Hakuba Now: Saturday 28th January 2023
- Jan 28, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 299cm
Posted on Saturday 28th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Another cold morning.
It is one of those times when there has been a lot more snow in northern areas of the region (Otari village) than the southern sections of Hakuba. So some very different numbers depending on where you are this morning.
Hakuba Cortina ski area is reporting a very healthy 50cm of snowfall around base areas, apparently, while Goryu and 47 are reporting more like 10cm. My measurement for the morning at 8:45am is 14cm.
More snow is due over the coming days. Perhaps not a whole lot during today, Monday is looking good for some decent numbers again.
Visibility is limited this morning but ski areas appear to be opening as planned.
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Oi!! How come the report/webcam image says 8:30am (for example) but it only appears at 9:00am (for example)?!
Something like that would probably be because it actually takes time to put the report together. Incredibly, all the information in these reports does not just instantly 'appear' from nowhere. And, I am not a robot. Well, I don't think I am! ;)
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas)
[The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning]
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 401cm
Hakuba 47: 368cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 362cm
Hakuba Cortina: 475cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 397cm
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 10cm (Alps Daira)
Official snow depth:
Upper: 255cm
Toomi: 100cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall since last night:
Upper: 15cm
Base: 10cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 255cm
Base: 140cm
Hakuba Cortina
Base areas: 40-50cm
Official snow depth:
230cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall:
Kurobishi: 0cm (really?)
Usagidaira: 4cm
Top of Riesen quad: 10cm (social media)
Nakiyama: 5cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi: 290cm
Usagidaira: 141cm
Nakiyama: 90cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall:
Mountain Side: 20cm
Village Side: 10cm
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 120cm
Village Side: 70cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
215cm
Jigatake
Official snow depth:
85cm
Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
130cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 216cm
Lower: 104cm
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
105cm
Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as Saturday 28th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 299cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 135cm reported on 14 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.