Hakuba Now: Friday 30th December 2022
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 162cm
Posted on Friday 30th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
A cold day yesterday with limited visibility for a large part and snow falling.
More steady snowfall to report since yesterday with ski areas talking of up to 15cm of fresh on upper slopes. It's 5+cm down at base since my last report.
We aren't expecting much cm of snow over the next couple of days and maybe some sun. It is just snowing lightly in places at the moment but it feels like it might just clear up somewhat.
The Grat quad lift at Happo-one is scheduled to be open from 12:00pm today.
The official snow depth at a few ski areas is now above 2m.
The New Year should be bringing more fresh snow. All good.
More adjustments coming to the report tomorrow as ski areas are all now either fully open or nearly at that point. That is always a good place to be (and it certainly makes my mornings a bit simpler!) :)
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Lifts:
- Almost all ski lifts are now operating if weather permits
- Toomi quad lift open for night skiing from 6:00pm until 9:30pm
Courses:
- Almost all ski runs are now open
- Exceptions: Ungroomed tree area, Cosmo River, Straight Whisky, Adventure
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 200cm
- Toomi: 100cm
Reported snowfall (as per official site):
- 10cm (Alps daira)
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Lifts:
- All lifts are now operating if weather permits
- Exception: The Line D lift, but that is usually only moves when the Gondola is closed
Courses:
- All ski runs are now open
- Exceptions: Tree Riding Zones
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 200cm
- Base: 110cm
Reported snowfall (as per official site):
- 15cm (upper)
- 5cm (base)
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Hakuba Happo-one
Lifts:
- Almost all ski lifts are now operating if weather permits
- Exceptions: Top Riesen Grad quad
Courses:
- Almost all ski runs are now open if weather permits
- Exceptions: Omusubi
Official snow depth:
- Kurobushi (1680m): 215cm
- Usagidaira (1400m): 151cm
- Nakiyama (800m): 75cm
Reported snowfall (as per official site):
- Kurobushi (1680m): 5cm
- Usagidaira (1400m): 5cm
- Top Riesen quad (1400m): 15cm (social media)
- Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Lifts & Courses:
- 6 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 100cm
- Base: 30cm
Reported snowfall (as per official site):
- 0cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Lifts:
- 7 of 10 lifts operating
Courses:
- 9 runs open
Official snow depth:
- 160cm
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Hakuba Cortina
Lifts:
- 5 of 6 lifts open
Courses:
- All courses open
Official snow depth:
- 170cm
Reported snowfall (as per official site):
- 10cm (12 hours)
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Lifts:
- Almost all ski lifts are now operating if weather permits
Courses:
- All ski runs are now open
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 169cm
- Base: 64cm
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Lifts & Courses:
- All 5 lifts operating
- All courses open
Official snow depth:
- 80cm
Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as Friday 30th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 162cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm reported on 16 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.