Hakuba Now: Saturday 28th February 2026
- Feb 28
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 337cm
Posted on Saturday 28th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Greetings from Hakuba.
The last morning of the month started with (light) rainy and damp conditions. But the forecasts seem to promise just a mostly cloudy day and where I am it is not raining just now. Let's hope it might stay that way. Looks like there might be some sun higher up above the clouds.
Tomorrow should be nice and sunny, so perhaps a reset in feelings with the hope of some fresh goodness on the horizon.
That's all I got for today. Have a good Saturday.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 270cm
Top: 85cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall'; implies overnight rather than 24 hrs):
Top: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 275cm
Base: 130cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 200cm
Base: 130cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 0cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 0cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 255cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 96cm
Nakiyama (800m): 35cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
200cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
200cm
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Jigatake
Official snow depth:
50cm
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth:
120cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 186cm
Base: 40cm
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
95cm
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Saturday 28th February 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 337cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 56cm reported on 10 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.