Hakuba Now: Thursday 29th January 2026
- Jan 29
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 12
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 267cm
Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Snow clouds above us and light snow falling early on. Not much snow being reported by ski areas since yesterday - 3cm is all I can find from Goryu. I have 1cm to add.
Forecasts tell us to expect snow today and tomorrow, possibly heavy snow at times. Sounds good to me.
Visibility limited in places up there.
Lifts appear to be moving as planned early this morning.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 3cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 290cm
Top: 115cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall'; implies overnight rather than 24 hrs):
Top: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 290cm
Base: 125cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: ?cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 180cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 0cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 2cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 280cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 121cm
Nakiyama (800m): 80cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
255cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
170cm
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Jigatake
Official snow depth:
90cm
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth:
120cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 251cm
Base: 100cm
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
135cm
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 267cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 167cm 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.