, we have to be prepared for clearer skies and fairly mild conditions over the last few days of the year. Maybe New Years Eve will bring us some fresh snow. That would certainly be a good way to end the year...
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Operations (scheduled):
Most lifts and runs are now open
Official snow depth:
Upper: 150cm
Toomi: 65cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Operations (scheduled):
All scheduled lifts and runs are open
(The Line D lift usually only opens when the Gondola is not operating)
Tree Riding Zones will open at a later date
New snowfall (overnight as reported by ski area):
Top: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 150cm
Base: 45cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
Operations (scheduled):
10 lifts operating
A large part of the ski area is now open, but with restrictions
You can now ski back down to the base areas
The top Riesen Grat run is not yet available
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Kurobishi: 0cm
Usagidaira: 0cm
Top of Alpen quad: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobushi (1680m): 130cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 88cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
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Hakuba Cortina
Operations (scheduled):
3 lifts and 9 courses
Official snow depth:
115cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operations (scheduled):
4 lifts and 3 courses
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 90cm
Village Side: 50cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operations (scheduled):
6 lifts and 8 courses
Official snow depth:
55cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Operations:
9 lifts
Official snow depth:
Upper: 130cm
Base: 15cm
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Wednesday 27th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 121cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm 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.