Hakuba Now: Sunday 31st March 2019
- Mar 31, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 399cm
Posted on Sunday 31st March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Snow! Yes, it's snowing.
There are some almost comically large snow depth increases and numbers being reported by the Hakuba Happo-one resort late morning. (I am saying that in a friendly 'sugoi!!' kind of voice). They are reporting 30+cm at base and 50+cm in top areas. (!). Now I do not like to cast doubt on information being reported, but it really is difficult to imagine that much when you consider the 1-3cm that Hakuba Cortina are reporting and the 10cm that Hakuba 47 are reporting from their upper slopes. Along with the few cm that I can report from down by my base measuring point. 30-50cm?! (Perhaps the time difference between the different reported info is making a difference, the 47 and Cortina numbers coming from earlier in the morning?)
Unfortunately I am unable to get out on the mountain myself today to go check it all out myself.
However much there actually is up there, it is of course totally brilliant to be able to report decent fresh snowfall this morning. What a great end to March!
Some ski resorts closing for the season at the end of the day so choices will be thinned down tomorrow.
I'll be with you until the end of the season in early May.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 320cm
- Usagidaira: 225cm
- Nakiyama: 40cm
Notes:
- Nakiyama South Side open; Shirakaba South Side part open
- Other base areas are now closed
- Urakuro and Omusubi areas closed
- Top areas remain open
- Hakuba Happo-one plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
- Top: 260cm
- Toomi: 130cm
- Iimori: 60cm
Notes:
- Adventure, Snow Diving, Cosmo River, Sunny Way and Straight Whiskey closed for the season
- Top areas all open
- Hakuba Goryu plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Hakuba 47
Official snow depth:
- Top: 235cm
- Base: 80cm
Notes:
- All courses are open
- Note: Generally the Line D lift usually operates if and when the gondola is not operating
- Hakuba 47 plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Tsugaike Kogen
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 275cm
- Han-no-ki: 225cm
- Maruyama: 75cm
- Shirakaba: 185cm
- Champion: 80cm
- Oya-no-hara: 35cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 60cm
Notes:
- Tsugaike Ropeway is now generally open for spring operations (check for daily operation plans)
- All courses apart from Uma-no-se and part of Lower course through the forecast are open
- Tsugaike Kogen plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth:
- Top: 215cm
- Base: 105cm
Notes:
- Lifts 1, 2 and 4 are operating
- Ikenota, Hieda Forest, Mt Hieda 1, Itadaira and Ipponmatsu open
- Hakuba Cortina plans to be open until Sunday 31st March
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
- 80cm
Notes:
- Number 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 lifts are operating; courses part open
- Hakuba Norikura plans to be open until Sunday 31st March
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
- 125cm
Notes:
- Lifts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 are operating
- About half of the courses are open
- Plans to open until 7th April
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Sunday 31st March 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 399cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 33cm reported on 11 days March 2019 snowfall 47cm reported on 8 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.