Hakuba Now: Sunday 9th April 2023
- Apr 9, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 444cm
Posted on Sunday 9th April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Well, well, well! Here we are at this late stage and there has been some fresh snowfall... even down to base!
Here is what ski areas are reporting, in order of sugoi-ness:
Hakuba Happo-one (Kurobishi, 1680m): 30cm (!)
Hakuba Happo-one (Usagidaira, 1400m): 16cm
Hakuba Goryu: 15cm
Hakuba 47: 10cm
Sugoi!!!
The dusting+ that we have seen around base areas will surely quickly disappear this morning, the layer of soft snow higher up should be super fun to check out.
We have blue skies and it is a fine morning.
But...
Unfortunately, some quite strong wind is also an issue this morning and affecting ski area lifts. A confusing lift situation as I write this and ski areas try to deal with it, so if you are here do check before going out. Hopefully they will be able to get going...
Lots of sun due and warming temps are forecast for the next few days.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
The upper area of Hakuba Goryu remains open.
All base areas of Hakuba Goryu are now closed and you need to get the gondola back down to base.
Lifts operating:
Goryu Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1
Alps Number 3
Courses available:
Panorama
Grand Prix
Technical
Super
Official snow depth:
Upper: 145cm
Toomi: -cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Almost all of Hakuba 47 remains open and you can still slide down to base on the snow.
Lifts operating:
Gondola
Line A-B pair
Line C quad
Line E pair
Courses available:
All open apart from lower part of R7, Freedom and Tree Riding Zones
Official snow depth:
Top: 150cm
Base: 40cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Hakuba Happo-one
The mid- to upper areas of Hakuba Happo-one remain open.
All base areas of Happo-one are now closed and you need to get the gondola back down to base.
Lifts operating:
Adam Gondola
Grat quad
Alpen quad
Panorama pair
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
Skyline Number 2 pair
* Kokusai 3 pair plans to be open weekends and 29th April to 7th May
* Kurobishi Number 3 pair plans to be open weekends and 29th April to 7th May
* Usagidaira pair plans to be open from 29th April to 7th May
Courses available:
Riesen Grat
Kurobishi
Usagidaira
Skyline
Panorama
Urakuro
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi (1680m): 130cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 55cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
All base and mid areas of Tsugaike are now closed and you need to get the gondola back down from the open top area.
Lifts operating:
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair
Tsuga Number 2 pair
Ropeway (open Fridays, weekends and 1st-7th May; separate ticket and climbing notification required)
Official snow depth:
Upper: 115cm
Lower: 0cm
Planned closing date:
Sunday 7th May 2023
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Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Cortina closed on Wednesday 29th March
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Iwatake closed on Sunday 26th March
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Hakuba Norikura closed on Sunday 26th March
Jigatake
Jigatake closed on Thursday 16th March
Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Kashimayari closed on Tuesday 21st March
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Sanosaka closed on Tuesday 21st March
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Data as Sunday 9th April 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 444cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 178cm reported on 17 days February 2023 snowfall 88cm reported on 13 days March 2023 snowfall 12cm reported on 2 days April 2023 snowfall 2cm 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.