Hakuba Now: Wednesday 31st January 2024
- Jan 31, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 308cm
Posted on Wednesday 31st January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Such beautiful clear blue skies yesterday! Though, warm, too (up to around 6C in town). Let me pull out one of my well-used lines... what a stunning mountain backdrop we have here in Hakuba! Amazing. Anyway, I had a blast and I'm sure lots of others did too.
I am posting a very early morning report today, as I have to get myself over to Nagano station to pick up a few visiting friends from Australia. (Check out the early morning images below, from around 7am. Very cool).
It’s a pretty easy one to prepare, though, as it’s probably going to be another fine (and mild after a cold start) morning, though we do have some cloud early morning. Some forecasts tell us to expect a cloudy afternoon and perhaps precipitation.
The numbers below are not all updated as it is too early, but there will be no fresh and the snow depth numbers probably haven’t changed much.
I hope there might be some fresh snow to report by tomorrow and it certainly looks like it is going to be colder than the last few days (which have been warmer than we would like).
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 240cm
Toomi: 110cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall (overnight):
Upper: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 240cm
Base: 100cm
Hakuba Cortina
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 195cm
Base: 125cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall:
Kurobishi: 0cm
Usagidaira: 0cm
Top of Riesen quad: 0cm (social media)
Nakiyama: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi: 235cm
Usagidaira: 148cm
Nakiyama: 65cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall:
Mountain Side: 0cm
Village Side: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 170cm
Village Side: 100cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
225cm
Jigatake
Reported snowfall:
0cm
Official snow depth:
110cm
Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
130cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 216cm
Lower: 43cm
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
110cm
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas)
[The information below originates from the ski areas themselves, it is being checked and updated manually every report from public Hakuba Valley sources]
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 728cm
Hakuba 47: 487cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 625cm
Hakuba Cortina: 516cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 566cm
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is available at these ski areas during the 2023-2024 season (subject to change)
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: daily until late March (6pm-9:30pm); Toomi
Hakuba Cortina: on Saturdays in January and February, 11th February, 23rd February (5pm-9pm)
Jigatake: on Fridays and Saturdays in January and February (5:30pm-9pm)
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Wednesday 31st January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 308cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 187cm reported on 16 days February 2024 snowfall 0cm |
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.