Hakuba Now: Wednesday 4th March 2026
- Mar 4
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 337cm
Posted on Wednesday 4th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Weather is a bit complicated early on this morning.
OK so here is how much snow is being reported by ski areas this morning:
Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm
Hakuba Goryu: 4cm
Hakuba 47: 3cm
Tsugaike: 'several cm'
(No available info from Hakuba Cortina as I prepare my report).
So there's some fresh snow out there on the mountain (though sadly none to report from base). Clearly that is not enough for a 'reset', as such, but of course welcome with the hope that there is more on the way.
At the moment there is a whole lot of cloud around, and limited to (very) poor visibility in places; but some blue sky and good visibility in other places.
Check out the cool view of the 'sea of clouds' on the Happo-one webcam image below.
Varied weather and conditions this morning.
Clearer skies are forecast for tomorrow, but Saturday still looking good for more fresh.
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Being pretty much a beginner on these things, I occasionally wonder about some of the really weird things that go on on social media SNS land. Like, this morning, Tsugaike ski area has the seemingly random 'Footbath lounge', 'footbath' (and 'snowwall') as tags on it's Facebook morning report. Despite not mentioning footbaths in the report. What's going on there, then?
Actually, I think my fleeting interest might have already expired. ;)
Come on snow!!!
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 2cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Top: 70cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall'; implies overnight rather than 24 hrs):
Top: 3cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 265cm
Base: 120cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 185cm
Base: 120cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 5cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 2cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 250cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 114cm
Nakiyama (800m): 15cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
180cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
170cm
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Jigatake
Official snow depth:
45cm
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth:
120cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 199cm
Base: 22cm
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
60cm
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Wednesday 4th March 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 337cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 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 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.