Hakuba Now: Monday 4th March 2013
- Mar 4, 2013
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 549cm
Weather overview Mostly sunny
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility Very good
Posted on Monday 4th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Light snow falling on and off yesterday on the mountain, with variable visibility as clouds moved in and out of the area and over the slopes. I was at Iwatake yesterday and one minute we had fine views of the valley.. the next it was thick fog and cloud with nothing to be seen apart from the guy 10m in front!
It's a much clearer morning. Resorts not reporting any new cm of snowfall. Lots of blue sky over the village and just a few clouds here and there. But for the most part, bluebird.
A fairly cold start to the day and today and tomorrow shouldn't warm up... too much. From Wednesday though it looks like someone in charge of the heating is going to be turning the dial up to '11', and it might actually get to be that warm by Wednesday afternoon. And warmer still as move into next weekend.
No significant snow on the forecast through into next week I'm afraid (perhaps a sprinkling overnight tonight?) and lots of sunny and clear weather is likely.
It seems odd talking about resorts closing for the season, but the first one to do so will be the small Hakuba Minekata... their last day of the season will be Sunday 10th March. Of course, some of the main resorts in the Hakuba region open through until May and so there's no need to panic! Take a look at archives of the Hakuba Now reports from previous seasons to get an idea of what is open until when.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 4th March 2013 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
0cm of new snowfall reported by Goryu since yesterday.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 320cm;
Toomi - 160cm;
Iimori - 130cm
Hakuba 47:
0cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 since yesterday.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 265cm
Lower - 165cm
Happo-one:
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 300cm
Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 120cm
Sakka - 110cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 370cm
Lower slopes - 160cm
Hakuba Cortina:
5-10cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday.
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 410cm
Lower slopes - 260cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 210cm
Lower slopes - 90cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth:
160cm
Hakuba Minekata:
140cm
Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 4th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 549cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 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 168cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall: 0cm |
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.