Hakuba Now: Friday 6th February 2015
- Feb 6, 2015
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 410cm
Posted on Friday 6th February 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
After another very fine day yesterday weather-wise, we have some fresh snow this morning from overnight. The snowfall will probably be easing off this morning and even now from the village we can see some blue sky so maybe it will clear up nicely during the daytime.
Not so cold overnight last night and at 9am this morning it is around -1C.
So yes a bit of fresh snowfall this morning. Different resorts reporting varying amounts of snow this morning and I have noted them all down as far as I can find below. Ranging from a mistaken 0cm (I think) to up to 20cm at Cortina, fresh will vary where you choose this morning I think.
Would like to report deeper numbers, so when can we expect them? Looking like it might be Sunday when decent snowfall starts and it's expected to be snowing well into the week next week. Some good numbers probable/likely/hopefully!
In the meantime before that, tomorrow is looking set to fine, clear and sunny with temperatures venturing into low positive numbers in the afternoon.
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Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Friday 6th February 2015. Subject to change during the day:
Hakuba Goryu:
Reporting 10cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and Iimori, 2cm at Toomi.
All courses planned to be open (except Adventure Course).
- Alps Daira - 295cm
- Toomi - 165cm
- Iimori - 165cm
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Hakuba 47:
Reporting 10cm of new snowfall.
Tree Riding Zone is open.
- Upper - 295cm
- Lower - 175cm
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Happo-one:
Reporting 5cm of fresh snow at Riesen.
Happo Banks The Snow Park is now open.
- Usagidaira - 315cm
- Nakiyama - 165cm
- Sakka - 170cm
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Hakuba Cortina:
Reporting 16cm of new snowfall at base and 20cm higher up.
Open as planned this morning.
- Upper - 410cm
- Lower - 268cm
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Tsugaike Kogen:
Uma-no-se and Forest courses seem open early on today.
Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season.
- Tsuga-no-mori - 355cm
- Maruyama - 195cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka - 215cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall, but I'm pretty sure there will have been some...!
- Upper - 270cm
- Lower - 160cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall.
- 265cm
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Kashimayari:
All areas now open.
- 190cm
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Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area:
Hakuba Goryu:
Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm.
Hakuba Happo-one:
Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm.
Hakuba Cortina:
Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm.
Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm.
Kashimayari:
Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm.
Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Friday 6th February 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 410cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 126cm reported on 14 days February 2015 snowfall 8cm 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.