Hakuba Now: Sunday 30th December 2018
- Dec 30, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 109cm
Posted on Sunday 30th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Some more fresh snow to report to you this Sunday morning. Resorts are generally reporting up to 5-10cm on the mountain and I can record 5cm to the reports.
It's cold this morning and a bit windy - wind seems to be affecting some upper lifts at (at least) Happo-one and Tsugaike Kogen at the start of the day. Need to keep an eye on that if you are out today and get wrapped up well. It'll be worth it though with some fine snow to enjoy.
Happo-one now has base areas open which is great to see.
Light snow and cloud forecast for today and tomorrow we may get to see some sunshine, with a return of snow clouds forecast for around Tuesday.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 135cm
- Usagidaira: 95cm
- Nakiyama: 45cm
Lifts:
- Most lifts are now normally operating but weather conditions are affecting operations early this morning
Courses:
- All areas apart from the Riesen Grat, Urakuro, Omusubi, Nakiyama Wall, Nakiyama North and Shirabaka South areas are now available
- The Shirakaba North, Kokusai, Sakka North base areas are open
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Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
- Top: 145cm
- Toomi: 65cm
- Iimori: 50cm
Lifts:
- All lifts are now operating
Courses:
- All of the top area is open (apart from Champion Expert)
- The lower Toomi, Soft Cream, Merry Land and Powder Snow areas are open
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Hakuba 47
Official snow depth:
- Top: 140cm
- Base: 35cm
Lifts:
- All lifts are now operating
Courses:
- All main courses now available
- Freedom, R6 Beginners Park and Tree Riding Zones are not currently open
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Tsugaike Kogen
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 145cm
- Han-no-ki: 140cm
- Maruyama: 50cm
- Shirakaba: 80cm
- Champion: 80cm
- Oya-no-hara: 65cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 50cm
Lifts:
- Most lifts now operating - some affected by wind early morning
Courses:
- All courses apart from Uma-no-se at least part open
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth:
- Top: 155cm
- Base: 110cm
Lifts:
- All lifts are now operating
Courses:
- All courses apart from Itadaira Ridge are open
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
- Mountain Side: 100cm
- Village Side: 40cm
Courses:
- The South, View C, North, East and View D courses on Mountain Side are open
- Part of the Sunny Valley, by1 and by2 courses on the Village Side are open
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
- 130cm
Lifts:
- All lifts apart from Number 7 and 10 are operating
Courses:
- Most courses are open
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
- 70cm
Lifts:
- All lifts apart from Number 8 and 10 are operating
Courses:
- Most courses are now open
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Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
- Top: 60cm
- Base: 30cm
Lifts:
- All lifts are operating
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Sunday 30th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (28th and 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 109cm 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.