Hakuba Now: Monday 6th May 2019
- May 6, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 420cm
Posted on Monday 6th May 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Today is the last day of the 2018/2019 season for the four ski resorts that remain part open this morning.
The upper areas of Hakuba Happo-one, Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba 47 and Tsugaike Kogen remain open today. Hakuba 47 was very close to being able to keep the 'ski to base' course open until the end of the season, but unfortunately has just about missed being able to do that - you need to take the Gondola back down to base today.
It might not have been a classic season in terms of total snowfall but the snow has lasted well into late spring - impressively so, actually. If you compare the photos from this time last year you can clearly see that there's more snow remaining.
So from tomorrow the ski lifts will be taking a well-earned rest.
I had another great season and once again was able to spend more time on the slopes than the previous season - living here I am lucky to be able to time my adventures based on snow and weather conditions. Obviously not everyone has the luxury to time their holiday. Once again I was able to chat with lots of people on the lifts and elsewhere – pretty much everyone seemed to be loving their time in Hakuba. If you visited this season I hope you enjoyed good conditions and felt that you timed it well.
I have been posting a report every day since November and so I feel that I can’t really add much to what I have already written - the story of the season is already out there. (And I'm all out of words!)
Please do check out all the archive reports to get a day-by-day account of the ups and downs of the season.
If you look on the Snowfall Analysis page, you will also be able to compare recent seasons too. I highly recommend that you spend some time reading through the reports to get ‘the full picture’ rather than picking on some isolated numbers.
Regarding my observed snowfall numbers, I do not want to re-write what I posted last year. So please just take a look here. And see the message below.
Bottom line: please read the reports and don't mis-interpret them!
As always, I/we will be looking into ways of trying to further improve our service for next season.
Hakuba is of course a very popular place to be over the summer months. There's a lot of beautiful nature to enjoy and adventures to be had here. So perhaps some of you will be here before the next snow starts falling in the autumn. (The weekly weather forecast data on the ski resort pages within SnowJapan - see links in the right column - is updated throughout the year so if you are visiting Hakuba keep your eyes on those pages).
And talking of the next snowfall, the Hakuba Now reports will be back with you from November 2019 to cover the 2019-2020 season.
So thanks for reading and see you in November!
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 6th May 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 420cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 33cm reported on 11 days March 2019 snowfall 47cm reported on 8 days April 2019 snowfall 21cm reported on 6 days May 2019 snowfall 0cm |
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.