Hakuba Now: Friday 29th April 2016
- Apr 29, 2016
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 321cm
Posted on Friday 29th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Has the rain eased off now for the day? I hope so!
It's the first day of Golden Week today as we enter the last bit of the last bit of the season.
It is quite chilly too this morning with temperatures down into single digits. Tomorrow should be warmer and the sun should be with us especially in the morning. Some forecasts have rain later in the day tomorrow while others don't so we'll just have to wait and see on that.
Golden Week holidays this year:
* Friday 29th April - Sunday 1st May (3 day long weekend)
* Tuesday 3rd May - Thursday 5th May (3 day holiday mid-week)
* Saturday 7th May - Sunday 8th May (normal weekend)
Hakuba 47:
Only the top Route 8 course by Line E lift remains open (along with the top Panorama course of Hakuba Goryu).
Top Line E lift only operating.
Access is via Hakuba Goryu - the base area of Hakuba 47 resort is now closed.
Line E plans to be operating until 5th May.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 75cm
Base: -cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Just the top Panorama course remains open (along with the Route 8 course of Hakuba 47).
Gondola and Alps Number 1 pair lift operating.
The lower main Toomi and Iimori areas are now closed.
Get the Gondola back down to base.
47/Goryu lift tickets are now 2500 yen for adults and 1350 yen for children.
Hakuba Goryu plans to be operating until 8th May.
Official snow depth
Alps: 75cm
Toomi: -cm
Iimori: -cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Just part of Panorama and Kurobishi now remain open.
The Riesen Grat course is now closed due to insufficient snow but the Grat quad lift remains operating - for climbers only.
All other areas of the resort are now closed.
Get the Gondola back down to base.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 25cm
Nakiyama: -cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
The top Upper Han-no-ki and part of Tsuga-no-mori courses remain open.
All other courses are now closed.
The top Tsugaike Ropeway is open for spring season (note: extra charge required).
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 40cm
Maruyama: -cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm
Other resorts are now closed for the season.
Hakuba Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Friday 29th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 321cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (20th January) November 2015 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2015 snowfall 54cm reported on 8 days January 2016 snowfall 138cm reported on 17 days February 2016 snowfall 82cm reported on 11 days March 2016 snowfall 35cm reported on 5 days April 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.