Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 144cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited to poor Posted on Thursday 27th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. The snow has returned and it should be giving us a good long visit this time round. It's light at the moment with 3-4cm of snow to report on the ground (the resort is reporting about 5cm), but it should be getting heavier/stronger later on in the day and through the coming weekend. The next few reports should bring some nice numbers! Current Madarao operations: Thursday 27th December 2018 Official snow depth at Madarao: 65cm Operating lifts at Madarao: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 5 lift Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 15 lift Operating lifts at Tangram Ski Circus: Number 1 pair Number 3 quad Number 5 quad Number 6 pair Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 144cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 14th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 141cm 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 Madarao. 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 248cm Posted on Thursday 27th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The snow is back on, and the temperature is down in Myoko today. The announcer on local FM Myoko says it will be 6° colder than yesterday, with a 90% chance of snow. Good odds, I'd say. Only about 2cm so far, but it's coming down more heavily at times. Hopefully my snow study equipment will all be buried by tomorrow (I love having to probe for my study boards; they're 70cm tall but even then they often disappear). Thanks, too, to the people who made some nice comments on SnowJapan's Facebook page after my long explanation of my approach to doing these reports. It's all about sharing, right, not the ¥ (cause there isn't. Any.) He he he. I have to admit I've been caught a couple of times "You're the Myoko Now! guy, aren't you?" My secret identity largely remains just that. Great skiing here, folks; just bundle up today, especially as we're likely to get stronger winds tonight and into tomorrow. I'll report those who are up today. Also, most main lifts are now running, so I'll only note unusual closures, etc. Akakura Kanko: 90cm, -2° (yesterday's report) Akakura Onsen: 105cm, 0° Ikenotaira Onsen: 70cm, 0° Myoko Suginohara: 55cm, -1° (yesterday's report) Seki Onsen: 120cm, -3° (yesterday's report) Open Myoko Ski Park: 70cm, -5° (yesterday's report) Kyukamura RunRun: 100cm, -2° Tangram Ski Circus: 65cm, -3° (yesterday's report) Madarao Kogen: 80cm, 0° (yesterday's report) Lotte Arai Resort No report; the Lotte worldwide server is down! Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 30cm, -3° (yesterday's report) Myoko Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 248cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (14th December) November 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 243cm 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 Myoko. 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 127cm Posted on Wednesday 26th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Just a bit of snow at base, perhaps more up on the mountain - where not much can be seen by the looks of the Chuo webcam. Foggy conditions it would seem. Good snowfall on the forecast from tomorrow and hopefully through the weekend. It should be delivering a healthy amount of snow. Come prepared for very cold conditions with strong winds probably making it feel colder still. Operation info from official sources: All lifts are scheduled to be operating apart from the following lifts - Zao Paradise Number 3 pair - Onsen Number 4 quad - Zao Kokutai pair - Ryuzan pair - Karamatsu pair - Oomori quad Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 55cm - Paradise area: 50cm - Chuo area: 60cm - Utopia area: 50cm - Uwanodai area: 40cm - Oomori area: 30cm Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 26th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 127cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 20th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 120cm observed 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 Zao Onsen. 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 241cm Posted on Wednesday 26th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There has been 15cm of new snow since the last report. It was snowing lightly until about an hour ago and it is expected to start again later in the afternoon. It will be a good powder day over the entire mountain with the fresh snow. The wind is blowing reasonably strongly around town so that will make things feel a bit more chilly on exposed lifts. Open lifts: Prince Romance chair Downhill Romance 2 chair Downhill Romance 3 chair Furano Ropeway Kitanomine quad chair Kitanomine 2 chair Kitanomine Gondola Link chair Furano Zone OPEN. Kitanomine Zone OPEN. Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 26th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 241cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 172cm 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 Furano. 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 72cm Posted on Tuesday 25th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning and Happy Christmas to everyone from Hakuba. It's good to feel much colder this morning and it really is a beautiful morning. The sun is out and there are clear blue skies over Hakuba. Resorts are continuing to do their best with the snow we got - Cortina seem to gradually be opening more (with Rabbit and Kamoshika runs now available), as do Tsugaike Kogen, though I notice that the low-lying Hakuba Sanosaka ski hill in the southern area of Hakuba has closed again this morning. It was partly open over the weekend, but there's not enough snow for them to keep going today. So we wait for some good snowfall to arrive. The forecasts are still looking very promising from Thursday onwards with lots of snow forecast for the entire region. I am going to enjoy being out on the mountain this morning just keeping an expectant eye on those forecasts, hoping that it all happens... ----- Hakuba Happo-one - The lower courses at Happo-one are not open yet - use the Adam Gondola, Kokusai Number 1 pair or Sakka Kitaone quad lift to get back to base. Operating lifts: - Adam Gondola (get the gondola back down to base - Alpen quad - Usagidaira pair - Riesen quad - Panorama pair - Kokusai number 1 pair - Kokusai number 3 pair - Kurobishi number 2 quad - Skyline number 2 pair - Sakka Kita One quad - Kitaone Number 3 pair Available courses: - Usagidaira - Kurobishi - Panorama - Skyline - Riesen Slalom - Kita-one 3 Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 100cm - Usagidaira: 80cm - Lower: -cm ----- Hakuba Goryu - All top area open, other areas part open Operating lifts: - Gondola - Alps Number 1 pair - Alps Number 3 pair - Toomi Sky Four quad lift - Toomi Number 1 pair lift - Milky Four Available courses: - All top area (apart from Champion Expert) - Toomi - Soft Cream Official snow depth: - Top: 95cm - Toomi: 50cm - Iimori: 40cm ----- Hakuba 47 - Mostly open Operating lifts: - Gondola - Line AB - Line C - Line E Available courses: - All courses now available Official snow depth: - Top: 95cm - Base: 25cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen - Part open Operating lifts: - Eve Gondola - Han-no-ki high speed - Tsuga Number 2 pair - Shirakaba quad - Maruyama Number 1 quad - Tsugaike Chuo triple - Kane-no-naru-oka Skyliner II - Kane-no-naru-oka Skyliner III - Kane-no-naru-oka Romance Available courses: - Tsuga-no-mori - Han-kou - Han-no-ki - Shirakaba - Upper Forest - Lower Forest - Maruyama (part) - Kane-no-naru-oka (part) - Oya-no-hara (part) Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 78cm - Han-no-ki: 78cm - Maruyama: 35cm - Shirakaba: 30cm - Champion: -cm - Oya-no-hara: 25cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 20cm ----- Hakuba Cortina - Part open Operating lifts: - Number 1 - Number 2 - Number 3 - Number 4 - Number 5 Available courses: - Ikenota - Hieda Forest - Mt Hieda 1 - Itadaira - Ipponmatsu - Itadaira Forest - Rabbit - Kamoshika Official snow depth: - Top: 93cm - Base: 55cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Gondola - 3 Sen North - 4 Sen East - View 2 Available courses: - North - East - View C Official snow depth: - Mountain Side: 60cm - Village Side: 10cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen - Part open Operating lifts: - Alps Number 1 pair - Alps Number 4 pair - Alps Number 5 pair - Alps Number 6 pair Official snow depth: - 80cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari - Part open Operating lifts: - Number 2 pair - Number 3 quad - Number 6 quad Available courses: - Course 3 - Course 2 Official snow depth: - 50cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka - Closed b>Operating lifts: - None today Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 25th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 72cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (20th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 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. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 100cm Posted on Tuesday 25th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. The sun is out and it's a lovely morning here. Cold too. I am measuring 1cm though the resort is reporting 0cm-5cm on the slopes, so a bit of a fresh layer. We could all do with some nice deep fresh snowfall of course and the forecast remains very good - starting from late tomorrow and maybe right through into New Year. We are set to receive a lot of fresh snow, very soon. With that in mind, I'm going to go and enjoy what's out there for now on this beautiful morning. Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 25th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 100cm Number of days snowfall observed 11 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 33cm (reported on 10th December) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 99cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 246cm Posted on Tuesday 25th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A beautiful sunny Christmas Day in Myoko. Beautiful sparkly snow all over the surface (great big flakes fell late yesterday). There was a little wind, which might account for some of the accumulation, which was more than I expected since yesterday morning, but it did fall all day). It's nice, cohesive snow, too, so the trees are beautiful out there today! Nice day, nice way to spend a Christmas morning (lots of Ho, Ho, Ho, not a touch of humbug). Akakura Kanko: 90cm, -4° Myokokogen Sky Cable; Hotel No. 1, 2, 3; Champion No. 1, 3 lifts Akakura Onsen: 105cm, -2° Yodel No. 1, 2, 4, 5; Kumado No. 1, 3, 4; Ginrei No. 2, 3, 5 lifts Ikenotaira Onsen: 75cm, -7° Shirakaba; Karamatsu; Alpen Blick no. 1 lifts Myoko Suginohara: 75cm, 0° Suginohara Gondola; Mitahara No. 2 lift Seki Onsen: 120cm, -7° Open Myoko Ski Park: 70cm, -1° Open Kyukamura RunRun: 100cm, -3° Open Tangram Ski Circus: 65cm, -1° No. 1, 3, 5, 6 lifts Madarao Kogen: 80cm, -6° No. 1, 2, 5, Super Quad, 11, 12, 15 lifts. Night skiing also has begun! Lotte Arai Resort 176cm, -1.6° Kokenshi, Sanroku No. 1 and 2 lifts; Happy Place area only in free riding zone Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 30cm, -5° All lifts running Myoko Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 25th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 246cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (14th December) November 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 241cm 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 Myoko. 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 272cm Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Geto Kogen on this Christmas Eve. 6cm of fresh snowfall at base to report. Which is nice to see especially after the rain that we got during the day yesterday which happily didn't seem to last too long. This morning it is snowing lightly and it's either that or just cloudy conditions forecast for the day. Feeling colder too. Wrap up and enjoy. More snow is incoming second half of the week. Official snow depths: * Top: 150cm * Base: 110cm Operating lifts: * Number 1 Gondola * Number 1 pair lift * Number 2 pair lift * Quad lift Courses & Tree Runs: * All of the main official courses are now available * Tree run courses are not yet available Nighta skiing operations: * Every Saturday until 24th February 2019 * Every day from 29th December 2018 until 6th January 2019 Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 272cm Number of days snowfall observed 13 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 243cm observed 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 Geto Kogen. 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 125cm Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. 5cm of fresh snow to report and some fairly decent weather this morning. The snow clouds have eased off but they may be back. As with other regions of Japan it does look like the latter part of this week is going to be bringing a lot of snow. Heavy snow is forecast and it will be greeted with open arms and big smiles. If you plan to be here late week and the coming weekend, be prepared for snow, more snow and full on winter conditions. It would be a great way to end the year and start 2019. Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 125cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 20th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 118cm observed 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 Zao Onsen. 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 226cm Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is a nice morning with some cloud but mainly clear sky above. Light snow is falling and there is 6cm new snow on the ground. The moderate winds that were around in the early hours have passed and it is pretty calm with no movement in the trees. That new layer of snow will freshen up the pistes and the skiing conditions will be good. For the rest of the week light to moderate snow is forecast daily. Open lifts: Prince Romance chair Downhill Romance 2 chair Downhill Romance 3 chair Furano Ropeway Kitanomine quad chair Kitanomine 2 chair Kitanomine Gondola Link chair Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 226cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 157cm reported on 16 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 Furano. 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 75cm Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. Some annoying rain yesterday but let's quickly get onto the good news - fresh snow! Resorts around the area are reporting 10cm of fresh; my enthusiastic friend reporting 20cm (his numbers are always bigger than anyone elses!). I am measuring 12cm and hopefully we will get some more during the day today. Sun likely tomorrow but later in the week there's some really cold conditions along with heavy snow on the forecast. That is looking very good. More lifts and courses are trying to get open as we play with the snow we got. Most of the ski hills of Shiga Kogen are now at least part open. This morning the Higashitateyama gondola, but the Higashiyama slope is not open yet as there is not enough snow. The Gondola is effectively currently used to get to the (part) open Terakoya and Ichinose areas. So things remain all a bit dis-connected, but if we get that heavy snow later in the week we should see things opening up pretty quickly. The below information is manually checked for each report. Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves. Giant - Not open yet Hasuike - Official snow depth: 15cm Hoppo Bunadaira - Official snow depth: 20cm Higashitateyama - Official snow depth: 10cm - Gondola operating but course not open yet Ichinose Diamond - Official snow depth: 45cm Ichinose Yamanokami - Official snow depth: 45cm Ichinose Family - Official snow depth: 45cm Kumanoyu - Official snow depth: 40cm Maruike - Official snow depth: 35cm Nishitateyama - Gondola operating but course not open yet Okushiga Kogen - Official snow depth: 30cm Sun Valley - Official snow depth: 30cm Takamagahara Mammoth - Official snow depth: 40cm Tannenomori Okojo - Official snow depth: 45cm Terakoya - Official snow depth: 10cm Yakebitaiyama - Official snow depth: 40cm Yokoteyama - Official snow depth: 30cm Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 75cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 72cm 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 Shiga Kogen. 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 8cm Snowfall at base this season 72cm Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Hello on this Christmas Even from Hakuba. Yesterday, unfortunately, we did get some rain as those temperatures stubbornly remain too mild. But I am happy to be able to report some fresh snowfall this morning and colder conditions. Not a huge amount but most welcome all the same. Here is what the ski resorts themselves are reporting this morning: Happo-one: 20cm (top Gondola station) Cortina: 15cm (base), 15cm (top) Hakuba 47: 5cm (base), 10cm (top) Iwatake: 10cm (base), 10cm (top) Light snow falling this morning and varied visibility depending on where you are. We can perhaps expect some clearer conditions later on and tomorrow too. It looks like there is a bit of lift disruption at Happo-one at the start of the day but hopefully that will sort itself out quickly. Keep your eyes and expectations set to 'Very High' for the consistent heavy snowfall that is promised (I'm taking it as a promise anyway!) on the forecast - starting from Thursday and running at least through the weekend. If that forecast comes off, we'll see a real transformation of conditions and some very happy smiles. Including my own. Can we end the year in true Hakuba style? Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 72cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (20th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 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. 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