Hakuba Now: Tuesday 28th January 2020
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 101cm
Posted on Tuesday 28th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
And on a day when we hear of snowfall in places where it doesn't usually fall, I am happy to also report some snow in a place where it most definitely should be falling. Here!
This morning 10-15cm of snow is being reported around the resorts this morning and I am stoked to be able to add 10cm myself.
It's not that cold at all actually, around 0C at base.
Wind is causing some issues though with the top lifts at Happo-one on hold and the top section of the Tsugaike Gondola on hold. Operations at Hakuba Cortina also look rather limited this morning.
On the other hand, the Cosmo Four lift at Goryu is back up and running this morning.
Tonight is due to be milder and there may be some pesky rain (just stop it please), but the forecast is looking good for late Thursday onwards and I am most definitely excited at that prospect.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from the lifts noted below are normally operating:
- Kurobishi Number 3 pair
- Nakiyama Number 2 pair
- Shirakaba Number 1 pair
- Shirakaba Number 2 pair
- Central pair
- Sakka Number 2 pair
- Sakka Number 3 triple
Courses open:
- Riesen Grat
- Panorama
- Usagidaira
- Kurobishi
- Skyline
- Riesen Slalom
- Kita-one 3
- Kita-one
- Nakiyama South
- Olympic Course (partially closed)
- Sakka South (partially closed)
- Sakka North (partially closed)
- The base Nakiyama South and Sakka areas are now at least part open
- You can also take the Gondola or other lifts back down
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 170cm
- Usagidaira: 100cm
- Nakiyama: 15cm
Hakuba 47
All lifts apart from the lifts noted below are normally operating:
- Pair Line D (usually only operates when Gondola not operating)
Courses open:
- All main courses now open
- Tree Riding Zones are part open (Gate 2 closed)
Official snow depth:
- Top: 150cm
- Base: 50cm
Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from the lifts noted below are normally operating:
- Toomi Number 2 pair
Courses open:
- All courses are open now apart from the following:
- Cosmo River
- Sunny Way
- Straight Whiskey
- Snow Diving
- Adventure
Official snow depth:
- Alps: 165cm
- Toomi: 75cm
- Iimori: 50cm
Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from the lifts noted below are normally operating:
- Top section of gondola
- Han-no-ki Number 4
- Tsuga Number 1 pair
- Han-no-ki Number 1 quad
- Han-no-ki Number 2 pair
- Kane-no-naru-oka Skyliner I
- Kane-no-naru Romance
- Tsugaike Ropeway
Courses open:
- Most course areas are now at least part open; lower slopes part open
- 'Lower course through the forest' is closed
- DBD: Gate Number 1 closed early on; may open depending on conditions
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 140cm
- Maruyama: 45cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 40cm
Hakuba Cortina
Operating lifts:
- Limited operations due to wind
Official snow depth:
- Top: 120cm
- Base: 55cm
Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
- All lifts apart from Number 8 pair lift are operating
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Number 7 are operating
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operating lifts:
- Gondola
- 4sen East
- 4sen North
- View2
- 5sen South
Open courses:
- 5 courses open on the Mountain Side
- Village Side is closed
Hakuba Sanosaka
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from top Number 5 pair operating
Hakuba Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Tuesday 28th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 101cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 28cm reported on 8 days January 2020 snowfall 69cm reported on 12 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.