Hakuba Now: Friday 2nd January 2026
- Jan 2
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 109cm
Posted on Friday 2nd January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Hello from a snowy Hakuba.
Tsugaike is reporting 10cm this morning, with the big ski areas in Hakuba village all saying up to 5cm on the mountain. I have a bit than that to post in my report. (The weirdness of snowfall, hey).
It's snowing now and we are due more of it through tomorrow.
How about a bout of heavy snowfall, Nature? Come on, you know you want to!
Longer range forecasts seem promising, too, so I think we're in a decent place now. Would like more snow. But I always want more snow, so that's nothing new.
I think it's best to just go out and enjoy (and appreciate) it...
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Friday 2nd January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 9cm 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.