Hakuba Now: Saturday 29th March 2025
- Mar 29, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 782cm
Posted on Saturday 29th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
We have received some fresh snowfall. It seems to have started around 3am and there was about 3cm on my car a little earlier. Just up to a handful of cm on the mountain and several down low.
It isn't snowing right now but we may get a bit more across this weekend.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
2cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 390cm
Base: 170cm
Information:
All courses are open except Champion Expert
Toomi ski quad lift closed
Planned closing date:
Tuesday 6th May 2025
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 5cm
Base: 2cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 400cm
Base: 120cm
Information:
Route 7 is closed
Tree Riding Zones now closed for the season
Otherwise all courses are open
Planned closing date:
Tuesday 6th May 2025
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
2cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
285cm
Information:
Number 1 pair, Number 2 quad and Number 4 pair lifts are still operating
Number 3 quad, Number 5 pair and Number 6 pair lifts are now closed for the season
Planned closing date:
Sunday 30th March 2025
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 5cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 430cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 238cm
Nakiyama (800m): 100cm
Information:
Sakka Number 3 triple, Kitaone Number 3 pair, Nakiyama Number 2 pair and Shirakaba Number 2 pair lifts are now closed for the season
Planned closing date:
Tuesday 6th May 2025
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Mountain Side: 4cm
Village Side: 3cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Mountain Side: 290cm
Village Side: 95cm
Information:
Gondola, View 2, 4 Sen East and 5 Sen South are still operating
Planned closing date:
Sunday 30th March 2025
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
270cm
Information:
Number 1 pair, Number 3 pair, Number 4 pair and Number 5 pair lifts are still operating
Planned closing date:
Sunday 6th April 2025
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Jigatake
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
90cm
Information:
Number 1 pair and Number 3 pair lifts are still operating
Planned closing date:
Sunday 30th March 2025 (extended from originally planned closing of 16th March)
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Planned closing date:
NOW CLOSED (Sunday 23rd March 2025)
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 300cm
Base: 118cm
Information:
Tsugaike remains mostly open
Planned closing date:
Tuesday 6th May 2025
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Planned closing date:
NOW CLOSED (Sunday 23rd March 2025)
Hakuba Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as Saturday 29th March 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 782cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 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 235cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 179cm reported on 20 days March 2025 snowfall 48cm reported on 11 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.