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Hakuba Now: Tuesday 7th February 2017

  • Feb 7, 2017
  • 3 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 342cm

Posted on Tuesday 7th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Morning from Hakuba and after a day of snow yesterday it continues to snow this morning. Yey!


Headlines from the ski resorts - this is how much snow they are reporting.


Hakuba 47: 20-30cm overnight (10cm in the day yesterday)

Hakuba Goryu: 5-20cm

Hakuba Happo-one: 20cm

Hakuba Cortina: 15-20cm


And I am reporting 14cm.


A bit heavy (snow condition) yesterday - at least where I was (47), but looks the drier variety this morning. So snow conditions should be good.


Strong winds are affecting higher areas of resorts at the start of this morning (Goryu, 47, Happo and Tsugaike currently affected by the looks) and we'll need to keep an eye on that situation. Hopefully they'll be able to get moving.


We might get some sunshine tomorrow before a return to snow Thursday onwards. As the forecast is right now, snow is expected over the weekend so plan for that.


Hakuba 47:

Hakuba Goryu is reporting 20-30cm of fresh snowfall overnight and 10cm during the day yesterday.

Top area opening delayed.

Official snow depth

Upper: 265cm

Base: 130cm


Hakuba Goryu:

Hakuba Goryu is reporting 5-20cm of fresh snowfall.

Top area lifts opening delayed.

Official snow depth

Alps: 320cm

Toomi: 150cm

Iimori: 130cm


Hakuba Happo-one:

Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall (at top of Riesen quad).

Some top area lifts opening delayed.

Official snow depth:

Usagidaira: 215cm

Kurobishi: 230cm

Lower: 145cm


Tsugaike Kogen:

Resort appears to be mostly open as planned, some top lifts affected by weather at the start of the day.

Official snow depth:

Tsuga-no-mori: 340cm

Han-no-ki: 330cm

Maruyama: 180cm

Oya-no-hara: 165cm

Kane-no-naru-oka: 140cm


Hakuba Cortina:

The resort is reporting 15-20cm of fresh snowfall.

Official snow depth:

Top: 340cm

Base: 220cm


Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:

Official snow depth:

Top: 180cm

Base: 110cm


Hakuba Norikura Onsen:

Official snow depth:

Top: 190cm


Kashimayari:

Official snow depth:

Top: 200cm


Hakuba Sanosaka:

Official snow depth:

Top: 130cm



Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Tuesday 7th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 342cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 57cm (13th January) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 days January 2017 snowfall 242cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 35cm reported on 4 days



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