Hakuba Now: Sunday 7th February 2016
- Feb 7, 2016
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 221cm
Posted on Sunday 7th February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Morning from Hakuba and we have had some decent snowfall the last few days... the kind we'd like most days of the season!
Hakuba 47 were reporting 15cm of fresh snow up at 1450m point yesterday afternoon and that sounds about right for the day. Other resorts this morning also reporting numbers around 10cm.
While I do prefer myself to be out there on a clear and sunny day in terms of weather, fresh snow is more important than the weather and so I was more than happy to be out in the snow yesterday morning... as were many other people I'm sure. It did clear up somewhat at times in the afternoon but generally kept cloudy.
Unfortunately the snowfall didn't continue through the night and this morning, so there's no further build up to report.
This morning there's lots of cloud and gas around still around the mountains. I see some of the webcams show very limited visibility out there while others are much clearer. If anything it is probably going to be clearer as the day goes on today and we might end up enjoying some sunshine.
Tomorrow clear skies and sun are expected, but after that the prospect of 'heavy snow' on the forecast is looking rather exciting. It looks like there's a worrying warm up due later in the week but let's ignore that for now and just enjoy the conditions today, look forward to a fine weather day tomorrow and then that heavy snow on Tuesday. Onegai shimasu!
Have a great Sunday everyone.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall during the day yesterday.
All courses are open.
Part of the Tree Riding Zone are open.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba 47.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 215cm
Base: 95cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Hakuba Goryu is reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall on lower slopes and 1cm on upper areas. (Not sure about those numbers, seems odd!)
All courses except Snow Diving are open.
The top Alps 2 and 4 lifts are rested on weekdays.
The Toomi area will be open until 8:30pm tonight for 'nighta'.
Official snow depth
Alps: 220cm
Toomi: 105cm
Iimori: 105cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Happo-one is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall on mountain.
All open (apart from the Kurobishi Off Piste Area).
Happo Banks Snow Park is now open.
The lower Nakiyama area is open for 'nighta' every day until 9pm.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 185cm
Nakiyama: 80cm
Sakka: 60cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Hakuba Cortina is reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall across the mountain.
All courses are open.
The Ikenota area will be open for 'nighta' until 8pm tonight.
Official snow depth:
Top: 190cm
Base: 120cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
All course areas open but part of the Shirakaba course is closed to the public due to an even being held there.
Nighta at Kane-no-naru-oka on 13th February; at Karamatsu/Shirakaba on 13th/20th February and 5th/12th/19th March.
Note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens from spring.
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 236cm
Maruyama: 90cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 70cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
All of Village Side is now open but parts of the Mountain Side not yet available (Sonezawa, View A, View B).
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Iwatake.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 140cm
Lower: 70cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
All courses except Snake are now open.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Iwatake.
Official snow depth:
90cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
All of the courses are open.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Sanosaka.
Official snow depth:
105cm
Hakuba Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Sunday 7th February 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 221cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (20th January) November 2015 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2015 snowfall 54cm reported on 8 days January 2016 snowfall 138cm reported on 17 days February 2016 snowfall 19cm reported on 3 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.