Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 35cm Snowfall at base this season 339cm Posted on Monday 12th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Loads of snow. Oh yes. It's a very good morning from here in Hakuba, with a good 35-40cm or so piled up outside my place this morning. Resorts around the valley are reporting nice deep fresh layers of snow as well. I've added the numbers where available by the notes for each resort below. Special mention to that 60cm recorded by Hakuba Cortina. No doubt there's more than a few excited folk experiencing that powder right now as I sit here typing this. I'd prefer to be sat here, of course! ;) Happo-one clocking in 50cm at Usagidaira. Kashiyamari reporting 50cm. 40cm at Goryu. They're all good numbers this morning. Must admit, I wasn't expecting them but I'm certainly not complaining as we should be back to full on conditions this morning. Poor visibility in places as well. Unfortunately stronger winds on mountain are affecting some lifts and I've also added that to the notes below. It goes without saying, that situation may (hopefully) change of course during the day. Today is the last day of this long 3 day weekend in Japan course, with things settling back to normal once again from tomorrow. There's a good chance of sunshine as well tomorrow with the clearer weather and milder temperatures forecast to continue through until the end of the week. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Monday 12th January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 40cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and Toomi. Alps Daira Number 1 lift affected by wind. All courses open except Panorama Course and Adventure Course. - Alps Daira - 305cm - Toomi - 160cm - Iimori - 150cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 15cm of snow yesterday on mountain, 20-30cm of fresh snowfall at base this morning, rumoured over 50cm on R4. Looks like resort is all open. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 290cm - Lower - 170cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 50cm of fresh snowfall at Usagidaira, 30cm at Riesen. Top lifts affected by conditions this morning - Grat Quad, Alpen Quad, Kuroboshi Number 3 Pair, Usagidaira, Kurobishi Number 2 Quad, Skyline Number 2 Pair. - Usagidaira - 290cm - Nakiyama - 160cm - Sakka - 180cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 60cm of new snowfall this morning. Most open, some areas confirming safety at time of writing report. - Upper - 380cm - Lower - 260cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Forest course and Uma-no-se course closed due. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 355cm - Maruyama - 200cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 195cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 35cm-50cm of fresh snowfall. Most of the resort open, some courses closed. - Upper - 270cm - Lower - 160cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall. All courses open. - 285cm --- Kashimayari: Reporting 50cm of fresh snowfall. All areas now open. Night skiing every day until 15th March. - 210cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January (and 11th); February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January 10th (and 11th); February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 12th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 339cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 63cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 349cm Posted on Saturday 17th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . I'm happy to report snow started falling overnight in Hakuba. The day yesterday ended up with some sun and blue sky to enjoy amongst the remaining clouds. This morning there's a good 10cm on the ground around village areas, and resorts reporting more (as noted below). A bit heavy perhaps but forecasts tell us to expect temperatures to actually drop as the day progresses today and so I expect some fine snow to be falling up there during the day and tonight. Snowing now and generally poor visibility on the slopes as well as a moderate to strong northerly wind. For the moment I can only see that the top part of the Gondola at Tsugaike Kogen and the top lifts there are stopped due to the weather conditions. Some course areas at Hakuba Cortina and Iwatake closed due to avalanche danger and checking going on over there. All other areas seem to be open as normal. The snow is forecast to stop sometime around tomorrow morning and local forecasts are predicting a quick clear up and maybe even some sun again. Have a great Saturday wherever you are. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Saturday 17th January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 10cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and Toomi areas. All courses open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 295cm - Toomi - 160cm - Iimori - 160cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 20cm of snowfall at base and 20-30cm on upper areas. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 290cm - Lower - 170cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall at Usagidaira, 10+cm at base. Happo Banks The Snow Park opening event planned for 31st January. - Usagidaira - 280cm - Nakiyama - 160cm - Sakka - 170cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 20cm of new snowfall this morning. Number 4 and 5 lifts closed due to avalanche danger this morning along with the Mt Hieda and Itadaira courses. - Upper - 350cm - Lower - 230cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. Looks like some lift distruption early on due to weather - top half of Gondola and two top lifts not moving. - Tsuga-no-mori - 340cm - Maruyama - 195cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 200cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 15-30cm of fresh snowfall. Mostly open, areas of the Mountain Side are closed. - Upper - 270cm - Lower - 165cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall. All courses open.... some currently being checked for safety as I write this. - 285cm --- Kashimayari: Reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall. All areas now open. - 200cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January (and 11th); February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January 10th (and 11th); February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 17th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 349cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 73cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 369cm Posted on Sunday 18th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Lots of fresh snow over the last day or so here in Hakuba. As you can see from the reports coming in from around the different resorts around the valley, differing numbers being reported but the general headline is decent fresh snow out on the mountains this morning. Snow and limited visibility for most of the day yesterday, and poor weather conditions actually made Kashimayari (where I was) cancel their nighta. But I think for many it would have been a great day in the snow with some very fine conditions. A different look this morning with lots of blue sky above Hakuba and the sun shining down on us. There's still a big bank of cloud covering the mountain backdrop from view, but blue skies above that. Some strong winds are present on mountain this morning though and there is some lift disruption at Happo-one and Hakuba Goryu with the top lifts at both resorts on hold as of 9am. Let's hope they can get those open soon so people can enjoy those top areas. More snowfall due tomorrow afternoon to be followed by a few days of clearer skies again according to the latest local forecast. Chance of temperatures rising slightly around Wednesday, we'll look at that situation again nearer the time. Doesn't look like it should warm up too much though. Lots of fresh snow to have fun in this morning. Take care, hope you can get to enjoy it. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Sunday 18th January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 25cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and 15cm at Toomi area. Top Alps Daira lifts not open early on due to strong wind conditions. All courses open except Panorama and Adventure Course. - Alps Daira - 310cm - Toomi - 165cm - Iimori - 160cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 25cm of snowfall during the day yesterday by Line C at 3pm. Reporting another 20cm since last night. That's a lot of snow over the last 24 hours or so. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 310cm - Lower - 180cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall at Usagidaira this morning and another 10cm at base. Happo Banks The Snow Park opening event planned for 31st January. - Usagidaira - 290cm - Nakiyama - 160cm - Sakka - 180cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 40cm of new snowfall this morning. All open by the looks! - Upper - 360cm - Lower - 280cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. Uma-no-se course and Forest course closed this morning. - Tsuga-no-mori - 370cm - Maruyama - 200cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 210cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 5-10cm of fresh snowfall. Mostly open, areas of the Mountain Side are closed. - Upper - 270cm - Lower - 170cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting another 30cm of fresh snowfall this morning. All courses open.... some currently being checked for safety as I write this once again. - 315cm --- Kashimayari: Reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall. All areas now open. - 220cm Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 18th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 369cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 93cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 370cm Posted on Monday 19th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Yesterday turned into a real beauty. By mid morning the remaining clouds over the mountains had all but disappeared leaving us with fantastic scenery, fine blue skies and lots of sunshine. A really beautiful early evening as well. Stunning. Not much can be seen this morning though, as the snow is back and it's coming down pretty good up on the mountains looking at the webcams just now. Limited visibility. Only up to a few cm or so at most to report from around the ski-jo so far, but it should be snowing for the day and so I expect to bring news of fresh cm tomorrow morning. Feels like a moderate north easterly wind, but all resorts appear to be planning on opening as normal. Hopefully that will be the case. Back to clearer skies tomorrow and Wednesday maybe before a return to snowfall on Thursday. --- Someone has asked why the Adventure Course at Hakuba Goryu seems to never open. Just spoken with someone over at the resort about that to get an official word - it might open but they don't feel it's the conditions to open it right now... safety concerns by the sounds of things. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Monday 19th January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 1cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and 1-3cm on lower areas. All courses open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 300cm - Toomi - 165cm - Iimori - 165cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 5cm of snowfall on upper areas. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 300cm - Lower - 180cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 3cm of fresh snowfall at Usagidaira this morning; just 1cm or so at base. Happo Banks The Snow Park opening event planned for 31st January. - Usagidaira - 295cm - Nakiyama - 160cm - Sakka - 180cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 3cm of new snowfall this morning. All courses open by the looks of things. - Upper - 400cm - Lower - 265cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 360cm - Maruyama - 200cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 210cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall. Mostly open (some course areas on the Mountain Side not open). - Upper - 245cm - Lower - 165cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall. All courses open.... some currently being checked for safety as I write this once again. - 315cm --- Kashimayari: Reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall. All areas now open. - 220cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January (and 11th); February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January 10th (and 11th); February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 19th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 370cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 94cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 385cm Posted on Tuesday 20th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Lots of fresh snow being reported this morning. Over 15cm outside my place, but more importantly resorts reporting some nice deep conditions out there. Poor visibility though with some thick cloud and foggy conditions up there early on... much as it was for lots of yesterday actually. The webcams from around the resorts almost all show... well, not much actually! The mountains are covered in cloud. Top lifts at Happo-one are going to be delayed but the weather conditions are forecast to improve and it might even get to be sunny later on in the day. With more sun forecast for tomorrow as well and warmer conditions. We'll have to enjoy those clearings while we can though as it's due to be snowing again on Thursday. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Tuesday 20th January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 20cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and 10cm at Toomi. All courses open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 315cm - Toomi - 175cm - Iimori - 165cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 5cm of snowfall this morning but 35cm on mountain during the day yesterday. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 320cm - Lower - 190cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 25cm of fresh snowfall at Usagidaira. Happo Banks The Snow Park opening event planned for 31st January. - Usagidaira - 290cm - Nakiyama - 170cm - Sakka - 180cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 30cm of new snowfall this morning. All courses open. - Upper - 410cm - Lower - 275cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Uma-no-se Course and Forest Course closed this morning. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 370cm - Maruyama - 200cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 210cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall. Mostly open (some course areas on the Mountain Side not open). - Upper - 260cm - Lower - 175cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: All courses open. - 300cm --- Kashimayari: All areas now open. - 230cm Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Tuesday 20th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 385cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 109cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 387cm Posted on Friday 23rd January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It's another relatively mild morning here in Hakuba, with the temperature in village currently just slightly over freezing. Somewhat wet and heavy conditions yesterday with a mix of snow on mountain and rainy conditions lower down. Some resort areas reporting up to 15cm of snowfall on upper areas this morning, with just a bit nearer village. Limited visibility at times. This morning, cloud cover and fog once again giving reduced visibility all round. Snow is falling - again it's not the best light powder snow that we all prefer... but snow all the same. There's a moderate northerly wind at the moment too. Looking towards the weekend and for tomorrow it seems that after a cold night tonight, we have a good chance of clear and sunny conditions over the region during the daytime and decent into Sunday as well. The next decent snowfall is forecast for around Tuesday or Wednesday. Anyway clear skies tomorrow would be good for the weekend. Hope you can come and enjoy it. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Friday 23rd January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 13cm of new snowfall on Alps Daira and 2-5cm on lower areas. All courses open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 305cm - Toomi - 170cm - Iimori - 170cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 15cm of snowfall overnight on upper slopes. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 300cm - Lower - 180cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall at Usagidaira. Happo Banks The Snow Park opening event planned for 31st January. - Usagidaira - 290cm - Nakiyama - 180cm - Sakka - 180cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 5cm of new snowfall this morning. All courses open. - Upper - 385cm - Lower - 260cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Uma-no-se and Forest Course closed this morning. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 350cm - Maruyama - 205cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 210cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 5-15cm of fresh snowfall. All seems to be open this morning! - Upper - 270cm - Lower - 175cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 10cm of fresh snow this morning. All courses open. - 273cm --- Kashimayari: All areas now open. - 210cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January (and 11th); February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January 10th (and 11th); February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 23rd January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 387cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 111cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 390cm Posted on Sunday 25th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba and it's a fairly mild and cloudy start to the day. Yesterday was a real beauty. Deep blue skies, bright sunshine and just a bit of cloud here and there for most of the day. It eventually got cloudy with them covering the mountains late afternoon and we have had some snowfall overnight. Resorts around the valley are reporting up to 10cm of snowfall - as noted in the areas below where that information is available - and there's up to 5cm on the ground here at base this morning as it eases off. Back to this morning and cloud hanging around and the last of some light snow lazily falling early on. A few areas of blue sky are already showing through from behind clouds and we're basically expecting a fine day here again with more sunshine today. Looking ahead, tomorrow's forecast is for warmer temperatures - rising up to around 6 degrees - with the chance of rain going into Tuesday. With temps dropping it should be turning into snow; straight into snow on upper slopes. I'll let you know how that goes. In the meantime, should be a fine day today. Enjoy! --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Sunday 25th January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 5cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and 2cm at Toomi. All courses open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 290cm - Toomi - 170cm - Iimori - 170cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 10cm of new snowfall. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 305cm - Lower - 185cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall. Happo Banks The Snow Park opening event planned for 31st January. - Usagidaira - 290cm - Nakiyama - 160cm - Sakka - 180cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 5cm of new snowfall. All courses open. - Upper - 390cm - Lower - 265cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Uma-no-se course and Forest course open this morning. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 350cm - Maruyama - 195cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 210cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall. - Upper - 275cm - Lower - 165cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Checking Rabbit and Sky View Courses at time of writing. - 275cm --- Kashimayari: All areas now open. - 200cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 25th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 390cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 392cm Posted on Wednesday 28th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Lots of cloud around this morning but blue sky to be seen as well and the sun breaking through the clouds in places just now. Feels much colder this morning and the thermometer confirms that. Slight snowfall on the mountains but generally a bit crusty out there. There's some fun muscle training conditions to be had until we get renewed deep conditions to enjoy in a different way! When will that be? Over the weekend perhaps - it's looking promising. For now though today looks like it'll be a mix of cloud, sun, maybe light snow showers at times; tomorrow sun is forecast. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Wednesday 28th January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 10cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira, 1cm at Toomi and Iimori. All courses open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 295cm - Toomi - 165cm - Iimori - 165cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 1-2cm of new snowfall. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 280cm - Lower - 170cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 5cm of fresh snow at Usagidaira. Happo Banks The Snow Park opening event planned for 31st January - parts of Kitaone closed during preparations. - Usagidaira - 295cm - Nakiyama - 160cm - Sakka - 170cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 10cm of new snowfall. All courses open. - Upper - 385cm - Lower - 250cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Uma-no-se course and Forest course closed early this morning. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 340cm - Maruyama - 180cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 210cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 0-5cm of fresh snowfall. - Upper - 265cm - Lower - 160cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall. All courses plan to be open. - 260cm --- Kashimayari: All areas now open. - 190cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 28th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 392cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 116cm reported on 13 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 402cm Posted on Saturday 31st January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba and I think it's definitely a good one with some decent fresh snow to report from around the mountains. As you can see noted below, up to around 30cm in places on the slopes with around 10cm or so down here at base village level. :) Yesterday the snow we got falling on mountain was more of the heavier kind - this morning it looks drier and lighter, and I'm looking forward to getting up there to enjoy it once I share this info with you. Hopefully the wind that is currently affecting some upper lifts around the valley will ease off and let them get going. As I write this some lifts at Happo-one, 47 and Goryu are on hold. Cortina and Tsugaike both are limited this morning as well due to weather and/or avalanche risk. One of those days when it is best to check with the resort you plan to go to before heading out as conditions may well change. The forecast is for snow, moderate winds and poor visibility today and into tomorrow, a decent chance of clearer and calmer conditions tomorrow. Take care out there. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Saturday 31st January 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 20cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira, 5cm at Toomi and 10cm at Iimori. Start delayed for upper Alps Daira slopes as they do some checking on conditions and safety. All courses planned to be open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 300cm - Toomi - 170cm - Iimori - 170cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 30cm of new snowfall on upper areas. The Line A and C lifts open for 20 minutes longer every day from today (until 4:20pm). Early on, Line C lift on hold. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 300cm - Lower - 180cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 25cm of fresh snow at Usagidaira. Happo Banks The Snow Park opens this morning - be there for 10am for some 'opening festival' action including 'guest riders'. (Why didn't they invite me?!) - Usagidaira - 320cm - Nakiyama - 170cm - Sakka - 160cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 30cm of new snowfall. Number 4 and 5 lifts closed this morning with Mt Hieda and Itadaira courses closed due to avalanche danger. - Upper - 390cm - Lower - 250cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Situation unclear - seems the top part of the Gondola is closed along with the upper lifts early on. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 365cm - Maruyama - 180cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 210cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 20-25cm of fresh snowfall. - Upper - 285cm - Lower - 175cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall. Currently checking some courses for safety before opening. - 270cm --- Kashimayari: All areas now open. - 200cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 31st January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 402cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 126cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 410cm Posted on Friday 6th February 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . After another very fine day yesterday weather-wise, we have some fresh snow this morning from overnight. The snowfall will probably be easing off this morning and even now from the village we can see some blue sky so maybe it will clear up nicely during the daytime. Not so cold overnight last night and at 9am this morning it is around -1C. So yes a bit of fresh snowfall this morning. Different resorts reporting varying amounts of snow this morning and I have noted them all down as far as I can find below. Ranging from a mistaken 0cm (I think) to up to 20cm at Cortina, fresh will vary where you choose this morning I think. Would like to report deeper numbers, so when can we expect them? Looking like it might be Sunday when decent snowfall starts and it's expected to be snowing well into the week next week. Some good numbers probable/likely/hopefully! In the meantime before that, tomorrow is looking set to fine, clear and sunny with temperatures venturing into low positive numbers in the afternoon. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Friday 6th February 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 10cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira and Iimori, 2cm at Toomi. All courses planned to be open (except Adventure Course). - Alps Daira - 295cm - Toomi - 165cm - Iimori - 165cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 10cm of new snowfall. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 295cm - Lower - 175cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 5cm of fresh snow at Riesen. Happo Banks The Snow Park is now open. - Usagidaira - 315cm - Nakiyama - 165cm - Sakka - 170cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 16cm of new snowfall at base and 20cm higher up. Open as planned this morning. - Upper - 410cm - Lower - 268cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Uma-no-se and Forest courses seem open early on today. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 355cm - Maruyama - 195cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 215cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall, but I'm pretty sure there will have been some...! - Upper - 270cm - Lower - 160cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall. - 265cm --- Kashimayari: All areas now open. - 190cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 6th February 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 410cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 126cm reported on 14 days February 2015 snowfall 8cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 407cm Posted on Sunday 1st February 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It was snowing yesterday - quite heavily at times - until late afternoon, with those windy conditions continuing. I was up at Goryu mid-afternoon - the snow was really coming down and at times nearly total whiteout conditions. Some more snowfall overnight and it's a cold morning with snow still falling in places but as I write this now it has eased off - I can even see some blue sky up there and is that some sun shining through in places. It may well be. Strong morning winds affecting some top lifts again this morning around the resorts, fingers crossed that situation will improve to allow them to open. We aren't expecting much snow today and over the next few days the forecast is generally for a mix of cloud, sun and light snow showers from time to time. It should be keeping cold, perhaps with slightly milder conditions around Wesnesday and Thursday. Should be a fun day out there especially if visibility improves and the wind calms. --- Official snow depth numbers and operations at time of writing on Sunday 1st February 2015. Subject to change during the day: Hakuba Goryu: Reporting 10cm of new snowfall at Alps Daira, 5cm at Toomi and Iimori. Top Alps Daira lifts on hold due to strong winds. All courses planned to be open(except Adventure Course) - Panorama will depend on lifts. - Alps Daira - 305cm - Toomi - 170cm - Iimori - 170cm --- Hakuba 47: Reporting 15cm of new snowfall on upper areas during the day yesterday; 5cm overnight. The Line A and C lifts now open until 4:20pm daily. Early on, Line E lift on hold. Tree Riding Zone is open. - Upper - 310cm - Lower - 185cm --- Happo-one: Reporting 10+cm of fresh snow at Usagidaira. Top lifts not open early on due to weather conditions. Happo Banks The Snow Park is now open. - Usagidaira - 330cm - Nakiyama - 170cm - Sakka - 160cm --- Hakuba Cortina: Reporting 15-20cm of new snowfall. A number of areas of the resort 'confirming safety' (Lifts 4 and 5) early on. - Upper - 430cm - Lower - 285cm --- Tsugaike Kogen: Uma-no-se and Forest course closed early morning. Please note that the top Tsugaike Ropeway only opens for spring season. - Tsuga-no-mori - 375cm - Maruyama - 200cm - Kane-no-naru-oka - 215cm --- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Reporting 0-5cm of fresh snowfall. - Upper - 280cm - Lower - 175cm --- Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall. Currently checking some courses for safety before opening. - 270cm --- Kashimayari: All areas now open. - 200cm --- Night skiing at resorts in the Hakuba area: Hakuba Goryu: Toomi area every day until 31st March. 6pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Happo-one: Nakiyama area every day until mid March. 5pm until 9pm. Hakuba Cortina: Every day until 31st March. 5pm until 8pm. Tsugaike Kogen: Kane-no-naru-oka on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th. 6pm until 8:50pm. Karamatsu-Shirakaba on Saturdays in January; February 7th, 14th, 28th; Saturdays in March. 6pm until 9pm. Kashimayari: Every day until 15th March. 4:30pm until 9:30pm. Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 1st February 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 407cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 276cm reported on 23 days January 2015 snowfall 126cm reported on 14 days February 2015 snowfall 5cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 38cm Posted on Sunday 7th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . There has been another 5-10cm or so of fresh snow in the village and base areas this morning. More higher up - Happo-one telling us there was 15cm of fresh up on the Usagidaira area of the resort. It was snowing good last night though it must have eased off overnight. Still, daily top-ups at are certainly a good thing. It doesn't look like there's much change on the open lift/courses front this morning with operations pretty much as they were yesterday. The forecast tells us that it might actually clear up a bit today and for the next significant snow to be arriving at the end of the coming week. Before then we might get a mix of sometime snow showers, sun and rain. --- Happo-one Happo has 4 lifts moving again morning, same as yesterday. The resort is reporting snow depth of 20cm at base and 95cm at Usagidaira, with another 15cm of fresh snow at Usagidaira. Official Snow depths: Base - 20cm Usagidaira - 95cm Open lifts: -Kokusai Number 3 -Panorama -Alpen Quad -Kurobishi Number 2 Quad -Adam Gondola and Kokusai Number 1 lifts open to take people up to the open area Open courses: -Panorama -Usagidaira -Kurobishi (part) -Please note, can't yet ski back down to base. -- Hakuba 47 Hakuba 47 is almost all open. Official Snow depths: Base - 45cm Upper - 95cm Open courses: -Upper part of Route 1 -Route 2 -Route 3 -Route 5 -Route 6 -Route 8. -The lower part of Route 1 and Route 7 are skiable 'at your own risk' which I think is the best way to translate 'jiko sekinin'. -Route 4 is the only one closed as they deal with the snow, apparently. -The Tree Riding Zone is not open yet. Open lifts: -Gondola -Line A -Line C -Line E -- Hakuba Goryu The top area of Hakuba Goryu is open. Looks like they have opened the Super Course as well. Official Snow depths: Base - n/a Alps Daira - 90cm Open lifts: -Alps Number 1 Pair lift -Alps Number 3 Pair lift -Gondola is open to take people up to the open area Open courses: -Alps Daira Panorama -Alps Daira Grand Prix -Super Course -- Tsugaike Kogen Part of the upper slopes of Tsugaike Kogen is open. Official Snow depths: Base - n/a Upper - 133cm Open lifts: -Han-no-ki High Speed Pair -Gondola is open to take people up to the open area Open courses: -Upper part of Han-no-ki --- Other planned opening dates: Hakuba Sanosaka - mid December Hakuba Norikura Onsen - mid December Kashimayari Sports Village - Saturday 13th December Hakuba Cortina - Saturday 13th December Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field - Friday 19th December Hakuba Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 7th December 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 38cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 10cm (4th, 5th and 7th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 38cm 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