Good morning from Hakuba.

It is a beautiful morning, as you can see below.

Blue skies, sunshine with just a bit of thin cloud. It is probably not going to last though with clouding over an precipitation due later this afternoon. Starting as rain, turning into snow (hopefully) tonight. Looks like the skies will be clearing up again for tomorrow.

Ski resort operation news for this morning:

The Line C quad at Hakuba 47 is back open from this morning, which is good to hear.

Hakuba Happo-one has added the Kokusai Number 1 pair for the weekend.

The Tooomi quad lift at Hakuba Goryu starts it's season from this morning with part of that lower course open. (See the third image below). The top area and base area is not skiable yet though so if you go to the top area you still need to get the Gondola back down to base.

Edited update: Kashimayari are also opening from this morning - their Number 2 pair lift is operating.

Other ski resorts are on standby, opening as soon as they can.

We may not be revelling in deep powder conditions just yet but I for one will be making the most of what we have this morning.

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Photos today (below):

- Hakuba Happo-one [Usagidaira]
- Hakuba Happo-one [Usagidaira]
- Hakuba Goryu [base Toomi area]
- Hakuba Goryu [upper Alps daira area]
- Hakuba 47
- Tsugaike Kogen [upper Tsuganomori area]
- Tsugaike Kogen [lower Kane-no-naru-oka area]
- Hakuba Iwatake
- Looking towards Hakuba Iwatake and Hakuba Happo-one

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Hakuba Happo-one

Operating lifts:
- Happo Gondola Adam
- Kokusai Number 1 pair lift
- Kokusai Number 3 pair lift
- Panorama pair lift
- Alpen lift
- Kurobishi Number 2 lift

Courses open:
- Panorama
- Usagidaira
- Kurobishi
- Base areas closed - take the Gondola back down to base

Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 80cm
- Usagidaira: 45cm
- Lower: 5cm

New snowfall (**reported by the ski resort**):
- Kurobishi: 0cm
- Usagidaira: 0cm
- Lower: 0cm

Hakuba 47

Operating lifts:
- Gondola
- Line A B pair lifts
- Line E pair lift

Courses open:
- R1 (upper), R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R8 open
- R7 not open
- Tree Riding Zones not open

Official snow depth:
- Top: 55cm
- Base: 0cm

New snowfall (**reported by the ski resort**):
- Top: 0cm
- Base: 0cm


Hakuba Goryu

Operating lifts:
- Gondola
- Alps Number 1 pair lift
- Alps Number 3 pair lift

Courses open:
- Panorama
- Grand Prix
- Technical
- Super
- Base areas closed - take the Gondola back down to base

Official snow depth:
- Top: 65cm
- Toomi: 25cm
- Iimori: 0cm

New snowfall (**reported by the ski resort**):
- Top: 0cm
- Base: 0cm

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Hakuba 47

Operating lifts:
- Gondola
- Line A B pair lifts
- Line E pair lift

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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari

Operating lifts:
- Number 2 pair lift

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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Cortina
Tsugaike Kogen
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Plan to open as soon as there is enough snow