Hakuba Now: Saturday 3rd January 2026
- Jan 3
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 113cm
Posted on Saturday 3rd January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Some more snow to report on this cold morning, though fairly modest numbers.
Hakuba Cortina wins the 'most reported snowfall' of the day with it's claim of 15-20cm up top. No number from Tsugaike this morning.
Other ski areas to the south in Hakuba village - including Happo, 47 and Goryu - are reporting 5cm.
It is still snowing this morning but it might ease off, and tomorrow we will probably get some sun.
And back to snow again Monday.
Seems like a decent weather pattern to settle into.
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Saturday 3rd January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 113cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 13cm 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.