Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 16cm Snowfall at base this season 319cm Posted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . This 'snow week' started off with the Kanto region grabbing all the headlines and a layer of snow causing all sorts of problems in the capital region. They're just not used to it like us. Hopefully transportation out of Tokyo and the region won't be a problem. We also had snow falling during the day yesterday - probably about the same as what Tokyo got! I'm guessing a better quality of snow though. ;) This morning here is what the resorts are reporting Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm at base; 10+cm up top Hakuba Happo-one: 15cm at top Gondola station Hakuba 47: 20cm Hakuba Goryu: 10cm at Toomi; 20m up top So you can get the idea - generally looks like we can expect around 20cm of snow on the mountain.... and counting, because it is snowing and likely to be building up nicely today and over the next run of days. That exciting forecast is still looking good with a lot of snow due probably through into the weekend. Expect conditions to be improving but be careful with limited visibility and always do remember to keep that excitement in check. I know, it can be difficult! Enjoy. Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 319cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 114cm reported on 12 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 303cm Posted on Monday 22nd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. And here we are at the start of a week that brings a lot of promise of large amounts of fresh snow. It is good to see snow falling again. First of all the fresh snowfall headlines so far: Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm Hakuba 47: reporting 10cm yesterday afternoon upper slopes Hakuba Goryu: Toomi 1cm; upper areas 5cm Hakuba Happo-one: 2cm at top Gondola station So a modest layer of snow can be expected on the slopes - but there's that promise of much more just ahead of us. Yesterday there was some good snow falling later in the afternoon and it was piling up quite quickly for a while, but it eased off in the evening. This morning it's cloudy skies with snow forecast to be falling later on. Calm before the storm perhaps as when it starts snowing again it should be the start of the excellent week for snowfall that we are all expecting. It's pretty exciting to look at the forecasts. If the snow happens like they are saying it will, we're on for some serious snowfall. Really serious. And I will of course look forward to letting you know all about it. ----- Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned Courses open: - All course are open Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 340cm - Usagidaira: 165cm - Lower: 80cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Alps Number 2 and 4 lifts usually operate on weekends only) Courses open: - All courses are open apart from Adventure Official snow depth: - Top: 290cm - Toomi: 105cm - Iimori: 50cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is closed) Courses open: - All courses available apart from R4 / 47 Parks (Monday and Tuesday) Official snow depth: - Top: 240cm - Base: 70cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Kane-no-naru-oka Skyliner I are operating Courses open: - All course areas are open apart from Uma-no-se and parts of Sawa-one and Kane-no-naru-oka Number 2 Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 260cm - Han-no-ki: 255cm - Maruyama: 100cm - Shirakaba: 220cm - Champion: 120cm - Oya-no-hara: 110cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 110cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - All lifts are operating Courses open: - All courses apart from Mt Hieda 3 and Itadaira Ridge are open (those courses closed due to ground cracks) Official snow depth: - Top: 270cm - Base: 155cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating with most courses open Official snow depth: - Top: 180cm - Base: 100cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 are operating Official snow depth: - 185cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Number 8 and 10 are operating Official snow depth: - 140cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Operating lifts: - All three lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 105cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 22nd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 98cm 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 13cm Snowfall at base this season 300cm Posted on Sunday 14th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It is another very cold morning. There is a lot of grey cloud hanging over the village at the moment but clearer blue skies above that. So some very varied scenery early on depending on where you are. I recommend a trip up as high as you can to see over the clouds. Hakuba Cortina: 30-50cm Hakuba 47: 10cm Happo-one: 5cm (top of Gondola) Interesting to see Cortina reporting so much fresh; and Happo-one only 5cm. Hmmm. The resorts curiously don't seem to be reporting as much as we are seeing. I usually check four different location numbers in a morning as a kind of check, and obviously there are areas that get more or less snow than others. This morning the numbers around base areas are 5cm, 9cm, 13cm (the place we usually measure) and 15cm since yesterday. You can see the problem we face with this Nature thing! Whatever, the headline numbers aside, I think it's fair to say there's a layer of fresh snow out there with more of it to the north at Cortina and Norikura. Sun is expected today so these clouds are probably going to be moving on this morning. It should be a very good day. Sun is forecast for tomorrow too, when it should also be a little milder. The forecasts are looking.... interesting for mid-week. Heavy rain or heavy snow? I know which I prefer. ----- Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned Courses open: - All course are now open Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 360cm - Usagidaira: 190cm - Lower: 105cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Alps Number 2 and 4 lifts usually operate on weekends only) Courses open: - All courses are open Official snow depth: - Top: 305cm - Toomi: 120cm - Iimori: 70cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is closed) Courses open: - All courses available Official snow depth: - Top: 295cm - Base: 100cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating as planned Courses open: - All course areas are open apart from some parts of Sawa-one and Kane-no-naru-oka Number 2 Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 285cm - Han-no-ki: 275cm - Maruyama: 120cm - Shirakaba: 245cm - Champion: 150cm - Oya-no-hara: 130cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 135cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - All lifts are operating Courses open: - All courses apart from Itadaira Forecast opening at time of report Official snow depth: - Top: 300cm - Base: 200cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating with most courses open Official snow depth: - Top: 180cm - Base: 100cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 are operating Official snow depth: - 210cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - All lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 150cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Operating lifts: - All three lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 110cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 14th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 300cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 95cm reported on 10 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 287cm Posted on Friday 12th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resorts this morning: Hakuba Happo-one: 8cm Hakuba 47: 5cm Hakuba Cortina: 1cm Not as much to report this morning - more that I am measuring actually... with conditions keeping very cold it should be great out there this morning again. Earlier on snow was falling but now it is generally cloudy but I can see some snow actually breaking through in places (see Iwatake webcam image below). Might we see clearer conditions later on? Though the forecasts I like have snow through today and tomorrow. With clearer weather beyond that, I'd prefer more fresh myself. Bring it on. ----- Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned Courses open: - All course are now open Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 380cm - Usagidaira: 205cm - Lower: 105cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Alps Number 2 and 4 lifts usually operate on weekends only) Courses open: - All courses are open Official snow depth: - Top: 305cm - Toomi: 120cm - Iimori: 70cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is closed) Courses open: - All courses available Official snow depth: - Top: 295cm - Base: 105cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating as planned Courses open: - All course areas are open apart from some parts of Sawa-one and Kane-no-naru-oka Number 2 Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 280cm - Han-no-ki: 270cm - Maruyama: 110cm - Shirakaba: 240cm - Champion: 140cm - Oya-no-hara: 130cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 130cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - All lifts are operating Courses open: - All courses should be opening Official snow depth: - Top: 270cm - Base: 180cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating with most courses open Official snow depth: - Top: 170cm - Base: 80cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Alps Number 1 and 7 are operating Official snow depth: - 210cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Number 8 and 10 are operating Official snow depth: - 145cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Operating lifts: - All three lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 110cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 12th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 287cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 82cm reported on 9 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 18cm Snowfall at base this season 277cm Posted on Thursday 11th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Yesterday it was all about the snow with the wind giving us a breather to just enjoy the fresh out there. With more snow overnight, here's the fresh snowfall headlines. Hakuba Happo-one: 50cm (top of Gondola) Hakuba Cortina: 15-20cm (base); 20-25cm (top) Hakuba Goryu: 15-25cm Hakuba 47: up to 20cm (maybe up to 30cm) Way to go Happo-one! I like it when a place reports an impressive 50cm of snow. That is up by their upper gondola station. I feel the need to check that out myself. ;) Good numbers around the other resorts too so conditions should be good this morning. The forecast continues to be good too with the snow clouds likely to continue being over our lovely Hakuba and delivering through Saturday. Visibility looks limited out on many slopes this morning. Fresh powder and limited visibility. Difficult to not be really excited about it, but an extra need to be careful whilst having all that fun. Enjoy yourself and take care. --- Ski resort information on Thursday 11th January 2018 (at time of writing): Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Some top lifts look like they are on hold at the start of the day Courses open: - All course are now open (as long as the lifts are moving!) Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 320cm - Usagidaira: 210cm - Lower: 105cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Alps Number 2 and 4 lifts usually operate on weekends only) Courses open: - All courses are open Official snow depth: - Top: 305cm - Toomi: 120cm - Iimori: 85cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is closed) Courses open: - All courses available Official snow depth: - Top: 290cm - Base: 105cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - Most lifts operating as planned - some delayed due to snow removal Courses open: - All course areas are open apart from some parts of Sawa-one and Kane-no-naru-oka Number 2 Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 270cm - Han-no-ki: 265cm - Maruyama: 110cm - Shirakaba: 240cm - Champion: 140cm - Oya-no-hara: 130cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 130cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - All lifts are operating Courses open: - All courses should be opening Official snow depth: - Top: 260cm - Base: 180cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating with most courses open Official snow depth: - Top: 170cm - Base: 80cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 are operating Official snow depth: - 180cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Number 8 and 10 are operating Official snow depth: - 145cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Operating lifts: - All three lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 105cm ----- Night time skiing (nighta) at resorts in the region - weather & conditions permitting: 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 Kane-no-naru-oka area from 6pm until 8:50pm on 3rd, 10th, 11th February Karamatsu Shirakaba area from 6pm until 9pm on 13th, 20th, 27th January; 10th, 11th, 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 Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 11th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 277cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 72cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 259cm Posted on Wednesday 10th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . The wet feel to proceedings yesterday made way to proper snow I'm happy to report. Here's the fresh snowfall headlines as reported by the ski resorts: Hakuba Cortina: 15-20cm at base; 20-25cm on upper areas Hakuba Happo: 20cm (top gondola station) Hakuba Goryu: 15-30cm Hakuba 47: up to 30cm Less so down here at base, but a nice new layer up on the slopes then. Should be good though visibility looks very poor in some places early on. A few lifts affected early on by the weather conditions this morning at Happo-one and Tsugaike but hopefully they'll get going. The forecast for the next few days is looking very positive with some potentially heavy snow and some good numbers to report tomorrow (and beyond). Take care out there and have fun. Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Some top lifts look like they are on hold at the start of the day Courses open: - All course are now open (as long as the lifts are moving!) Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 310cm - Usagidaira: 170cm - Lower: 90cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Alps Number 2 and 4 lifts usually operate on weekends only) Courses open: - All courses are open Official snow depth: - Top: 295cm - Toomi: 115cm - Iimori: 65cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned (Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is closed) Courses open: - All courses available Official snow depth: - Top: 270cm - Base: 95cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - A number of lifts not operating due to weather conditions; Gondola operating Courses open: - All course areas are open apart from some parts of Sawa-one and Kane-no-naru-oka Number 2 Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 270cm - Han-no-ki: 265cm - Maruyama: 90cm - Shirakaba: 240cm - Champion: 120cm - Oya-no-hara: 130cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 110cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Number 4 and 5 are operating Courses open: - Ikenota Forest, Hieda Forest, Mt Hieda, Itadaira amongst others closed or confirming safety at the start of the day Official snow depth: - Top: 240cm - Base: 160cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating with most courses open Official snow depth: - Top: 160cm - Base: 80cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Alps Number 1 and 7 are operating Official snow depth: - 165cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Number 8 and 10 are operating Official snow depth: - 140cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Operating lifts: - All three lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 100cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 10th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 259cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 54cm reported on 7 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 251cm Posted on Tuesday 9th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . I have to get myself off to Nagano early this morning so it's an early quick report from me today. Sorry it can't be more in-depth. Not the most friendly of early morning conditions here with wind and kind of wet conditions with a mix of rain, sleet or snow depending on where you are. The wind will surely be affecting lifts are resorts even though it doesn't actually feel windy outside my place just now; info updated as much as possible at this early hour below. Please check with resorts if you plan to get out this morning. Looking forward to some good decent proper snow later on and tomorrow. Bring it on, as they say - hope for a nice report tomorrow morning. Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 9th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 251cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 46cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 249cm Posted on Friday 5th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It is a very cold start to the day here. My thermometer outside saying -8C. There's a light covering of snow on the ground though some places reporting none - and just a bit being reported by the resorts that I can find: Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm (top of Gondola) Hakuba Cortina 3cm (base and top) Nice and cold, snow conditions should be great this morning. And things seem to be calm too. Just wrap up well. Perhaps a little snow tomorrow but looking at the forecast it looks like we are down for some heavy snow again early in the week. Sounds good to me (though the rain that is currently shown on the forecast to be with us Monday before the snow appears sounds much less appealing!!) Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 5th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 249cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 44cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 246cm Posted on Thursday 4th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. I was out on 47/Goryu yesterday where it was snowing and pretty windy at times. Nothing getting wrapped up well can't solve, and the snow was good. Snow was falling but getting blown around by the wind. This morning light snow falling down to village level and I have just 3cm to report here. And here is what the resorts themselves are reporting: Hakuba Goryu: 5cm Hakuba Happo-one: 3cm Hakuba 47: 0cm (?) Hakuba Cortina: 15-20cm Cortina wins! It is a cold morning so the conditions should be great first up More snow during the day today; some more Saturday; and early next week. Regular snowfall. I like the sound of that. Enjoy! --- Ski resort opening status on Thursday 4th January 2018: Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - All lifts should be operating today; top Grat quad delayed Courses open: - All course are now generally open - Only the Kurobishi Off-Piste Area remains closed Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 260cm - Usagidaira: 140cm - Lower: 95cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - All lifts operating as planned Courses open: - All courses are open (Adventure after safety checks) Official snow depth: - Top: 290cm - Toomi: 120cm - Iimori: 90cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Line D are operating Courses open: - All courses available - The Tree Riding Zone is now open Official snow depth: - Top: 250cm - Base: 95cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Kane-no-naru-oka Skyliner I operating Courses open: - All course areas are open Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 270cm - Han-no-ki: 280cm - Maruyama: 110cm - Shirakaba: 230cm - Oya-no-hara: 130cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 125cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - All lifts operating Courses open: - All courses open Official snow depth: - Top: 313cm - Base: 185cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Most lifts are operating Official snow depth: - Top: 170cm - Base: 90cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 are operating Official snow depth: - 240cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - Number 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 140cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Operating lifts: - All three lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 110cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 4th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 246cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 41cm 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 34cm Snowfall at base this season 241cm Posted on Wednesday 3rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . I'll try to keep it short and get this out there. Fresh snowfall reported by the resorts: Hakuba Goryu: 30-45cm Hakuba Happo-one: 40cm Hakuba 47: 20-40cm Hakuba Cortina; 30+cm And I have 34cm to add to the report. Nice. What is less nice is the strong winds which are affecting lift operations. I have updated info below but basically top lifts are being affected. Still, the storm is bringing us some fresh snow which is a good thing. If you brave the weather today. Be prepared. Take care. Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 3rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 241cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (3rd January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 36cm 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 206cm Posted on Monday 1st January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning and a very Happy New Year to you all. Enjoy last night? The slopes were as you might expect very busy yesterday. More cloud moved in with snow falling in the afternoon again but there wasn't much wind and I don't think there'll be any complaints. I spent my evening last night indoors but I am already hearing a few stories of some raucous fun that was being enjoyed. I expect there might be a few hangovers than normal this morning! Back to fresh snow and here is what the resorts are reporting: Hakuba Goryu - 10cm up top Hakuba Happo-one - 5cm top of Gondola Hakuba Cortina - 2cm at base and 3cm up top Just a bit of snow down at base to report myself and while we had a pretty early morning sunrise, things have clouded over further since then and right now visibility seems generally rather limited out on the mountains. Oh yes, and while it doesn't feel particularly cold, it has started snowing. Hopefully this is the start of decent snowfall over the next few days. Look to Wednesday in particular for potential heavy snow. I like the sounds of that. Have a good New Years Day. Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - All lifts (apart from Happo Number 1 pair) are operating Courses open: - All course are now generally open - Only the Kurobishi Off-Piste Area remains closed - Nighta for New Years Eve from 10:00pm until 11:40pm - free Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 250cm - Usagidaira: 120cm - Lower: 80cm Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - All lifts apart are operating Courses open: - All courses are open Official snow depth: - Top: 265cm - Toomi: 90cm - Iimori: 60cm Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - All lifts are operating Courses open: - All main courses are open - The Tree Riding Zone is now open Official snow depth: - Top: 225cm - Base: 80cm Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - All lifts should be operating Courses open: - All course areas are open Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 250cm - Han-no-ki: 250cm - Maruyama: 100cm - Shirakaba: 200cm - Oya-no-hara: 110cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 125cm Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - All lifts operating Courses open: - All courses open Official snow depth: - Top: 268cm - Base: 175cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Official snow depth: - Top: 160cm - Base: 80cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - All lifts apart from Alps Number 7 are operating Official snow depth: - 220cm Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - Number 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 115cm Hakuba Sanosaka Operating lifts: - All three lifts are operating Official snow depth: - 90cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 1st January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 206cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 59cm Posted on Tuesday 5th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Morning from Hakuba. And there's some fresh snow to report this morning. Here's what I am seeing the resorts report: - Hakuba 47: about 20cm on upper slopes Er, that's it I'm afraid. Resorts don't seem to be into gear yet with their morning info. But 20cm on uppper slopes at Hakuba 47 probably means a similar haul at other nearby resort areas, so it should be a very good morning. Though visibility looking very limited this morning as the snow falls and covered in cloud. There's 0cm of snow down in the central village area, with a few cm around resort base areas as you get slightly higher (which is where my number is coming to you from). The forecast is looking really nice for regular snowfall over the coming week. And decent amounts too. Let's hope that forecast is right. Until tomorrow, when I hope to bring more snow news. Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Gondola Adam - Panorama pair lift - Alpen quad lift - Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift - Skyline Number 2 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama area - Usagidaira area - Kurobishi area - Skyline area Official snow depth: - Usagidaira: 110cm - Kurobishi: 140cm Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - Goryu Telecabin (gondola) - Alps Number 1 pair lift - Alps Number 3 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama - Grand Prix - Technical - Super Official snow depth: - Top: 115cm - Toomi: 0cm Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - Line 8 Gondola - Line AB pair lift - Line C quad lift - Line E high speed pair lift Courses open: - Route 1 (* upper area only) - Route 2 - Route 3 - Route 4 - Route 5 - Route 6 - Route 8 Official snow depth: - Top: 110cm - Base: 15cm Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts - EVE Gondola - Tsuga Number 2 pair lift - Han-no-ki high speed pair lift Courses open: - Tsuga-no-mori - Han-kou Official snow depth: - Top: 95cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 5th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 59cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 12cm 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