Hakuba Now: Friday 4th February 2022
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 424cm
Posted on Friday 4th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
We had to put up with some strong winds again yesterday morning. I was just about to finish up at Happo-one when they were able to get the Riesen quad lift moving (just before lunch). A friend reported some windy conditions over at 47/Goryu too in the afternoon with a few lifts closed and wind blowing around the light snow that was falling. Very nice snow conditions though.
We start this morning with cloudy skies and very light snow still in places. There's a bank of heavy looking cloud across the mountains, down to around mid areas. There's some brightness behind the clouds though and perhaps we'll get some of that during the day today.
The ski areas are generally reporting a bit of fresh snow in lower areas and around 10cm higher up.
The weekend still holds promise of heavy snow and cold temperatures. Forecasts don't seem to be predicting wind problems, so let's hope it works out like that.
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far [*upper areas]
[As reported by official sources at time of this report]
Hakuba Goryu: 670cm
Hakuba 47: 625cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 569cm
Hakuba Cortina: 738cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 675cm
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Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall:
- Upper: 5cm
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 335cm
- Toomi: 170cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall:
- Summit: 10cm
- Lower: 5cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 305cm
- Base: 170cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall:
- Kurobishi: 15cm
- Riesen: 4cm
- Usagidaira: 0cm
- Nakiyama: 0cm
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 350cm
- Usagidaira: 212cm
- Nakiyama: 125cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall:
- Mountain Side: 0cm
- Village Side: 0cm
Official snow depth:
- Mountain Side: 190cm
- Village Side: 90cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Reported snowfall:
- Upper: 0cm
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 320cm
- Lower: 120cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
- 330cm
Hakuba Cortina
Reported snowfall (24 hours):
- Summit: 10cm
- Lower: 10cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 330cm
- Base: 225cm
Hakuba Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as Friday 4th February 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th January) November 2021 snowfall 29cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 130cm reported on 12 days January 2022 snowfall 228cm reported on 20 days February 2022 snowfall 37cm 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.