Hakuba Now: Monday 29th December 2014
- Dec 29, 2014
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 253cm
Posted on Monday 29th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
It was a beautiful day yesterday in the area, but this morning I have new snow to report from Hakuba - around 10cm on lower areas and a bit more higher up with Hakuba 47 and Hakuba Cortina both reporting up to 20cm.
With hardly any wind at all, it actually doesn't feel that cold this morning and we are forecast to have a high of around 3 degrees this afternoon. Hopefully we won't get any rain - for now it's snowing.
Heavier snowfall is forecast as we click into 2015 around Wednesday into Thursday.
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Official snow depth numbers and operations as of 29th December 2014. Subject to change during the day:
Hakuba Goryu:
Reporting 10cm of new snowfall.
All lifts operating.
All courses open except Adventure Course.
Night skiing at Toomi every day until 31st March.
Early morning skiing from 6:30am from today until 4th January (and then on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays).
- Alps Daira - 275cm
- Toomi - 160cm
- Iimori - 150cm
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Hakuba 47:
Reporting 15cm of new snowfall at base and about 20cm higher up.
All courses open.
Tree Riding Zone open.
- Upper - 265cm
- Lower - 140cm
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Happo-one:
Reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall.
Kokusai Number 1 Pair lift still out of action due to damage to the snow nets - they hope to have it fixed up before the end of the year.
Night skiing at Nakiyama every day until mid March.
Happo Banks The Snow Park yet to open.
- Usagidaira - 240cm
- Nakiyama - 130cm
- Sakka - 120cm
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Hakuba Cortina:
Reporting 15cm of new snowfall at lower areas and 20cm on upper areas.
Night skiing every day until 31st March.
- Upper - 290cm
- Lower - 185cm
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Tsugaike Kogen:
Next night skiing through 1st January in both Kane-no-naru-oka and Karamatsu-Shirakaba areas; after that mostly Saturdays.
- Tsuga-no-mori - 270cm
- Maruyama - 145cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka - 180cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Reporting 20-25cm of fresh snowfall.
Most of Iwatake is now open.
- Upper - 210cm
- Lower - 125cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall.
Resort is mostly open.
- 230cm
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Kashimayari:
All areas now open.
Night skiing every day until 15th March.
- 180cm
Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Monday 29th December 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 253cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 253cm reported on 21 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.