Morning from Hakuba.

I have to make this a quick report today, so headlines first:

Hakuba Goryu: 10-20cm
Hakuba 47: up to 10cm
Hakuba Cortina: 2-3cm
Me: 2cm

Very windy with some lifts and resorts affected - best to check if you are going out today.

Hopefully things will calm down later on and surely by tomorrow which is expected to be sunny and warm - and warmer still on Sunday.

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Ski resort information on Friday 2nd March 2018 (at time of writing):

Hakuba Happo-one

Operating lifts:
- Gondola and at least top lifts affected by wind this morning

Courses open:
- Lower areas currently open

Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 425cm
- Usagidaira: 265cm
- Lower: 120cm

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Hakuba Goryu

Operating lifts:
- Top lifts not open as planned due to conditions this morning
- The top Alps Number 2/4 pair lifts are scheduled to be open daily until 18th March

Courses open:
- All courses should be open as normal apart from Adventure course - lift access dependent

Official snow depth:
- Top: 400cm
- Toomi: 140cm
- Iimori: 115cm

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Hakuba 47

Operating lifts:
- Top lifts not open as planned due to conditions this morning
- Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is not operating

Courses open:
- All main courses available - lift access dependent

Official snow depth:
- Top: 350cm
- Base: 150cm

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Tsugaike Kogen

Operating lifts:
- Top section of Gondola and some other top lifts on hold at the start of the day

Courses open:
- All course areas are open

Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 370cm
- Han-no-ki: 360cm
- Maruyama: 130cm
- Shirakaba: 280cm
- Champion: 150cm
- Oya-no-hara: 150cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 155cm

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Hakuba Cortina

Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operating

Courses open:
- Most courses should be open

Official snow depth:
- Top: 350cm
- Base: 205cm

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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field

Operating lifts:
- Lifts should be opening as planned

Official snow depth:
- Top: 210cm
- Base: 130cm

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Hakuba Norikura Onsen

Operating lifts:
- A number of lifts on hold early on

Official snow depth:
- 170cm

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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari

Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Number 8 and 10 should be operating

Official snow depth:
- 240cm

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Hakuba Sanosaka

Operating lifts:
- All three lifts are operating

Official snow depth:
- 140cm

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Night time skiing (nighta) at resorts in the region - weather & conditions permitting
The below 'nighta' information will not be updated every day - please check with resorts if you plan to go!

Hakuba Happo-one
Daily from 5pm until 9pm in the Nakiyama 2 area
Adults - 2,000 yen; children - 1,200 yen

Hakuba Goryu
Daily from 6pm until 9:30pm in the Toomi area until 31st March
The Sky Four quad operates daily; the Number 2 pair mostly on Saturdays and holidays
Adults - 1,900 yen; children - 850 yen

Hakuba Cortina
Daily from 5pm until 8pm (until 9pm on Saturdays)
Adults - 1,500 yen; children - 1,000 yen

Tsugaike Kogen
Karamatsu Shirakaba area from 6pm until 9pm on 17th February; 3rd, 10th March
Adults - 2,200 yen; children - 1,700 yen

There are no other nighta operations at other ski resorts in the region