Hakuba Now: Saturday 31st December 2022
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 164cm
Posted on Saturday 31st December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
It's a beautiful morning here in Hakuba. Hakubatastic, even. Just look at those mountains. Stunning.
Cold too.
A fine afternoon yesterday as the early morning clouds parted to some degree. We still had a fair amount of clouds around, but some blue sky too. No snowfall is being reported by ski areas overnight.
And here we are on this last day of the year with mostly clear blue skies.
There will be various celebrations going on tonight. I bet a few of you might even have a drink or two. Take care on the slopes and in the bars, and be ready for more fresh snow in the new year.
As promised I have made some changes to the list this morning. I'm starting up the reporting of the 'total snowfall accumulation' numbers that Hakuba Valley put out. (Please take them for what they are; step back, look at the big picture rather than the minute detail. I say this because at times they don't seem to change and also it is unclear when exactly they started. And how can the total snowfall be less than the current snow depth at Happo-one?!, etc. Hmmm).
As you probably know, Hakuba Sanosaka ski area has re-opened this season with two lifts operating. They are calling themselves White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka this season. That name change has been reflected on the new list.
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas)
[The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.]
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 197cm
Hakuba 47: 185cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 187cm
Hakuba Cortina: 162cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 195cm
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 0cm (Alps Daira)
Official snow depth:
Upper: 200cm
Toomi: 100cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 195cm
Base: 105cm
Hakuba Cortina
Reported snowfall (24 hours):
Summit: 0cm
Lower: 0cm
Official snow depth:
175cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall:
Kurobishi: 0cm
Usagidaira: 0cm
Top of Riesen quad: 0cm (social media)
Nakiyama: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi: 210cm
Usagidaira: 140cm
Nakiyama: 75cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall:
Mountain Side: 0cm
Village Side: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 100cm
Village Side: 30cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
165cm
Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
80cm
Jigatake
Official snow depth:
50cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 162cm
Lower: 62cm
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
90cm
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is available at these ski areas during the 2022-2023 season (subject to change)
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: daily
Hakuba Cortina: on Saturdays in January and February; daily from 29th December to 3rd January; 8th January
Jigatake: daily until 3rd January; on Fridays and Saturdays in January and February (until 25th February); 8th January; 22nd February
Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as Saturday 31st December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 164cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 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.