Hakuba Now: Monday 31st December 2018
- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 112cm
Posted on Monday 31st December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Ah, the last day of the year.
I have 3cm of fresh snow to report on the ground and here is what the resorts are saying:
Cortina: 2cm
Iwatake: 10cm
Happo-one: 5cm
Hakuba 47: 5cm
Hakuba Goryu: 5cm
There are light snow clouds over the mountains but clearer looking over towards the east.
All base areas of Happo-one are now open.
The sun is trying to break through now in places and we can expect some sunshine tomorrow too, but the snow clouds will be back over us and hopefully delivering by Wednesday.
Have yourself and fun and safe New Years Eve.
Oh yes, just one thing...
Some people have mentioned the observed snowfall numbers for Hakuba not being as large as other areas. And that may well be true - Hakuba village level often does not get dumped on as much as some other base areas. (And only someone outright lying can try to tell you otherwise). But Hakuba does have great vertical and more snow does fall on the mountain - as I report to you every day within the reports when such information is available. And that's where you ski or board, right?
I can only report to you what I observe. We are not here to mislead and tell porkies. In fact, we're kind of here to do the opposite of that.
But do not worry: now that resorts are mostly open with enough snow and we get regular quality snow on the mountains, you can look forward to some very fine Hakuba conditions. :)
As we have said many times, it is best not to just look at the headline numbers and/or compare the different regional reports like-for-like, as each region has it's own particular story and circumstance.
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 31st December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 112cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (28th and 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 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.