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Hakuba Now: Saturday 5th April 2014

  • Apr 5, 2014
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 420cm

Posted on Saturday 5th April 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Hakuba and the snow we were hoping for has arrived, well sort of. Just sprinklings at base - roads are clear - but resorts reporting fresh snow on the mountains.


Here's what the resorts are reporting this morning...


Happo-one: 5+cm

Hakuba Goryu: 3cm at Toomi; 10cm up top

Hakuba 47: 1cm around base; 5cm up top

Hakuba Cortina: 15-20cm


Cortina doing well with up to 20cm up there, looks like more like 5-10cm around the Hakuba hills. It's much better than 0cm that's for sure! And it is certainly colder than it has been this morning.


It's not snowing now and just cloudy really. Some hints of blue sky even so it might clear up. Snow clouds may stick in the region though through tomorrow so we might get a bit more out of this.


Once we get to Monday it would seem warmer conditions and sun will be back, so this really might just be the last snow we see this season.


Hakuba Goryu:

Plans to be open until early May.

Upper - 210cm

Toomi - 55cm


Hakuba 47:

Plans to be open until early May.

Upper - 165cm

Lower - 30cm


Happo-one:

Plans to be open until early May.

Usagidaira - 145cm


Tsugaike Kogen:

Plans to be open until early May.

Tsuganomori - 256cm

Kanenonaruoka - 30cm


Hakuba Cortina:

Plans to be open until 6th April.

Upper - 240cm

Lower - 115cm



Hakuba Now 2013-2014 season

Data as of Saturday 5th April 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 420cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 35cm reported on 3 days December 2013 snowfall 122cm reported on 15 days January 2014 snowfall 97cm reported on 12 days February 2014 snowfall 91cm reported on 8 days March 2014 snowfall 70cm reported on 11 days April 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day




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