Hakuba Now: Monday 6th May 2024
- May 6, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 561cm
Posted on Monday 6th May 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Today (Monday 6th May 2024) is the last day of the 2023-2024 season for the the last of the ski lifts still open at Hakuba Goryu, 47 and Tsugaike.
After a few days of sunshine and warmth, we start this last day with cloudy skies.
A big otsukaresama deshita to everyone involved in keeping the lifts open and everything running throughout the season and into late spring.
It has been a whole lot of fun! Obviously.
I’ve had some excellent days out there, and I can’t recall hearing anyone saying much of anything negative… even when it wasn’t snowing as much as we would have liked.
Looking back, it really has been a curious season. As you can see, looking at the stats on the Snowfall analysis and Seasonal archives pages of this report, I reported the most snow during the months of January (to be expected)... and March (much less expected)!
The 'total snowfall at base' numbers were pretty decent for the season compared with other recent previous seasons. And remember, this is very important, the observed snowfall numbers in these reports are from the base, not high up in the mountain (where more snow falls).
Here is the amount of snow reported by the ski areas themselves, according to Hakuba Valley official sources:
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 1055cm
Hakuba 47: 783cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 835cm
Hakuba Cortina: 922cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 928cm
In terms of visitor numbers to the Hakuba region... well, there were indeed lots and lots of them! Finding quieter days and secret spots in Hakuba during the peak season is becoming increasingly challenging.
All of the daily reports from this past season, as well as many previous seasons, are always available on the site if you want to look back.
That's all from me and from Hakuba for now. Thank you for reading the reports. Hope you enjoyed following them. I'll be back later in November as the 2024-2025 season approaches.
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Monday 6th May 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 561cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 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 181cm reported on 15 days April 2024 snowfall 0cm May 2024 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.