Hakuba Now: Friday 9th January 2026
- Jan 9
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 160cm
Posted on Friday 9th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Hello from Hakuba.
We are being blessed with a beautiful morning. Clear blue skies, sunshine... and it's a very cold one.
Hakuba Cortina is reporting 25cm of fresh snowfall up top since yesterday. There's smaller snowfall numbers at other ski areas, but a fresh layer out there to enjoy.
We have a 3-day long weekend coming up as Monday is Coming of Age day. Usually it's one of the busiest of the season and with clear skies expected tomorrow morning, it is probably a good idea to aim for early lifts tomorrow.
Due to be milder, too.
It is great to see a quick return to cold and good snowfall due to be with us on Sunday.
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Friday 9th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 160cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 60cm 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.