Hakuba Now: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 413cm
Posted on Wednesday 3rd April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba. We have more snow - this is what the ski resorts are reporting this morning:
Hakuba Goryu: 5cm (Toomi base); 20cm (top)
Hakuba 47: 10cm (base and top)
Hakuba Happo-one: 10cm (top of Riesen quad)
I am measuring 8cm. It sure doesn't feel like April at the moment with lovely fresh snow on the ground and a really decent amount up there on upper slopes. Conditions should be excellent this morning.
The clouds might disperse more as the day goes on and we might even get some sunshine before the end of today. A high of about 4C is forecast here in the village this afternoon.
When might this late season snow surprise continue until? Well, we are likely going to see clearer skies and warmer conditions from tomorrow for a few days, but there appears to be more snow on the forecast around Monday next week?! When we look back at the story of this season this last burst of snowfall is going to really stand out.
I hope some of you can get to enjoy it.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 340cm
- Usagidaira: 235cm
- Nakiyama: 55cm
Notes:
- Riesen Grat, Usagidaira, Kurobishi, Panorama, Skyline, Riesen Slalom and Nakiyama South Side areas remain open
- Base areas are closed apart from Nakiyama South Side and Shirakaba South Side (part)
- Hakuba Happo-one plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
- Top: 290cm
- Toomi: 135cm
- Iimori: 60cm
Notes:
- Iimori base area now closed
- Top areas all open
- Hakuba Goryu plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Hakuba 47
Official snow depth:
- Top: 280cm
- Base: 100cm
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: 300cm
- Han-no-ki: 240cm
- Shirakaba: 190cm
Notes:
- Tsugaike Ropeway is now generally open for spring operations (check for daily operation plans)
- Tsuga-no-mori, Han-ko, Han-no-ki and Karamatsu course areas remain open
- Other areas are now closed
- Tsugaike Kogen plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
- 125cm
Notes:
- Lifts 2 and 5 are operating
- The West Mt area remains part open
- Plans to open until 7th April
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 3rd April 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 413cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 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 April 2019 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 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.