Hakuba Now: Sunday 6th January 2019
- Jan 6, 2019
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 18, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 137cm
Posted on Sunday 6th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
After a run of very cold days yesterday was somewhat milder, but cold enough on upper areas to keep the snow in decent conditions.
This morning there are just a few numbers to report from the resorts:
Cortina: 10cm (base), 15cm (top)
Happo-one: 5cm top of Riesen quad
Bit of snow falling yesterday evening through the morning but there some wind blowing it about and so there is a small cm number to report from around some base areas. Was walking in some
It is cloudy this morning but there's a few breaks in the clouds opening up with a bit of blue sky to see in places.
While all ski resorts are open and there's some good snow to be found, we really could be doing with a few more serious snow storms to bring us some deeper numbers (and importantly, deeper conditions). With that wish in mind, Tuesday through Wednesday might well bring us that. Fingers crossed!
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 160cm
- Usagidaira: 105cm
- Nakiyama: 55cm
Notes:
- All course areas open apart from Riesen Grat
- Urakuro and Omusubi off-piste areas not yet open
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Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
- Top: 170cm
- Toomi: 80cm
- Iimori: 50cm
Notes:
- All course areas open apart from Adventure
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Hakuba 47
Official snow depth:
- Top: 150cm
- Base: 45cm
Notes:
- All courses areas open
- 'Osaru' Tree Riding Zone is open ('Kamoshika' TRZ not yet open)
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Tsugaike Kogen
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 145cm
- Han-no-ki: 140cm
- Maruyama: 60cm
- Shirakaba: 100cm
- Champion: 80cm
- Oya-no-hara: 80cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 65cm
Notes:
- All courses areas open
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth:
- Top: 190cm
- Base: 110cm
Notes:
- All courses areas open
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
- Mountain Side: 110cm
- Village Side: 40cm
Notes:
- Both the Mountain Side and Village Side are part open
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
- 160cm
Notes:
- All courses areas open apart from Expert
- All lifts apart from Number 7 are operating
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
- 85cm
Notes:
- All courses areas are now open
- All lifts are operating
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Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
- Top: 70cm
- Base: 30cm
Notes:
- All lifts are operating
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Sunday 6th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 137cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (28th, 29th December and 2nd January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 25cm 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.