Hakuba Now: Saturday 9th December 2017
- Dec 9, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 91cm
Posted on Saturday 9th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
It was a snowy day yesterday the snow has eased off for this morning. It's mostly cloudy - bit of sunshine and perhaps more as the day progresses - and very cold!
The only official word on fresh snowfall I'm hearing from resorts is 10cm by Hakuba 47. I hope that once things settle down we get more numbers from different resorts. I'm pretty sure if I was operating a ski-jo, that'd be something I really wanted to let people know about early every morning...
This information has been update in the details below, but just to mention the changes that I have noticed this morning:
At Hakuba Goryu, today the base Toomi lift is moving and that lower course is now open. They are also opening up the Champion and Woody courses, with the Champion Expert course being prepared for a possible opening.
All of the main courses at Hakuba 47 are now open; the Tree Riding Zones not yet available.
Tsugaike Kogen is operating the same lifts as it has been, but have opened up part of the mid-level Han-no-ki course.
And at Happo-one, the Kokusai pair lifts are open this weekend with open courses remain the same.
I think that about covers it for this morning. Have a fun Saturday!
We'll probably get sun and milder conditions tomorrow but the forecast is still looking very promising indeed from Monday onwards. Keep an eye on the forecasts either using the top tab on this page or the links on the right hand side.
Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- Gondola Adam
- Panorama pair lift
- Alpen quad lift
- Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift
- Skyline Number 2 pair lift
- Kokusai Number 1 pair lift
- Kokusai Number 3 pair lift
Courses open:
- Panorama area
- Usagidaira area
- Kurobishi area
- Skyline area
Official snow depth:
- Usagidaira: 120cm
- Kurobishi: 170cm
Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- Goryu Telecabin (gondola)
- Alps Number 1 pair lift
- Alps Number 3 pair lift
- Toomi Sky Four lift
Courses open:
- Panorama
- Grand Prix
- Technical
- Super
- Champion
- Woody
- Toomi
Official snow depth:
- Top: 140cm
- Toomi: 50cm
Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- Line 8 Gondola
- Line AB pair lift
- Line C quad lift
- Line E high speed pair lift
Courses open:
- All main courses are open
- Tree Riding Zone not open yet
Official snow depth:
- Top: 140cm
- Base: 30cm
Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts
- EVE Gondola
- Tsuga Number 2 pair lift
- Han-no-ki high speed pair lift
Courses open:
- Tsuga-no-mori
- Han-kou
- Han-no-ki (part)
Official snow depth:
- Top: 135cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 9th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 91cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 44cm reported on 5 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.