Hakuba Now: Tuesday 5th December 2017
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 17, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 59cm
Posted on Tuesday 5th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Morning from Hakuba. And there's some fresh snow to report this morning.
Here's what I am seeing the resorts report:
- Hakuba 47: about 20cm on upper slopes
Er, that's it I'm afraid. Resorts don't seem to be into gear yet with their morning info.
But 20cm on uppper slopes at Hakuba 47 probably means a similar haul at other nearby resort areas, so it should be a very good morning. Though visibility looking very limited this morning as the snow falls and covered in cloud.
There's 0cm of snow down in the central village area, with a few cm around resort base areas as you get slightly higher (which is where my number is coming to you from).
The forecast is looking really nice for regular snowfall over the coming week. And decent amounts too. Let's hope that forecast is right.
Until tomorrow, when I hope to bring more snow news.
Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- Gondola Adam
- Panorama pair lift
- Alpen quad lift
- Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift
- Skyline Number 2 pair lift
Courses open:
- Panorama area
- Usagidaira area
- Kurobishi area
- Skyline area
Official snow depth:
- Usagidaira: 110cm
- Kurobishi: 140cm
Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- Goryu Telecabin (gondola)
- Alps Number 1 pair lift
- Alps Number 3 pair lift
Courses open:
- Panorama
- Grand Prix
- Technical
- Super
Official snow depth:
- Top: 115cm
- Toomi: 0cm
Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- Line 8 Gondola
- Line AB pair lift
- Line C quad lift
- Line E high speed pair lift
Courses open:
- Route 1 (* upper area only)
- Route 2
- Route 3
- Route 4
- Route 5
- Route 6
- Route 8
Official snow depth:
- Top: 110cm
- Base: 15cm
Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts
- EVE Gondola
- Tsuga Number 2 pair lift
- Han-no-ki high speed pair lift
Courses open:
- Tsuga-no-mori
- Han-kou
Official snow depth:
- Top: 95cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 5th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 59cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 12cm 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.