Hakuba Now: Friday 31st January 2014
- Jan 31, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 254cm
Posted on Friday 31st January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Lunchtime yesterday and it was raining in the village, with temperature rising to around +3C, though it was snowing as you got higher up.
Hakuba 47 yesterday said that 3cm of snow fell on the upper slopes during the day time and this morning the number stands at 15cm on the upper slopes. Similarly Goryu are saying up to 20cm on upper areas, but nothing down at base.
So it probably goes without saying - head higher for the snow conditions. People talking about spring like conditions in January is not good but like I said there are usually one or two blips in a season. But January as a whole has been on the dry side. We are just hoping that February will be the comeback month.
OK back to the forecasts. We might see the clouds clear today and even a bit of sun. Sun tomorrow morning at least, and then warm and rainy on Sunday. But come Tuesday things are looking more interesting. We should be having a return to very cold conditions and snow falling. Let that be the start of a great February.
Hakuba Goryu:
Reporting 0cm of new snowfall at base, 20cm on upper areas.
Upper - 285cm
Toomi - 160cm
Iimori - 140cm
Hakuba 47:
Reporting 0cm of new snowfall at base, 15cm on upper areas.
Upper - 255cm
Lower - 90cm
Happo-one:
Usagidaira - 230cm
Nakiyama - 65cm
Sakka - 85cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Upper - 205cm
Lower - 60cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsuganomori - 310cm
Maruyama - 130cm
Kanenonaruoka - 130cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Reporting 0cm of new snowfall.
Upper - 300cm
Lower - 163cm
Hakuba Minekata:
60cm
Hakuba Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Friday 31st January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 254cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 35cm reported on 3 days December 2013 snowfall 122cm reported on 15 days January 2014 snowfall 97cm 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.