Hakuba Now: Friday 30th January 2026
- Jan 30
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 12
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 281cm
Posted on Friday 30th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
It's time for on-mountain snowfall rankings (as reported by the ski areas)!
Tsugaike: 30cm
Cortina: 30cm
Goryu: 30cm
Happo-one: 20cm
Hakuba 47: 20cm
That should give you an idea of how much to expect as you ride the early morning lifts.
My base measurement is just under 15cm.
Largely cloudy skies this morning with snow falling in places, especially higher up.
At the same time, I can see the sort of shape of the sun trying to break through looking away from the mountains.
Trees swaying on a higher Happo-one webcam, so it looks quite windy.
It's cold too, so proper mid-winter conditions this morning. Which means fun snow to explore if you're wrapped up well enough.
Some forecasts show a chance of some sun tomorrow before we get back to snow Sunday and Monday.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 30cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Top: 125cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall'; implies overnight rather than 24 hrs):
Top: 20cm
Base: 10cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 310cm
Base: 135cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 30cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 330cm
Base: 200cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 20cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 20cm
Nakiyama (800m): 10cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 300cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 147cm
Nakiyama (800m): 90cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
260cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
200cm
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Jigatake
Official snow depth:
100cm
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth:
120cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 268cm
Base: 100cm
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
135cm
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Friday 30th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 281cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 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.