Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 565cm Weather overview Fine and sunny Wind Calm Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Monday 6th May 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Some thin cloud over the mountains but other than that it's lovely sunshine and fine blue skies over Hakuba again, making for a good end to the season (* see below!). Temps dipped down to around +3 overnight in the village but will probably rise to over 20 degrees later on today. There's a chance of rain later on according to the forecast, but hopefully that will be once the lifts are done for the day. Hre we were thinking that today was going to be the last day of the ski season in Hakuba. Well, apparently, not quite! Hakuba Goryu is planning to open it's top runs once again next weekend, the 11th and 12th of May, for one last go. If you fancy a last (last) run out, it'll be 2000 yen for adults and 600 yen for children. Other resorts don't seem to be planning to do the same with them all saying that today is the last day of the ski season. At the end of today, Monday 6th May, the ski season will officially close at the Hakuba Happo-one, Hakuba 47 and Tsugaike Kogen resorts. Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 6th May 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 565cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 168cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall: 10cm reported on 4 days April 2013 snowfall: 6cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 565cm Weather overview Sunny Wind Calm Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Monday 13th May 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . That's it then folks. Yesterday was the last day of the season for the Hakuba Goryu resort opened for the weekend, the day started off with some clouds amongst the mostly blue skies. This morning it's blue skies and already close to 20 degrees. Going to be another fine and very warm day here. There's lots of those ahead now as we move into "green season" proper. It's a long wait until the next snow in autumn, but lots of things to do in Hakuba during that time of course. It has been a good long winter though, so we should be thankful. You can relive the season with a look back through the archives of these Hakuba Now reports, which is what I have been doing the last few days. Some top memories of awesome snowfalls once again and excellent snow conditions. As with other areas, the heavy snow was perhaps not as full-on and prolonged at times as it has been known to be, especially down at village level, but on the mountains (where it counts) the resorts have been able to be operating through until May as usual. Of course, March 2013 saw things warm up a bit too much for everyone's liking, but then it cooled down again and even brought us snowfall in the last part of the season. There's still a lot of snow up there in the mountains for the more adventurous types, but now the ski resorts are all officially closed and are preparing to click into their summer season operations. The gondolas at the resorts will be open from the following dates: Happo-one - Saturday 25th May (until 4th November) Tsugaike Kogen - Saturday 1st June (until 4th November) Hakuba Goryu - Saturday 15th June Hakuba 47 - Saturday 13th July So you can get up there for some cool fresh air, hiking, and those magnificent views of the Hakuba mountains. Anyway, that's it for our reports this season, thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed reading them. Hope you were able to get to Hakuba as well and enjoy the snow. Come the end of summer we'll all be desperate for the snow once again... and we'll be here once it starts to cool down. Have a fun summer and see you in autumn. Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 13th May 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 565cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days February 2013 snowfall 168cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall: 10cm reported on 4 days April 2013 snowfall: 6cm reported on 3 days Previous 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 351cm Weather overview Heavy snow, yey! Wind Moderate to strong Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 25th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Wow it's a very snowy morning here in Hakuba. It started snowing late afternoon/early evening yesterday and it has obviously been busy at it overnight. How much has fallen? A lot. Asking a few people around different areas of the Hakuba and Otari region this morning and you'll get different numbers. I would say about 40cm here in a rather central location, but I have also been told 30cm and up to even 50cm by some excited friends. Take your pick. Basically, a lot.... and it is still falling now and not looking like it wants to stop. Snow of the heavier variety from where I'm looking. As for the resorts, Hakuba 47 are reporting 30cm of new snowfall at the base of the resort. Happo-one are reporting an increase of 30cm at Usagidaira this morning. Goryu have yet to update their report - perhaps snowed in! I'll try to update that later on when they get it updated. Tsugaike have increased their base snow depth by 50cm and Cortina are reporting 40cm on upper slopes. So anyway, heavy snow continues to fall, clouds and fog and poor visibility. For now though only a slight wind in the village but stronger winds on the mountain. Bit of confusion regarding lifts. Strong winds affecting lifts at 47/Goryu as the time of writing and Cortina is only part open. Happo seems to be pretty much open as planned though we can perhaps expect some lifts to be operating at reduced speed. And surprisingly it's not too cold either in the village this morning, about -3 right now at Happo base. Temperature up at Usagidaira at 1400m is -6.8C with an average NE wind speed of 2.4m/s. This heavy and ongoing new snowfall on top of the weak upper snowpack will have greatly increased avalanche hazard. Staying within resort boundaries is highly recommended in these conditions. Don't take big risks - stay safe and take care out there. There is a ton of fun to be had on the resorts with more than enough fresh snow for everyone. This storm is due to continue through today and tomorrow, perhaps into Sunday but generally calmer conditions forecast. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 25th January 2013: Hakuba Goryu: 25cm of new reported on lower slopes and up to 40cm on upper slopes from Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 300cm; Toomi - 160cm; Iimori - 130cm Hakuba 47: 30cm of new snowfall reported at base by Hakuba 47 this morning - surely more higher up. Official snow depth: Upper - 255cm Lower - 170cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 230cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 120cm Sakka - 120cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 300cm Lower slopes - 160cm Hakuba Cortina: 20-40cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 330cm Lower slopes - 185cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 190cm Lower slopes - 100cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 120cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 25th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 351cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December, 25th January) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 119cm 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 253cm Weather overview Moderate snow Wind Light-moderate Temperature - Visibility Fair to poor Posted on Thursday 3rd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . The snow continued yesterday and this morning resorts around the valley are reporting up to 35cm of new snowfall since yesterday. The Deep Award goes to Hakuba Cortina this morning with that haul on it's upper slopes. Goryu is reporting 10cm on lower slopes and 30cm on upper slopes with Hakuba 47 reporting 25cm of new snow on the upper slopes. I think we can safely say that whichever resort you choose today you'll be rewarded with some fine snow conditions. Yey! There hasn't actually been a huge amount of snowfall down at village level. The slightly heavier snow of last night changed to drier snow and it is still coming down now this morning. Probably 5-10cm of snow at base levels and just a few cm where I live. It's the snow on the slopes that matters, though, right? It is a cold morning and not going to rise much about -5C today in the village, in fact we are forecast to get colder this afternoon and into tomorrow. It is all grey and white out there this morning with generally limited visibility. Should be great out there! With all the new snow, we have some rather dangerous avalanche conditions at the moment and venturing out to avalanche terrain is not recommended. Take care out there. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 3rd January 2013 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 10cm on lower slopes and 30cm on upper slopes - new snow reported from Hakuba Goryu. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 250cm; Toomi - 125cm; Iimori - 100cm Hakuba 47: 25cm of new snow reported on upper slopes by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 210cm Lower - 95cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 190cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 90cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 270cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Cortina: 25-35cm new snow reported from Hakuba Cortina. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 265cm Lower slopes - 160cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 145cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 75cm Hakuba Minekata: 70cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 3rd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 253cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 21cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 235cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Tuesday 1st January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Happy New Year from Hakuba. Yesterday it was snowing through the day on the mountains and Hakuba has dry, light snow covering the trails at present. It is snowing this morning as well with about 2-3 cm of fresh snow around the village. Not the brightest and clearest of days with overcast skies and mist hugging the valley... visibility is poor. Current temperatures between around -3C degrees in the village and of course colder out on the mountains. There's not much of a wind at present. Snow is forecast to be falling all day today and through into the following few days as well, so we can't expect to see much or even any of the sun this week. I'm sure people won't complain about fresh snowfall though! The Happo-one Sakka Kitaone Quad was temporarily suspended earlier but all seems to be moving as normal now. Also at Happo-one, until Thursday, the Gondola and Nakiyama No3 lifts at Happo-one are opening early at 7:30am, with the Riesen Quad and Alpen quad lifts opening from 7:45am. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Tuesday 1st January 2013 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 3-5cm on lower slopes and up to 15cm of new snow on upper slopes reported from Hakuba Goryu. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 225cm; Toomi - 115cm; Iimori - 85cm Hakuba 47: 20cm of new snow reported on upper slopes by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 175cm Lower - 70cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 170cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 60cm Sakka - 60cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 230cm Lower slopes - 60cm Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 210cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 110cm Lower slopes - 60cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 70cm Hakuba Minekata: 50cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 1st January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 235cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 3cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 250cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair to poor Posted on Wednesday 2nd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Light powder snow. How does that sound? There has been around 10-15cm of it fall in the village overnight and up to 30cm being reported from the mountains around Hakuba and Otari this morning. Hakuba 47 reporting 30cm on the upper slopes, as is Hakuba Cortina. There should be a decent layer of new snow on all of the slopes in the valley this morning. It's snowing now and the forecast is for more snow today and tomorrow. Fair to poor visibility on the slopes this morning depending on where you are, and there's hardly any wind to report. Get wrapped up and the goggles on and it should be great out there today. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Wednesday 2nd January 2013 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 10-15cm of new snow reported from Hakuba Goryu. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 230cm; Toomi - 120cm; Iimori - 95cm Hakuba 47: 30cm of new snow reported on upper slopes by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 190cm Lower - 90cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 180cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 70cm Sakka - 80cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 240cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Cortina: 20-30cm new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 235cm Lower slopes - 130cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 130cm Lower slopes - 55cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 70cm Hakuba Minekata: 60cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 2nd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 250cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 185cm reported on 19 days January 2013 snowfall 18cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 200cm Weather overview Clear skies Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Thursday 27th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . A beautiful morning in Hakuba. Beautiful blue skies all around contrasting with the white of the snow on the mountains make for some stunning scenery this morning. On a day like today, the mountains of Hakuba can still leave you breathless, even for old hands like myself. After the winds of yesterday, all is calm. All is cold as well... Hakuba 47 reporting a temperature of -15C up at the top there this morning and not much warmer at base at -13C. Still, get wrapped up good and it should make for some fine conditions. Up to 5cm of fresh snow on upper slopes, just a sprinkling lower down. Maybe a bit more cloud tomorrow but generally clearer skies up until Sunday, when more snow is due. Look for some much milder temps Saturday and Sunday before the snow arrives, and perhaps even the chance of rain in the village. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 27th December 2012 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 1-5cm of new snow reported from Hakuba Goryu. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 200cm; Toomi - 100cm; Iimori - 65cm Hakuba 47: 1cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 144cm Lower - 75cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 160cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 50cm Sakka - 50cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 250cm Lower slopes - 60cm Hakuba Cortina: 5cm of new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina today. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 215cm Lower slopes - 115cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 130cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 60cm Hakuba Minekata: 40cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 200cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 153cm reported on 17 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 57cm Weather overview Blue bird Wind - Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Sunday 2nd December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It is a beautiful morning here in Hakuba - bright and clear with thin layers of cloud, but the blue sky is dominating proceedings today. Today is a blue bird day! It is also a cold start to the day, early on about -4C degrees and in the afternoon it should be the warmest at around 2C degrees. There is no wind around either, so it should be a pleasant day out. You want to know about snow? We had some decent snow coming down yesterday and while Goryu are officially reporting 5cm on their website, more like 15cm higher up. Goryu have 45cm as their snow depth (that almost seems too low to me), with Happo reporting 60cm. With the top-up yesterday though conditions should be certainly improved this morning for those lucky enough to be able to get out there. It does not look like any more runs or lifts are opening up though just quite yet. The forecast is still telling us to expect warmer conditions tomorrow along with more sun. Things start to look interesting from early Tuesday onwards though with snow lined up into next weekend and a real drop in temperatures once again. Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 2nd December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 57cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (27th November) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 10cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 60cm Weather overview Cloud Wind - Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Wednesday 5th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . As expected, it snowed a fair bit last night with 30 cm of fresh snow reported above the 1600m level. Around the village around 3cm of fresh snow is on the ground. Hakuba 47 are reporting 10cm of fresh snow at base, 20cm up at the top of the Gondola and 30-40cm at the top of the resort. Happo-one say they have 90cm. So some new snowfall - and nice light snow too. It should be very nice up there today. Light breezes this morning now and temperatures are between 0-2 degrees. There is a little bit of fog and cloud about the mountain ranges at the moment, but clear at base levels from 780-1200m. The main highways have been cleared but are wet and could be slippery. We are still expecting that heavy snowfall and possibly blizzard like conditions over the weekend. Saturday and Sunday both look like they might bring with them some very considerable amounts of snow. Can't wait! In resort operations, at Tsugaike Kogen they have an additional lift moving - the Tsuga No2 pair lift. It also looks like Hakuba Goryu plan to have the top Number 3 pair lift operating from tomorrow. Resorts currently part open & operating lifts: Happo-one: Gondola Alpen quad Kurobishi No2 quad Kokusai No3 pair Hakuba Goryu: Gondola No1 pair lift Tsugaike Kogen: Gondola Hannoki pair Tsuga No2 pair Official snow depths Hakuba Goryu Upper - 65cm Lower - 25cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 5th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 60cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (27th November) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 13cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 72cm Weather overview Snow Wind - Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Saturday 8th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . I bring good news! It is a very snow morning here in Hakuba. Yes, the snow is coming down very nicely this morning but curiously we are without the strong winds just at the moment, though they are still forecast to be with us as this snowfall is due to continue right through the weekend into early next week. We have at least 10cm of fresh snow down at village level at the moment but higher up on the mountain, for example, Happo-one are reporting an impressive 40cm of fresh snow up in the Usagidaira part of the resort. For those willing to venture out in the snow, like I said not as windy as we had forecast but visibility out there is very poor. Can't see much at all really. So need to take special care out there. It is still snowing and should be like this all weekend so it's really exciting to wonder just how much we can get this weekend and how awesome the conditions will be once this passes. Around the resorts, Happo have opened up the Panorama lift and course this morning. Hakuba Goryu have opened the Sky Four lift at the lower Toomi area. This morning also sees Hakuba 47 open up the lower Route 4 course and they now have the Line A and Gondola lifts operating as well. So gradually we are seeing more terrain open up, and with this snowstorm likely to bring us a good amount of snow, we can expect more of that in the coming days. Let it snow, I say! Resorts currently part open & operating lifts: Happo-one: Gondola Alpen quad Kurobishi No2 quad Kokusai No3 pair Panorama lift Hakuba Goryu: Gondola No1 pair lift Sky Four Hakuba 47 Gondola Line A Line E Tsugaike Kogen: Gondola Hannoki pair Tsuga No2 pair Official snow depths Hakuba Goryu Upper - 70cm Lower - 5cm Happo-one Upper - 130cm Tsugaike Kogen Upper - 115cm ----- Planned opening dates: Hakuba Cortina December 15th 2012 Hakuba Iwakura December 20th 2012 Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 8th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 72cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (27th November) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 25cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 62cm Weather overview Cloud, snow expected Wind - Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Friday 7th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Last night the snowfall was around 2-3 cm but strong winds blew a lot of that snow off the main mountain at Happo-one which is around 90cm. The village base has not changed and pretty much the same conditions as we saw yesterday with just a bit of snow on the ground now. This morning the sun has been out, but grey clouds persist over Hakuba's peaks and it actually seems to be getting greyer and we do have snow showers forecast for the day. The temperature is between 0 and -3 degrees Celsius it feels fairly mild around the village. Presently there is close to no wind though, above 1200m slight breezes are blowing bringing the chill factor to about -3 degrees up top. Yesterday, the Hakuba Goryu resort opened the Alps No3 pair lift and with it the Grand Prix course. After a days rest, the Line E lift at Hakuba 47 also re-opens today. If the weather forecast is spot on later in the evening as temperatures drop to a freezing -7 more light dry snowfall is expected in the area and then we have that heavy snowfall forecast for the weekend. There is a high chance of strong winds over the weekend as well which may well affect the lifts at resorts. If we get all that snow though, into next week conditions should be very nice indeed. Resorts currently part open & operating lifts: Happo-one: Gondola Alpen quad Kurobishi No2 quad Kokusai No3 pair Hakuba Goryu: Gondola No1 pair lift Hakuba 47 Line E Tsugaike Kogen: Gondola Hannoki pair Tsuga No2 pair Official snow depths Hakuba Goryu Upper - 60cm Lower - 5cm Tsugaike Kogen 115cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 7th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 62cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (27th November) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 15cm 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 102cm Weather overview Snow Wind - Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Sunday 9th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Now this is definitely more like it! Lots of snow to report in Hakuba and a good 30cm or so in village areas. Hakuba Goryu this morning reporting 50cm of fluffy light snow up top since yesterday, and Hakuba 47 report 40cm. Happo-one are now reporting an impressive 180cm up at the Usagidaira area of the resort. Hakuba Goryu have now opened up the Iimori Milky Way lift. Hakuba 47 are talking about the chance of Line C opening later on today, which would open up more of the mountain. It's all action as the snow arrives. And with the snow still falling and likely to continue through today and into at least tomorrow, I think we can expect to see more opening up very soon. I'll keep you informed. Poor visibility out there this morning but not as windy as we were expecting, should be some very fine snow out there to play in. Exciting! Official snow depths and operations Hakuba Goryu: Goryu reported 50cm of new snow up top this morning. Lifts operating - Gondola, Alps No1 pair, Alps No3 pair, Toomi Sky Four, Iimori Milky Way. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 100cm; Toomi - 65cm; Iimori - 40cm. Hakuba 47: Hakuba 47 is reporting up to 40cm of new snowfall this morning. Lifts operating - Line E and Line A. Official snow depth: Upper - 93cm Happo-one: Ski lifts/courses: Lifts operating - Gondola, Alpen quad, Kurobishi No2 quad, Kokusai No3 pair, Panorama pair lifts. Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 180cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 180cm Lower slopes - 30cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 9th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 102cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 55cm 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