Hakuba Now: Thursday 9th January 2025
- Jan 9, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 416cm
Posted on Thursday 9th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
I'm a little late today as I had to take care of some personal business.
This morning... well, we continue to be blessed with some very nice snowfall. Check out the numbers being reported by the ski areas again (below). Up to 40cm in one day. Again.
The snow is still coming down and there's limited visibility out on the slopes. Extra care required in these conditions.
The snow might ease off by Saturday when clearer skies are due. With good weather forecast and a three-day weekend (Monday is a national holiday), it is going to be busy!
It seems hard to believe that we are still in the first bit of January, and it is going to be super interesting to see how the season pans out as a whole. I hope it continues largely like up until now! Perhaps you will agree.
One thing is for sure: I am going to always keep in mind during this exciting period that it is not always like this. And that we should not get complacent, or take it all for granted. Let's not get bored by the big numbers and the frequent fluffy gifts we are receiving. This precious snow needs to be appreciated every day. One good way to do that, of course, is to go slide on it!
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 30cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 370cm
Top: 140cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall' by the ski area):
Top: 40cm
Base: 20cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 375cm
Base: 180cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (reported by the ski area):
35cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
340cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 30cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 35cm
Nakiyama (800m): 15cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 340cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 280cm
Nakiyama (800m): 150cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
New snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Mountain Side: 20cm
Village Side: 15cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Mountain Side: 220cm
Village Side: 120cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
320cm
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Jigatake
New snowfall (reported by the ski area):
10cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
190cm
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
220cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 306cm
Base: 109cm
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
240cm
Hakuba Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as Thursday 9th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 416cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (28th December) November 2024 snowfall 42cm reported on 3 days December 2024 snowfall 278cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 96cm reported on 7 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.