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Hakuba Now: Monday 4th February 2013

  • Feb 4, 2013
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 385cm

Weather overview Cloud, light snow

Wind Light

Temperature -

Visibility Generally poor



Posted on Monday 4th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Clearer skies yesterday evening after all that cloud during the day.


Overnight a bit of new snow. Just a few cm in the village. Goryu reporting 2cm, Hakuba 47 reporting 5cm at base and 10cm higher up. Hakuba Cortina reporting 5cm at base and 10cm up top.


It's snowing at the moment but it's not a particularly cold morning though. Earlier on I saw -2C on the thermometer and currently close to 0 degrees and just a slight SW wind.


If the forecast is correct though it will warm up a bit during the day today and perhaps rise to around +6 degrees - bringing with it the chance of that horrid rain stuff later on.


We should be back to more pleasing colder conditions tomorrow.


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Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 4th February 2013:


Hakuba Goryu:

2cm of snow reported up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning.

Official snow depths:

Alps daira - 285cm;

Toomi - 140cm;

Iimori - 120cm


Hakuba 47:

10cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning.

Official snow depth:

Upper - 220cm

Lower - 170cm


Happo-one:

Official snow depth:

Usagidaira - 240cm

Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 90cm

Sakka - 100cm


Tsugaike Kogen:

Official snow depth:

Upper slopes - 280cm

Lower slopes - 140cm


Hakuba Cortina:

5-10cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning.

Official snow depth:

Upper slopes - 305cm

Lower slopes - 175cm


Hakuba Iwatake:

Official snow depth:

Upper slopes - 160cm

Lower slopes - 75cm


Hakuba Sanosaka:

Official snow depth:

135cm


Hakuba Minekata:

100cm



Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season

Data as of Monday 4th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 385cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 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 4cm reported on 2 days




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