Hakuba Now: Tuesday 6th February 2024
- Feb 6, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 32cm
Snowfall at base this season 342cm
Posted on Tuesday 6th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
It is a very good morning, too, as we have a nice amount of fresh snow. As you can see from the numbers below, some hard-to-understand looking numbers aside (Hakuba 47 were talking about 20cm late yesterday, have 10cm on their site this morning, but are also saying 20-25cm 'in 12 hours' on social media), ski areas are generally reporting up to 20-30cm of fresh snowfall since yesterday.
Here's another interesting number to throw into the mix. The JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) has clocked up 32cm over the last 24 hours at it's measuring point at 703m (village hall)... and I agree!
It's interesting to see Jigatake down to the south in Omachi reporting 30cm. It's not often you see that, but then again, it's not often that there's snow in Tokyo like there has been since yesterday. (It was quite funny watching the news on tv last night recommending Tokyo citizens to 'walk like penguins' on the snow/ice. But, seriously, please do take care!)
As always, though, let's take a step back before over-thinking: big picture, we have fresh snow, a fair amount of it, and that that is definitely a very good thing! Yey!
And what all this means of course is that conditions should be very good this morning and all ski areas are open as planned.
Right now it is just around 0C at base, so not particularly cold. We might get a little bit more snow before things clear up (on maybe Thursday or Friday).
Enjoy. :)
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Ski area information for Tuesday 6th February 2024
Ski areas in the Hakuba region, listed in alphabetical order.
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
All ski area operations are subject to change.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 15cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 250cm
Toomi: 125cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall (overnight):
Upper: 10cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 255cm
Base: 120cm
Hakuba Cortina
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 10-30cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 195cm
Base: ?cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall:
Kurobishi: 10cm
Usagidaira: 25cm
Top of Riesen quad: 5cm (social media)
Nakiyama: 25cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi: 230cm
Usagidaira: 151m
Nakiyama: 50cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall:
Mountain Side: 30cm
Village Side: 20cm
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 180cm
Village Side: 110cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
200cm
Jigatake
Reported snowfall:
30cm
Official snow depth:
100cm
Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
110cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Reported snowfall:
20-30cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 229cm
Lower: 44cm
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
110cm
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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: 754cm
Hakuba 47: 502cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 635cm
Hakuba Cortina: 542cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 596cm
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Tuesday 6th February 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 342cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 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 34cm 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.