Hakuba Now: Saturday 4th April 2026
- Apr 4
- 2 min read
Updated: May 2
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 339cm
Posted on Saturday 4th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Hello from Hakuba and welcome to the weekend.
It doesn't seem windy out there, and lifts at the four ski areas that remain open should be opening as planned.
We are still expecting rain though.
Tomorrow should see a return to some sun and be more pleasant.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
Top: 170cm
Top: 25cm
Current status and planned closing date:
Top Alpsdaira section remains open
All lower areas now closed
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Official snow depth:
Top: 175cm
Base: 30cm
Current status:
Open as normal
You can still ski back down to base
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 120cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 48cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Current status and planned closing date:
All lower runs are now closed
Mid to upper areas remain open
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 153cm
Base: 0cm
Current status:
All lower runs are now closed
Part open (Gondola, Hannoki pair, Tsuga Number 2, Tsugaike Chuo triple)
Tsugaike Ropeway planned dates: 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th April
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Saturday 4th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 339cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 56cm reported on 10 days March 2026 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days April 2026 snowfall 0cm reported on 0 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.