Hakuba Now: Sunday 3rd February 2013
- Feb 3, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 382cm
Weather overview Cloud, sun
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility Variable
Posted on Sunday 3rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
It's colder this morning in Hakuba I'm happy to report.
We couldn't escape that rain yesterday. It wasn't the best day of the season, that's for sure. At 3pm, Hakuba 47 were reporting rain on the slopes and a temperature of +4C. If it were spring we might not have cause to complain but for early February it's not what we expect. Having said that most seasons do have one or two events like this and so it's perhaps something we just have to get through.
The rain of yesterday means that snow conditions will be unstable and wet. A very slight dusting of snow overnight reported at some resorts around Hakuba and Otari, but enough to cover up the icy conditions.
OK on to the more positive news! As I said it is colder this morning and we are back down into negative numbers, though later on it will likely rise to around +2 in village. -7C up at Usagidaira which is around 1400m above sea level, and a slight north easterly wind.
Lots of cloud around the mountains this morning and so visibility is variable depending on where you are. Here down in the village there is some blue sky appearing and the sun shining down in places.
Chance of light snow tomorrow on the mountains though it will be another mild day and there's a good chance it will be rain again down in the village areas. Tuesday onwards should see a return of more consistently cold temperatures in the region with snowfall forecast for Wednesday and Friday.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 3rd February 2013:
Hakuba Goryu:
1cm of snow reported up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 285cm;
Toomi - 140cm;
Iimori - 120cm
Hakuba 47:
2cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 215cm
Lower - 160cm
Happo-one:
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 240cm
Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 90cm
Sakka - 90cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 295cm
Lower slopes - 135cm
Hakuba Cortina:
3-5cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning.
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 300cm
Lower slopes - 170cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 165cm
Lower slopes - 80cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth:
140cm
Hakuba Minekata:
100cm
Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 3rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 382cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day |
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.