Hakuba Now: Friday 9th December 2022
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 6cm
Posted on Friday 9th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
It's fine and sunny with some cloud around the mountains. 1C. Tomorrow should be nice too. And then, snow on Sunday.
I have some really good excite news this morning - the season has started! :)
The Telecabin Gondola at Hakuba Goryu opened at 8:30am and their Alps Number 1 pair lift is also moving, with the top Panorama course area open.
Hakuba 47 will also be officially part open from tomorrow, though access to their Line E lift will be via Hakuba Goryu (the Hakuba 47 base and gondola will not be open).
At the time of writing, there's no word on any opening news from Happo-one or Tsugaike Kogen, the other two ski areas that are ready to go. (If I hear any such news this afternoon, I will update this report).
I'll make some changes to the report from tomorrow as things get started.
12:00pm update
More news to report!
Hakuba Happo-one will be open... this afternoon! Yes, they are going to 'pre-open' from 12:30pm. The Gondola and Panorama pair lift are scheduled to be open. As of 12:00pm, there's already a few people waiting at the base gondola station.
The 'Grand Opening' will be tomorrow, when the Panorama Number 3 lift should also be moving.
I'm not exactly sure how to explain the difference between pre-open and grand opening. (I'm wondering if the 'pre-open' idea/word might be a Japanese one? I have been in Japan way too long to know any more. Answers on a postcard please!)
Note: other information in this report is as per original morning report.
Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as Friday 9th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 6cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (7th and 8th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 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.