Hakuba Now: Wednesday 29th January 2025
- Jan 29, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 508cm
Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba and Happy Chinese New Year to all who celebrate.
Snake!
We have a modest amount of fresh snow to report so far (as of 8:45am, I have just slightly under 5cm), but more is on the way today and tomorrow.
A lot, hopefully.
Some lifts might be affected by wind/weather today.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 5cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 335cm
Top: 150cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall' by the ski area):
Top: 5cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 345cm
Base: 155cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (reported by the ski area):
3cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
315cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 10cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 5cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 340cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 245cm
Nakiyama (800m): 110cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
New snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Mountain Side: 5cm
Village Side: 5cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Mountain Side: 280cm
Village Side: 150cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
300cm
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Jigatake
New snowfall (reported by the ski area):
0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
160cm
Hakuba Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as Wednesday 29th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 508cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (28th December) November 2024 snowfall 42cm reported on 3 days December 2024 snowfall 278cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 188cm reported on 17 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.