Hakuba Now: Tuesday 5th March 2024
- Mar 5, 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 434cm
Posted on Tuesday 5th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
There was a very cool sea of clouds thing going on early this morning. Other than that, it is a very grey and cloudy morning. It's almost as if the weather is waiting to do something and hasn't quite made up its mind yet. Hopefully, it will choose 'more snow' and I might have more of that to report tomorrow.
Snow is expected over the weekend too. Possibly heavy snow. Great stuff. Love it!
Ski areas not reporting much in terms of new snow this morning. (Given all the other reports, that 45cm at Happo-one Riesen sounds great but seems... unlikely!). Tsugaike reporting 20cm.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 1cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 260cm
Toomi: 145cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall (overnight):
Upper: 0cm (they reported 15cm yesterday afternoon)
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 255cm
Base: 110cm
Hakuba Cortina
Reported snowfall:
Upper: ?cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 230cm
Base: 155cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall:
Kurobishi: 0cm
Usagidaira: 0cm
Top of Riesen quad: 45cm (social media) ** huh?!
Nakiyama: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi: 260cm
Usagidaira: 195cm
Nakiyama: 80cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall:
Mountain Side: 0cm
Village Side: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 170cm
Village Side: 100cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
230cm
Jigatake
Reported snowfall:
20cm
Official snow depth:
70cm
Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
110cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Reported snowfall:
20cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 256cm
Lower: 69cm
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
100cm
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas)
[The information below originates from the ski areas themselves, it is being checked and updated manually every report from public Hakuba Valley sources]
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 909cm
Hakuba 47: 635cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 745cm
Hakuba Cortina: 724cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 737cm
Note: There is usually a one day delay in numbers being updated
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Tuesday 5th March 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 434cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 187cm reported on 16 days February 2024 snowfall 72cm reported on 13 days March 2024 snowfall 54cm reported on 4 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.