Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 321cm Weather overview Light - but heavy - snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Tuesday 22nd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Snow of the heavier variety falling this morning in the village. Yesterday it did continue clouding over, but the sun was still out in places by mid to late afternoon. It was snowing later on and through the night though and this morning the mountains are reporting varying amounts of new snowfall. 10cm at Goryu, 15cm at Hakuba 47 and a perhaps unexpected (but then again it's Cortina) 20-25cm at Hakuba Cortina to the north. Perhaps up to 10cm or so at base levels and areas around the village. As I said it's a heavier kind of snow rather than light and fluffy but it sure is better than anything beginning with the letter 'r' and so it's good with me. Hopefully it can stay this way though temperatures are forecast to rise to around 4C later on in the day today here in village so we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed. We might not be able to avoid it. Right now it is around +1C. Surely it will be snowing higher up though, so that's the place to be. (Isn't it always?!) Clearer conditions are still forecast for tomorrow and Thursday and it's going to keep mild until perhaps Thursday night. From then into Friday we should see a drop and a good chance of decent snowfall which will probably go through into the weekend. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Tuesday 22nd January 2013 noon: Hakuba Goryu: 10cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 290cm; Toomi - 150cm; Iimori - 110cm Hakuba 47: 15cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 220cm Lower - 165cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 210cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 110cm Sakka - 100cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 260cm Lower slopes - 110cm Hakuba Cortina: 20-25cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 315cm Lower slopes - 190cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 165cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 115cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 22nd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 321cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 89cm reported on 11 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 381cm Weather overview Snow has eased off Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Sunday 27th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Anyone out there enjoy yesterday? Poor visibility but with snow continuing to come down there were some very very fine snow conditions out there. Oh yes. It was Australia Day yesterday and as there are one or two friends from Australia in Hakuba at the moment there were a few lively gatherings last night. Maybe a few sore heads this morning, as well as sore limbs from efforts on the slopes during the daytime! Visibility is better this morning as things have calmed down somewhat and it was clearer but clouds have been gradually moving in covering parts of the mountains as well. Right now it looks like variable visibility depending on where you are and generally less as you get higher up. Here's what the resorts are reporting in terms of snowfall since yesterday: Hakuba Goryu - 15-30cm Hakuba 47 - 20cm Hakuba Cortina - 35-45cm 15+cm here in village. The snow has eased off this morning. It is a cold -6C with a brisk wind here in the village area but it looks like resorts are open as normal this morning. Up at Usagidaira on Happo it is -9C, average northerly wind speed of 3.6m/s and a maximum of 6.4m/s. We may see scattered snow showers but the local forecast for the day is generally just cloudy and similar for tomorrow. After that, a run of a few days of clearer weather is likely. Should be another great day out on the slopes today. Hope you can get to enjoy these powder conditions. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 27th January 2013: Hakuba Goryu: Another 15cm of new reported on lower slopes and 30cm on upper slopes from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 335cm; Toomi - 180cm; Iimori - 140cm Hakuba 47: 20cm of new snowfall reported at base and 40cm up top by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 255cm Lower - 170cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 160cm Sakka - 160cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 345cm Lower slopes - 150cm Hakuba Cortina: 35-45cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 385cm Lower slopes - 255cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 210cm Lower slopes - 120cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 150cm Hakuba Minekata: 130cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 27th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 381cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 381cm Weather overview Bluebird Wind Calm Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Friday 1st February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . 1st February 2013. I can hardly believe it is already February. The time seems to go so fast in winter and while resort skiing and boarding goes on until May in Hakuba, the thought of being in peak season is just mad. We might be in 'peak season' now, but the current snow conditions aren't quite up there living up to that name. For the moment anyway without the fresh these last few days. A beautiful day yesterday and a beautiful day today as well. No new snowfall to report from around the resorts. This morning we had clear blue skies once again. Since late morning thin clouds have been forming, taking away most of the blue contrast giving us a more overcast feel to the afternoon. The sun is still shining through this new layer. Right now it is approaching +9C at village level. Warm! It's closing in on +5C even up at Usagidaira on Happo-one, so it's feeling warm out on the mountain today as well. Tomorrow... well, tomorrow is it going to rain. It's going to be as warm as today but there seems almost no chance of us avoiding the rain I'm afraid to say. It might even start as late as this evening. We're hoping it might get to be snow higher up, especially as we approach tomorrow evening, but it's going to be 'girigiri' borderline at best. Sunday would seem to be the pick of the weekend though for those visiting. It is recommended that people stay out of the backcountry at the moment especially with the probable rain and snow at elevation adding load to the already somewhat unstable snowpack. Avalanche Hazard Rating: Alpine: High Tree Line: Considerable (trending to High) Below Tree Line: Considerable (trending to High) Have a good, safe weekend. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 1st February 2013: Hakuba Goryu: No snow reported up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 315cm; Toomi - 165cm; Iimori - 130cm Hakuba 47: No new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 228cm Lower - 187cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 120cm Sakka - 120cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 290cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Cortina: No new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 315cm Lower slopes - 190cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 175cm Lower slopes - 90cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 150cm Hakuba Minekata: 120cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 381cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 0cm Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 381cm Weather overview Fine Wind Calm Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Monday 28th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba, and welcome to a new week. If you count Monday as the start of the week, of course. And a fine morning it seems it will be. Lots of white cloud around the mountains, but lots of blue sky up there as well and the sun shining down casting lots of shadows all around. Very dramatic. No new snow to report here at village level, and resorts not reporting anything other than a sprinkling up at Cortina. Temperatures dropped down to -10 degrees overnight and as of 9am it was still around -5 degrees. Hakuba 47 are reporting a temperature of -12C up top this morning, so it's a cold start to the day. Just a slight northerly wind. After all that snow we got a few days back, it seems that this week we are going to be enjoying clearer skies with just the chance of an occasional snow shower from time to time. Temperatures set to rise as the week goes on with Friday looking almost warm there on the forecast and bringing a chance of rain into Saturday. Not the best news for the coming weekend but we can just hope that changes by the time we get there. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 28th January 2013: Hakuba Goryu: No new snow reported from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 330cm; Toomi - 180cm; Iimori - 140cm Hakuba 47: No new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 235cm Lower - 200cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 160cm Sakka - 160cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 150cm Hakuba Cortina: 1-3cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 370cm Lower slopes - 245cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 210cm Lower slopes - 120cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 150cm Hakuba Minekata: 130cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 28th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 381cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 381cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Calm Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Thursday 31st January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Well todays report isn't going to be too difficult! No new snow to report. The sun is out. Blue skies all around. It's a stunning morning in Hakuba. A cold start to the day, it was -7 degrees when I got up and now 'warmed up' somewhat to around -5. A high of around +4 in the village is likely today. The forecast tells us to expect simular tomorrow but perhaps even warmer, and then still rain likely on Saturday. With freezing level forecast to be above 2000m, it's going to be touch and go if it might be raining right up to the top of the ski resorts as well. We can only hope that will not happen and wait to see. It does seem we are in for a run of milder conditions through into at least early in the week. Should be good groomers early this morning. And don't forget the camera. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 31st January 2013: Hakuba Goryu: No snow reported up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 320cm; Toomi - 170cm; Iimori - 140cm Hakuba 47: No new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 230cm Lower - 190cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 130cm Sakka - 130cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Cortina: No new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 320cm Lower slopes - 195cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 200cm Lower slopes - 110cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 145cm Hakuba Minekata: 120cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 31st January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 381cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 382cm Weather overview Cloud, sun Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Sunday 3rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It's colder this morning in Hakuba I'm happy to report. We couldn't escape that rain yesterday. It wasn't the best day of the season, that's for sure. At 3pm, Hakuba 47 were reporting rain on the slopes and a temperature of +4C. If it were spring we might not have cause to complain but for early February it's not what we expect. Having said that most seasons do have one or two events like this and so it's perhaps something we just have to get through. The rain of yesterday means that snow conditions will be unstable and wet. A very slight dusting of snow overnight reported at some resorts around Hakuba and Otari, but enough to cover up the icy conditions. OK on to the more positive news! As I said it is colder this morning and we are back down into negative numbers, though later on it will likely rise to around +2 in village. -7C up at Usagidaira which is around 1400m above sea level, and a slight north easterly wind. Lots of cloud around the mountains this morning and so visibility is variable depending on where you are. Here down in the village there is some blue sky appearing and the sun shining down in places. Chance of light snow tomorrow on the mountains though it will be another mild day and there's a good chance it will be rain again down in the village areas. Tuesday onwards should see a return of more consistently cold temperatures in the region with snowfall forecast for Wednesday and Friday. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 3rd February 2013: Hakuba Goryu: 1cm of snow reported up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 285cm; Toomi - 140cm; Iimori - 120cm Hakuba 47: 2cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 215cm Lower - 160cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 90cm Sakka - 90cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 295cm Lower slopes - 135cm Hakuba Cortina: 3-5cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 170cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 165cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 140cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 3rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 382cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 409cm Weather overview Cloud, wet snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Variable to poor Posted on Thursday 7th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Snow yesterday and I'd say 15cm or so at village level by the evening time. Not the lightest powdery kind of snow, somewhat heavy. Resorts around the village will have got that and a bit more and I hear reports of up to 30cm in the resorts of Otari, perhaps slight less in Hakuba. Curiously the resorts seem to be almost coy about this new snow on their official reports this morning in a classic case of under-reporting. Anyway as for today, overnight snow showers continued and at the moment again somewhat wet snow falling in village - hopefully lighter consistency snow on the mountain. Add a few more cm to the tally this morning so far. As of 9:40am it is -1C at village level and around -4C up at 1400m on Usagidaira over in Happo, and a slight southerly wind. Generally poor visibility out on the slopes this morning with cloud cover and the snow. This new 30cm or so is of course on top of the rain affected slopes that we had in the days previous, creating increased surface instability. It is recommended to stay inbounds at the moment and enjoy the conditions on the resort runs with the increased risks. Snow forecast to continue on and off through tomorrow and according to some of the local forecasts we might have a clear and calm Saturday. Then back to snow for Sunday. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 7th February 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: No numbers yet from Hakuba Goryu Official snow depths: Alps daira - 270cm; Toomi - 135cm; Iimori - 110cm Hakuba 47: 1-2cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 since last night. Official snow depth: Upper - 225cm Lower - 170cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 100cm Sakka - 110cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 285cm Lower slopes - 135cm Hakuba Cortina: 15-20cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 310cm Lower slopes - 185cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 170cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 140cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 7th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 409cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 28cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 389cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Wednesday 6th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . The clouds lifter yesterday and we ended up with a fine afternoon - by mid afternoon the poor visibility of the morning in places had turned into nice clear views and all was calme. Before it went dark the skies went all 'silver' (sounds better than grey!) on us again. Snow clouds moved in overnight and this morning it is snowing. There's a bit of snow on the ground with the resorts reprting varying amounts - Goryu 3-5cm, Hakuba 47 5-8cm, Cortina 2-5cm - so that should give you an idea. It's snowing pretty good at the moment, nice big flakes, down to the village and the roads are getting a nice white covering. Drive carefully! Having said that, for now visibility on the slopes looks to be fairly ok - it's not totally whiteout. Let's hope these conditions continue for the day. An easing off later on and we might get to see the sun tomorrow. Then more snow into Friday. More sun on Saturday, then more snow on Sunday. See a pattern here? All forecast of course, so we'll just have to see how it all turns out. For the moment, fingers crossed we get a decent amount fall today. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Wednesday 6th February 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 3cm of snow reported on lower slopes, 5cm on upper slopes at Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 270cm; Toomi - 135cm; Iimori - 110cm Hakuba 47: 8cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 225cm Lower - 170cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 90cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 280cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Cortina: 2-5cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 170cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 160cm Lower slopes - 75cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 140cm Hakuba Minekata: 90cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 6th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 389cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 8cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 410cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Moderate+ Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 8th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Nice and cold in Hakuba this morning. Just a dusting of new snow at village level but up to 10cm on the slopes reported from around the resorts. Some fairly strong winds this morning but as far as I can tell all resorts are open as normal this morning. As I mentioned temperatures have dropped a fair bit today and it's around -6C in the village now and -12C up at Usagidaira at 1440m with a 5m/s north westerly wind and gusts of over double that. Snow is forecast for the day today and currenly the mountains are covered in cloud, it's not a day for the camera. Tomorrow should keep cold but it should be calmer and also clearer. Chance of the sun coming out to play. In resort news, Hakuba 47's half pipe opens tomorrow. Hurray! Let's half pipe. Monday is a national holiday in Japan - National Foundation Day - and so it's a long weekend coming up. Chinese New Year is also this coming Sunday. It's one of the busiest weekends of the season, so be prepared! You can expect places to be at their busiest over the next few days. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 8th February 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 1cm on lower slopes, 10cm on upper slopes reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning Official snow depths: Alps daira - 275cm; Toomi - 135cm; Iimori - 110cm Hakuba 47: 5cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper - 225cm Lower - 170cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 100cm Sakka - 110cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 285cm Lower slopes - 135cm Hakuba Cortina: 10cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 295cm Lower slopes - 175cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 170cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 140cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 8th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 410cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 29cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 387cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Generally poor Posted on Tuesday 5th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Just a sprinkling of snow this morning in the village, with resorts around Hakuba and Otari reporting up to 10cm on the upper slopes. A better picture than yesterday for sure. It did end up raining and we got wet unfortunately. Quickly onto today and we have that slight dusting of new snow along with a colder start to the day. There'll be some hard and icy conditions out there this morning I would think. It's a mostly cloud morning with all but the lower parts of the mountains covered in cloud so generally poor visibility higher up on the upper slopes. Just cloudy though with nothing falling from them and as I said a colder temperature of around -3C in as of 9am. -8 degrees up at Usagidaira on Happo-one but only a slight wind at the moment. Snowfall is likely tonight and into tomorrow morning and we're likely to have snow showers on and off over the next few days. Later in the weekend some decent snowfall is on the forecast so a good idea to keep an eye on that. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Tuesday 5th February 2013: Hakuba Goryu: 0cm of snow reported on lower slopes, 5cm up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 280cm; Toomi - 140cm; Iimori - 115cm Hakuba 47: 3cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 220cm Lower - 170cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 90cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 280cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 170cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 160cm Lower slopes - 75cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 135cm Hakuba Minekata: 90cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 5th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 387cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 6cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 385cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Generally poor Posted on Monday 4th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Clearer skies yesterday evening after all that cloud during the day. Overnight a bit of new snow. Just a few cm in the village. Goryu reporting 2cm, Hakuba 47 reporting 5cm at base and 10cm higher up. Hakuba Cortina reporting 5cm at base and 10cm up top. It's snowing at the moment but it's not a particularly cold morning though. Earlier on I saw -2C on the thermometer and currently close to 0 degrees and just a slight SW wind. If the forecast is correct though it will warm up a bit during the day today and perhaps rise to around +6 degrees - bringing with it the chance of that horrid rain stuff later on. We should be back to more pleasing colder conditions tomorrow. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 4th February 2013: Hakuba Goryu: 2cm of snow reported up top from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 285cm; Toomi - 140cm; Iimori - 120cm Hakuba 47: 10cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 220cm Lower - 170cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 90cm Sakka - 100cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 280cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 305cm Lower slopes - 175cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 160cm Lower slopes - 75cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 135cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 4th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 385cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 412cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair to poor Posted on Sunday 10th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . I came back to Hakuba early afternoon yesterday and had a look round the resorts. It isn't exactly surprising, but from what I could see it looked extremely busy out there. I suppose it would be surprising if it were any different. But a few of my friends told me that they came back early as they didn't like to deal with the crowds. It was probably a good thing and allowing a bit more space for everyone else. It was a lovely day though. Just some clouds here and there around the mountains but lots of blue sky in the morning. It became overcast through the afternoon with more cloud developing mid resort levels. Hopefully everyone out there had a fine day though and the lively parts of the town were as lively as you might expect last night. It might be a good morning to take advantage of a few other people's sore heads from last nights partying early. Having said that, the resorts already look busy as of 9am. It started snowing earlier on this morning - the road outside my place was clear when I got up but had a thin covering of snow by 7am - and looks like it is coming down in all areas around Hakuba and Otari now. Nice light snow too by the looks. It's all grey and monochrome looking but visibility generally seems to be ok out there - it's not total white-out... at the moment anyway. That can always change of course. Snow is likely to be with us on and off (hopefully more on than off, of course) through today and into tomorrow. At village now it is about -5C degrees with just a slight northerly wind. -7.5C degrees up on Usagidaira with a 2.2m/s wind. Tomorrow of course is a national holiday and so we can expect it to be busier than a normal Monday. Crowds will likely start to thin out around lunchtime tomorrow though. Let me take this opportunity to wish a very happy Chinese New Year to all of those who are celebrating this weekend! Have fun, and take care. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 10th February 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: No new snowfall reported by Hakuba Goryu since yesterday. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 270cm; Toomi - 135cm; Iimori - 110cm Hakuba 47: 1-3cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper - 220cm Lower - 180cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 240cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 100cm Sakka - 110cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Cortina: 1-3cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 185cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 165cm Lower slopes - 75cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 140cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 10th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 412cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 31cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com