Good morning from Hakuba.

Not the best of mornings really, as unfortunately it is raining... though we were expecting it. As much as anyone tries to convince me that skiing in the rain is fun and you can go real fast etc, it's definitely not my bag! If it is yours though, due to the conditions this morning I would expect less people out there than we would if it were fine and sunny. There's a bit of a wind up there too as well apparently, though it looks like all upper areas are open this morning.

It's really noticeable how much snow has disappeared from base areas over the last run of days. Upper areas still doing ok but lower areas at resorts close to base are struggling - to a greater or lesser degree (for example Hakuba 47 remains fully open down to base).

Better news. It will be getting a bit colder again from tomorrow and we might be lucky enough to see some snow falling though it may be mountain-only rather than down to base. You never know though, especially during this season!

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6 day forecast for Happo-one:

6 day snow and weather forecast for Happo-one

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Resort news as of 8:30am on Saturday 19th March 2016 (where available, all subject to change due to weather conditions)

Hakuba 47:
All courses at Hakuba 47 remain open.
The Tree Riding Zone is closed.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba 47.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 185cm
Base: 75cm

Hakuba Goryu:
All courses open apart from Snow Diving and Adventure.
The Toomi area will be open until 9:30pm tonight for 'nighta'.
Official snow depth
Alps: 240cm
Toomi: 115cm
Iimori: 50cm

Hakuba Happo-one:
Happo Banks and Kurobishi Off-Piste open this morning.
The lower Kokusai, Shirakaba North and Central Course areas are closed; other sections of the lower areas are only part available due to insufficient snow.
Upper mountain remains all open.
Night skiing has now finished for the season.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 160cm
Nakiyama: 40cm
Sakka: 10cm

Hakuba Cortina:
All courses open apart from Mt Hieda Ridge, Mt Hieda 2, Mt Hieda 3, Itadaira Ridge, Itadaira Forest and Giant.
The Ikenota area will be open for 'nighta' until 9pm tonight.
Official snow depth:
Top: 145cm
Base: 75cm

Tsugaike Kogen:
All courses are generally open, some restrictions on the forest course.
Last nighta at Karamatsu/Shirakaba tonight.
The top Tsugaike Ropeway is now open for spring season (extra charge required).
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 216cm
Maruyama: 50cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 40cm

Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Insufficient snow means that only limited areas of Village Side remain open - by3, Shinden connecting. Sunny Valley and Paradise remain part open.
Parts of the Mountain Side that are closed - View A, View B, Kamo 4, Dangan, Sonezawa, Five Side.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Iwatake.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 100cm
Lower: 30cm

Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Closed courses are Kamoshika, Highway, Snake, Expert, Skyview and lower part of Satomi Ridge.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Norikura.
Official snow depth:
70cm

Hakuba Sanosaka:
All of the courses are open.
There is no 'nighta' at Hakuba Sanosaka.
Official snow depth:
55cm