Hakuba Now: Friday 8th March 2019
- Mar 8, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 359cm
Posted on Friday 8th March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
At last! Fresh snow on the ground. Oh yes, I always love to be able to say that.
First up, the headlines with the fresh snowfall that the ski resorts are reporting:
Hakuba Cortina: 20-30cm (both base and top)
Hakuba Goryu: 5-10cm
Hakuba 47: 10-15cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 7cm (top Riesen lift)
So it sounds like you can expect 10+cm on the slopes, Cortina sounding nice - though early on they are not fully open (see below and check with them if you plan on going over there). Tsugaike Kogen have also added a similar chunk to their official snow depth numbers (yey!), but they don't share fresh snowfall numbers in themselves (booo!).
I can add 7cm to the report from here outside my place and there's snow on the ground on the main roads around the area.
Limited visibility in places on the mountain as snow continues to fall early morning but there is increasingly blue sky around over the village and we can expect more of that as conditions clear.
Tomorrow is going to be warmer and probably clear and sunny from the get go.
Fresh snow. Excellent. Let's enjoy it while we can.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 255cm
- Usagidaira: 180cm
- Nakiyama: 55cm
Notes:
- There are some restrictions on parts of Usagidaira and Kurobishi until 10th March due to event being held there
- Otherwise, all main courses are open
- Urakuro off-piste area is closed / Omusubi open
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Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
- Top: 245cm
- Toomi: 120cm
- Iimori: 100cm
Notes:
- All courses open apart from Adventure (which is now closed for the season)
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Hakuba 47
Official snow depth:
- Top: 255cm
- Base: 100cm
Notes:
- All courses are open
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Tsugaike Kogen
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 290cm
- Han-no-ki: 265cm
- Maruyama: 112cm
- Shirakaba: 225cm
- Champion: 125cm
- Oya-no-hara: 140cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 86cm
Notes:
- Tsugaike Ropeway (located at the top of the resort) is now generally open for spring operations - but seemingly closed this morning
- All courses are open
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth:
- Top: 250cm
- Base: 150cm
Notes:
- 4 and 5 lifts closed
- Ikenota, Ikenota Forest, Rabbit, Kamoshika, Snake and Warabi slopes open this morning
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
- Mountain Side: 150cm
- Village Side: 50cm
Notes:
- Village Side is part open; Mountain Side is mostly open
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
- 130cm
Notes:
- Most lifts and almost all courses are open
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
- 170cm
Notes:
- All lifts apart from 8 and 10 operating
- Almost all courses are open
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Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
- Top: 60cm
- Base: 40cm
Notes:
- All lifts are operating
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Friday 8th March 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 359cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 7cm reported on 1 day |
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.