Hakuba Now: Thursday 4th January 2024
- Jan 4, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 128cm
Posted on Thursday 4th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
We have a fairly modest amount of fresh snow this morning. Earlier on I had 3-4cm on the top of my car though the snow on the roads around base has largely gone by now. It's a bit wet. There are hints of light blue behind the clouds in some places... perhaps it will clear up.
Hakuba Cortina reporting up to 15cm of snowfall in upper areas. Other ski areas are generally reporting 5-10cm of fresh. Sounds like that is about how much we can expect on the runs this morning.
Sunshine is due tomorrow but hopefully the weekend will be snowy, particularly Sunday.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Operations (scheduled):
Most lifts and runs are now open, some Iimori runs closed.
No need to get the gondola back down from the top area.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 140cm
Toomi: 50cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Operations (scheduled):
All scheduled lifts and runs are open
(The Line D lift usually only opens when the Gondola is not operating)
Tree Riding Zones will open at a later date
New snowfall (overnight as reported by ski area):
Top: 10cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 140cm
Base: 40cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
Operations (scheduled):
Most lifts operating and a large part of the ski area is now open, but with restrictions
You need to get lifts back to base areas due to low snow cover
The top Grat quad lift is now operating but only for sightseeing and backcountry (the Riesen Grat run is not yet available)
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Kurobishi: 10cm
Usagidaira: 9cm
Top of Riesen quad: 10cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobushi (1680m): 135cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 85cm
Nakiyama (800m): 30cm
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth:
Upper: 100cm
Base: 55cm
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Upper: 15cm
Base: 5cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operations (scheduled):
5 lifts and 5 courses
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 90cm
Village Side: 50cm
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Upper: 10cm
Base: 5cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operations (scheduled):
7 lifts and 8 courses
Official snow depth:
65cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Operations:
11 lifts operating and mostly open
Official snow depth:
Upper: 129cm
Base: -cm
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Thursday 4th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 128cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 7cm reported on 2 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.