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Hakuba Now: Sunday 29th March 2020

  • Mar 29, 2020
  • 2 min read

Updated: Nov 18, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 220cm

Posted on Sunday 29th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Up to 30cm of fresh snowfall being reported by Happo-one and 20cm on lower areas.


I can also record an observed 14cm at base.


Could have done with a few more days like this mid-season!


But, thank you anyway, Nature.


It isn't mad cold and the snow is due to ease sometime this morning.


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Hakuba Happo-one


Operating lifts:

- Grad quad

- Alpen quad

- Happo Riesen quad

- Nakiyama 3

- ADAM Gondola

- Panorama

- Kokusai 1

- Kokusai 3

- Kurobishi quad

- Sakka Kitaone quad


Courses open:

- Generally the upper areas of the resort remain open


Official snow depth:

- Kurobishi: 200cm

- Usagidaira: 150cm

- Nakiyama: 50cm


Hakuba 47


All lifts apart from the lifts noted below are normally operating:

- Pair Line D (usually only operates when Gondola not operating)


Courses open:

- All main courses now open

- Tree Riding Zones: upper area part open


Official snow depth:

- Top: 195cm

- Base: 55cm


Hakuba Goryu


Operating lifts:

- All top lifts operating

- Toomi quad and Number 1 pair lift operating

- Iimori lifts and area now closed


Courses open:

- All of the upper area (apart from Champion Expert) and the main Toomi run are open

- The lower Iimori area is now closed


Official snow depth:

- Alps: 200cm

- Toomi: 65cm

- Iimori: -cm


Tsugaike Kogen


Official snow depth:

- Tsuga-no-mori (upper): 215cm

- Han-no-ki: 180cm

- Upper Tsuga-no-mori and Han-kou runs open

- Some mid areas of the resort (Sawa-one and Han-no-ki) part open


Hakuba Valley Kashimayari


Official snow depth & info:

- Top: 90cm


Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field


Official snow depth & info:

- Top: 90cm



Hakuba Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Sunday 29th March 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 220cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 28cm reported on 8 days January 2020 snowfall 70cm reported on 13 days February 2020 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days March 2020 snowfall 45cm reported on 8 days



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