Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 537cm Weather overview Clearing up Wind Light to moderate Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 21st March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Fresh snowfall in Shiga Kogen overnight. Not a huge amount but enough to cover the roads - though it's quickly drying up now - so perhaps a few cm or so on the mountains maybe a bit more. But great to see a return to more winter like weather even if for a short time. It was still snowing an hour or so ago here, but has quickly cleared up this morning and there's an increasing amount of blue sky now - the sun is out. It still feels crisp and chilly though, so hopefully it won't warm up too much today. Tomorrow is forecast to be sunny and warmer. Nighta operations planned for tonight at the following resort area: Ichinose Family Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 21st March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 537cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 158cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 58cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 549cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Sunday 28th April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Ah, Golden Week. Always seems to sign off the season (apart from the Yokoteyama area) and mark the beginning of spring proper in Shiga Kogen. And it always seems to be the time when temperatures start to rise and it get rather warm. They're keeping fairly chilly this year though so far - I almost feel that March was warmer than April generally this year. The road connecting Shiga Kogen with Kusatsu in Gunma actually had to be closed due to the snow and icy conditions that we got on Friday. Yes, snowfall! Not a huge amount but there was a fresh coating there. This morning it is dry conditions and a mix of cloud and sun. A pleasant morning. Tomorrow should be a bit warmer and it will be busier than a normal Monday with it being a national holiday in Japan. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are 'normal' weekdays (though some people will either be lucky enough to have them as holidays or take them as holidays), followed by the second part of the Golden Week holidays from Friday until Monday. The list of part open resorts updated below for this last stretch of the season. Snow thin on the ground in some places (or not there at all!) but enough to see us through. Official resort snow depths as of Sunday 28th April 2013 AM: Yokoteyama: 130cm Shibutoge: 140cm Kumanoyu: 125cm Mammoth: 100cm Ichinose Family: 150cm Okushiga Kogen: 130cm Resorts in Shiga Kogen that are part open until May 6th: Mammoth Tannenomori Okujo Ichinose Family Terakoya Ichinose Diamond Yakebitaiyama Okushiga Kogen Kumanoyu Yokoteyama Shibutoge Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 28th April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 549cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 158cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 60cm reported on 6 days April 2013 snowfall 10cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 549cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Monday 6th May 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Today is the last day of the busy Golden Week holidays, and it also marks the last day of the season for most of the resorts that remain open in Shiga Kogen. From tomorrow we are left with just parts of Kumanoyu and Yokoteyama open, with the latter hoping to remain open until the end of May. Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 6th May 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 549cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 158cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 60cm reported on 6 days April 2013 snowfall 10cm 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 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 147cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind No wind Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Wednesday 12th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . There's not a whole lot of new snow to report this morning since yesterday and the heavy snowfall that we have been experiencing since the weekend seems to have eased off now. We did well out of it though and it has really changed things just in those few days. This morning it is a little warmer and hardly any wind at all but light snow is likely to be falling throughout the day. The calmer conditions will likely be giving the resorts a bit of time and space to sort things out and hopefully prepare for more areas to open up. On that subject... The headline for today I suppose is that Hakuba 47 have said that from tomorrow (Thursday), all of their runs will be open. As if it's peak season! Nice. For Thursday and Friday, Happo-one plan to have the following lifts operating - Gondola, Alpen Quad, Kurobishi No2 quad, Panorama Pair, Happo Riesen quad. Hakuba Iwatake plans to open for the season on Saturday and should have no problem doing so. Looking at the latest forecast, we can expect to see the sun tomorrow shining over the valley and it does look like we are going to enter a drier stretch into next week. I'll also mention the fact that warmer temperatures and rain are probable on Saturday, in the hope that such things might be avoided! Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 12th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 147cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 100cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 159cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Friday 21st December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. It's a cloudy start to the day and a few cm, up to 5cm or so, around the village with resorts report up to 20cm of snow on upper slopes since yesterday. The temperature is currently -3C with that set to rise to around +3C later on in the afternoon. The forecast is for cloud today. Good visibility on the lower slopes but higher areas are covered in cloud. Tomorrow will be quite mild with a chance of light rain in the daytime though it should be snowing on the mountains. Sunday is when the cold front begins to move in and bring with it the snow we are hoping for, still looking on for a good dump of snow Sunday into Monday. While lots of area is open, we could really do with another good delivery of snow with less than perfect conditions. It was pretty icy out there yesterday, though the new snow overnight last night should improve things. I'd head up high if I were going out today. More lifts at Happo-one will be operating from today (see below) including Skyline, with all areas planned to be open as soon as tomorrow. From tomorrow Happo-one also plan to have the Shirakaba 1 and 2 pair lifts, as well as the Usagidaira pair lift and Central pair lifts operating. The latter two are open on Saturdays, public holidays and over the New Year period). This was mentioned last season - the area located around the top Grat Quad lift at Happo-one is designated as National Parklands. Because of that the resort is only able to open that lift and course when there is enough snow to do so, to maintain and protect the natural environment. They are ready to get that open tomorrow, though it's going to depend on the snow which at the moment seems to be hovering around the 150cm number needed. Lets hope they can and I will let you know tomorrow. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 21st December 2012 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 20cm of new snow up top, 5cm on lower slopes this morning. Most lifts now operating. All main areas and courses at Hakuba Goryu are now open. Nighta at Goryu open from Saturday. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 175cm; Toomi - 90cm; Iimori - 35cm Hakuba 47: 13cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. All runs at Hakuba 47 are now open. All lifts apart from Line D operating. Official snow depth: Upper - 135cm Lower - 45cm Happo-one: Ski lifts/courses: Lifts operating - Gondola, Alpen quad, Kurobishi No2 quad, Kokusai No3 pair, Sakka Kitaone quad, Sakka 2 pair, Kitaone triple, Panorama, Happo Riesen quad, Nakiyama No3 triple, Skyline 2 pair. More lifts opening tomorrow. You can now ride down to gondola base. Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 140cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 30cm Sakka - 30cm Tsugaike Kogen: More of the resort is now opening up, though still not so much snow on lower slopes. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 230cm Lower slopes - 40cm Hakuba Cortina: 5-10cm of new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina. Number 2 quad and Number 4 pair lifts operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 130cm Lower slopes - 60cm Hakuba Iwatake: The Gondola, 4 line East and 5 line South lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 110cm Lower slopes - 50cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Number 2 quad, Number 3 quad and Number 6 pair lifts operating. Official snow depth: 50cm Hakuba Minekata: Minekata plans to open from Saturday 22nd December. Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 21st December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 159cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 112cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 154cm Weather overview Cloud but clearing up Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Wednesday 19th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . The snow was falling most of the time yesterday and overnight, but this morning just a few cm of new snow to report in the village. Goryu and 47 are both reporting 5cm of new snow on upper slopes, while just to the north in Otari the Hakuba Cortina resort received 10-15cm of new snow overnight. It is a colder morning with a temperature of -6C earlier on, currently around -5C in the village. Snow showers earlier on have been clearing up as and while there is still a lot of cloud there is an increasing amount of blue sky on show as well. It looks like things may well clear up further as the day moves on. The current forecast tell us to expect somewhat milder conditions Friday and Saturday before a cold front moves in late weekend bringing with it potentially heavy snowfall. Hopefully it will once again be a very white and snowy Christmas! Someone emailed us asking a question about the new snowfall numbers that we put on the page for some resorts - and why we present the numbers for some resorts and not others. The simple reason for that is that the information is readily available on a daily basis for the ones that we put on the page. Hopefully it will give a good idea of how the snow is falling around the Hakuba and Otari resorts. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Wednesday 19th December 2012 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 5cm of new snow to report on higher runs, just a sprinkling low down. Lifts operating - Gondola, Alps No1 pair, Alps No3 pair, Toomi Sky Four, Toomi No1 pair, Cosmo Four, Milky Four, No1 high speed, No6 pair. Goryu plans to get the Toomi No1 pair operating from tomorrow (Thursday) All main areas and courses at Hakuba Goryu now open. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 170cm; Toomi - 80cm; Iimori - 35cm Hakuba 47: 5cm of new snow to report. All runs at Hakuba 47 are now open. Lifts operating - Gondola, Line A, Line C and Line E. Official snow depth: Upper - 125cm Lower - 40cm Happo-one: Ski lifts/courses: Lifts operating - Gondola, Alpen quad, Kurobishi No2 quad, Panorama pair, Happo Riesen quad, Nakiyama No3 triple lift. You can now ride down to gondola base. Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 150cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 40cm Sakka - 30cm Tsugaike Kogen: The Gondola, Tsuga No2 pair, Hannoki pair, Shirakaba quad, Tsugaike Chuo triple lift and Karamatsu pair lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 250cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Cortina: 10-15cm of new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina. Number 2 quad and Number 4 pair lifts operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 145cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Iwatake: The Gondola, 4 line East and 5 line South lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 110cm Lower slopes - 50cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Number 2 quad, Number 3 quad and Number 6 pair lifts operating. Official snow depth: 50cm Hakuba Minekata: Minekata plans to open from Saturday 22nd December. Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 19th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 154cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 107cm 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 149cm Weather overview Sun with some cloud Wind No wind Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Thursday 13th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It is a very lovely, clear and crisp morning in Hakuba early on today. Earlier on it was more cloudy but over the last few hours the clouds have been moving on and nice blue skies are opening up over Hakuba. Perhaps the clouds hanging over the mountains at the time of writing will move on as well as the morning progresses. It's a cold start to the morning anyway, currently around -4 degrees with no wind. Only a dusting of fresh snow to report around the village but resorts are reporting 10cm or so of fresh this morning. The previous blizzard has given the resorts unbelievable conditions to open up more runs and enjoy skiing and snowboarding all week. The outlook for the next few days is some cloud with the sunshine brightening up the valley until tomorrow. So, we are due for a drier period over the next few days and into next week. Warmer too, especially around Saturday when rain is expected to be falling, even higher up on the mountains. Hopefully that will be shortlived but this time it doesn't seem to be followed by snow. With the recent blizzard conditions though conditions out there today and tomorrow should be very good. Things are still quiet as well, so a good time to be here. From today, all of the official courses at Hakuba 47 are going to be open and at connecting Hakuba Goryu all of the Toomi area is now open. The Iimori area of Goryu will be opening up from Saturday. More of Happo-one opened yesterday with the Risen quad lift moving and that Riesen Slalom course stretch of the resort on the left side opening up. You can also now ski and board back down to the Gondola base station at Happo-one. Things are opening up! ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 13th December 2012 AM: Hakuba Goryu: Goryu reported 10cm of new snow since yesterday on upper slopes, a few cm lower down. Lifts operating - Gondola, Alps No1 pair, Alps No3 pair, Toomi Sky Four. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 185cm; Toomi - 100cm. Hakuba 47: Hakuba 47 is reporting 5cm of new snowfall today. All runs open from today. Lifts operating - Gondola, Line A, Line C and Line E. Official snow depth: Upper - 195cm Lower - 90cm Happo-one: Ski lifts/courses: Lifts operating - Gondola, Alpen quad, Kurobishi No2 quad, Happo Riesen quad, Panorama pair lift. You can now ride down to gondola base. Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 200cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 30cm Sakka - 30cm Tsugaike Kogen: The Gondola, Tsuga No2 lift and Hannnoki high speed pair lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 220cm Lower slopes - 90cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 13th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 149cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 102cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 152cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Monday 17th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It was a colder early morning in Hakuba, down to around -3C overnight and currently hovering around 0C, though likely to rise to around 6C later on in the day. The sun is out and blue skies all around with just a slight south westerly wind. So a clear morning likely with patches of cloud and fingers crossed later on it should be snowing, though it may well start off as rain and sleet before the white stuff starts to fall. Tomorrow should be colder though and bring with it fresh snow, so we can look forward to that. The colder temperatures should remain through the week as well, though at the moment the forecast doesn't promise any significant snowfall after what we get tonight into tomorrow, through into next week. In resort news this morning, Happo-one seem to be saying that they will have all courses on the mountain open from Friday. Hope to bring you news of snow in my report tomorrow. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 17th December 2012 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: No new snow to report. Lifts operating - Gondola, Alps No1 pair, Alps No3 pair, Toomi Sky Four, Toomi No1 pair, Cosmo Four, Milky Four, No1 high speed, No6 pair. All main areas and courses at Hakuba Goryu now open. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 170cm; Toomi - 85cm; Iimori - 45cm Hakuba 47: No new snow to report. All runs at Hakuba 47 are now open. Lifts operating - Gondola, Line A, Line C and Line E. Official snow depth: Upper - 120cm Lower - 40cm Happo-one: Ski lifts/courses: Lifts operating - Gondola, Alpen quad, Kurobishi No2 quad, Panorama pair, Happo Riesen quad, Nakiyama No3 triple lift. You can now ride down to gondola base. Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 170cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 40cm Sakka - 40cm Tsugaike Kogen: The Gondola, Tsuga No2 pair, Hannoki pair, Shirakaba quad, Tsugaike Chuo triple lift and Karamatsu pair lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 260cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Cortina: No new snow to report Number 2 quad and Number 4 pair lifts operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 145cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Iwatake: The Gondola, 4 line East, 5 line South, Paradise triple lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 115cm Lower slopes - 55cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Number 2 quad, Number 3 quad and Number 6 pair lifts operating. Official snow depth: 50cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 17th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 152cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 105cm 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 152cm Weather overview Cloud, rain Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Saturday 15th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Welcome to the weekend in Hakuba. Not the best of starts really from a weather point of view. We had a bit of snow overnight in the village and resorts reporting 5cm on lower slopes and up to 10cm on upper slopes, though rain is unfortunately spoiling it early on this morning. So it is a bit of a wet start to the day today and definitely feels more mild than it has been - temperatures didn't really drop below zero overnight and today a high of around 8 degrees is likely. Cloud and rain seems to be what's in store for the day and perhaps overnight as well. Resorts are reporting that new snowfall though and snow does seem to be falling higher up in places on the mountains. As I mentioned yesterday more resorts are open this morning, along with more terrain and lifts opening up at resorts that have been open (see yesterdays report). Tomorrow will remain mild, though with temperatures not as high as today, with a return to colder conditions around Tuesday/Wednesday. Have a fun weekend. Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 15th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 152cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 105cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 154cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 20th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . No new snow to report from Hakuba this morning. In the alpine country beyond the ski resorts snowfall was reported to be minimal at around 1cm. Earlier on this morning there was lots of blue sky above the village but it has since been clouding over and it is much duller now as the morning progresses with less of the sun and more cloud. Visibility still good on the mountain though. Those clouds may well bring us a bit of snow later in the day. It was cold overnight getting down to -8C, and is now around -3C though we probably won't see temperatures rise into the positive today. Tomorrow and Saturday are forecast to bring with them milder conditions again with a chance of rain on Saturday, lower down at least. The good news though is that some heavy snowfall is due on Sunday and into early in the week so fingers crossed we get another good dump from that. Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 20th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 154cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 107cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 174cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Saturday 22nd December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from a snowy Hakuba, with about 15cm on the ground to report. Hurray! Can't see much out there this morning with poor visibility down in the village. A quick look at the webcams from around the resorts shows visibility not so bad out there in places. It's not particularly cold this morning, with temperatures hovering around 0C early on and no wind. We're hoping that the snow will continue today though the forecast tells us that it will be getting warmer with a possible high of around 5-6C and sadly a chance of rain. In the village at least, and snow higher up on the mountain. But let's try to be positive on that score.... Tomorrow might start off calm but that potentially heavy snowfall is still lurking around on the forecast for later on tomorrow followed by a few more days of snowy conditions so lets hope we can get a good snow haul out of this. From tomorrow temps should take a dip as well. As mentioned yesterday, most of Happo is now open. The top Grat quad is supposed to be opening today at 9am but we don't have confirmation on that at the time of writing. Will update this page as soon as we hear on that either way. It's great to have some more new snow to play in, and really looking forward to the next lot! ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Saturday 22nd December 2012 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 10-15cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. All main areas and courses at Hakuba Goryu are now open. Nighta at Goryu open from Saturday. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 180cm; Toomi - 90cm; Iimori - 50cm Hakuba 47: 15cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. All runs at Hakuba 47 are now open. Official snow depth: Upper - 145cm Lower - 65cm Happo-one: Ski lifts/courses: Lifts operating - Gondola, Alpen quad, Kurobishi No2 quad, Kokusai No3 pair, Sakka Kitaone quad, Sakka 2 pair, Kitaone triple, Panorama, Happo Riesen quad, Nakiyama No3 triple, Skyline 2 pair. More lifts opening tomorrow. You can now ride down to gondola base. Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 140cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 30cm Sakka - 30cm Tsugaike Kogen: More of the resort is now opening up, though still not so much snow on lower slopes. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 230cm Lower slopes - 40cm Hakuba Cortina: 10-15cm of new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina this Saturday morning. Number 1 pair, Number 2 quad and Number 6 pair lifts are operating. The Number 4 lift is closed due to avalanche risk, according to the resort this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 150cm Lower slopes - 75cm Hakuba Iwatake: The Gondola, 3 line North, View 2, 4 line East, 5 line South, Paradise triple and Line lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 125cm Lower slopes - 65cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 55cm Hakuba Minekata: 20cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 22nd December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 174cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 127cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 194cm Weather overview Cloud, clearing up Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Monday 24th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Overcast skies with a temperature of around -2C degrees and a light north westerly breeze 1m/s. But more importantly we have 20+ cm of fresh snow lying around the village. It snowed heavily all through the night and early morning, and now the snow has eased off. There are deep pockets of powder snow across the valley from Cortina, Tsugaike Kogen, Hakuba 47, Goryu and Happo-one. All nine resorts in the region will be enjoying last nights snowstorm, and from now no doubt so will all the people here to enjoy Christmas. It's always a pleasure to report the dumps over at Hakuba Cortina and today is one of those... 60cm of new snowfall according to the resort. Hakuba Goryu are reporting 20cm of new snow at base and up top, with Hakuba 47 getting 35cm. The most important thing is that the whole valley got a nice new layer overnight and hopefully more today. Bring it on, Santa-san! Vision has been poor in places with 'gas' has moving in from 8am but while I'm sure most of us would prefer the snow to continue, it does look like things are clearing up with more of the sun shining down on selected areas through the many remaining clouds. Visibility is going to depend on where you are for the moment at least - poor in some places, clear in others. Hope you can get to enjoy it! By the way just in case you are not aware, you can follow the latest forecasts on the resort pages of the site here - just click on the resorts in the right column of this page. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 24th December 2012 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 20cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. All main areas and courses at Hakuba Goryu are now open. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 190cm; Toomi - 95cm; Iimori - 60cm Hakuba 47: 35cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. All runs at Hakuba 47 are now open. Official snow depth: Upper - 165cm Lower - 70cm Happo-one: Ski lifts/courses: Most courses now open. Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 160cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 50cm Sakka - 60cm Tsugaike Kogen: Large parts of the resort now open. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 260cm Lower slopes - 60cm Hakuba Cortina: 45-60cm of new snow to report from Hakuba Cortina today. Number 1 pair, Number 2 quad, Number 6 pair lifts are operating. Number 4 pair not open this morning due to avalanche risk. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 170cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Iwatake: The Gondola, 3 line North, View 2, 4 line East, 5 line South, Paradise triple and Line lifts are operating. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 120cm Lower slopes - 60cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 60cm Hakuba Minekata: Both lifts operating. 40cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 24th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 194cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 147cm reported on 15 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