Hakuba Now: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
- Jan 2, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 207cm
Posted on Tuesday 2nd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Morning from Hakuba.
Fairly strong winds yesterday with snow falling on the mountains.
And this morning here are the fresh snowfall headlines, as reported by the ski resorts:
Hakuba Goryu: 2-5cm
Hakuba 47: 5cm (they were reporting 10cm on the upper slopes yesterday. Unclear.)
Hakuba Happo-one: 2cm at top of the Gondola
Hakuba Cortina: 25-30cm
Check out the numbers from Cortina. I'm sure there will be more than a few people heading out there after seeing what they are reporting this morning. Looks like the resorts to the north of the valley got the best deliveries.
It's quite windy this morning too in upper areas, not so down in the village, and so some higher lifts may be operating at reduced speeds. I can see that the Gondola and top lifts at Happo-one are on hold at the start of the day as well due to the wind. Fingers crossed that will ease off and the lifts can get moving.
There is lots of cloud around this morning - light snow falling earlier on but right now mostly just cloudy with some blue sky appearing in places. Feels like it might be clearing up...
We're still seeing potential heavy snow on the forecast for tonight and tomorrow though.
A nice deep fresh layer of snow is always welcome of course, so bring it on.
Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- All lifts (apart from Happo Number 1 pair) are operating
- Gondola and top lifts affected by wind at the start of the day
Courses open:
- All course are now generally open
- Only the Kurobishi Off-Piste Area remains closed
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 260cm
- Usagidaira: 120cm
- Lower: 80cm
Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart are operating
Courses open:
- All courses are open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 270cm
- Toomi: 90cm
- Iimori: 60cm
Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- All lifts are operating
Courses open:
- All main courses are open
- The Tree Riding Zone is now open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 235cm
- Base: 85cm
Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operating
Courses open:
- All course areas are open
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 255cm
- Han-no-ki: 255cm
- Maruyama: 100cm
- Shirakaba: 200cm
- Oya-no-hara: 110cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 125cm
Hakuba Cortina
Operating lifts:
- All lifts operating
Courses open:
- All courses open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 300cm
- Base: 190cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from 3 North are operating
Official snow depth:
- Top: 160cm
- Base: 80cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 are operating
Official snow depth:
- 200cm
Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Operating lifts:
- Number 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 115cm
Hakuba Sanosaka
Operating lifts:
- All three lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 90cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 2nd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 207cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 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.