Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 257cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light-moderate Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Friday 4th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It's windy out on them there mountains this morning! And cold too, down to a chilly -7 even in the village. Expect temperatures down into the minus double digits on the mountain. This morning new snow to report from around the valley. Just a bit down in the village with up to 15cm at Hakuba Goryu and up to 10cm at Hakuba 47. Another 30-40cm is being reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning meaning that once again the Deep Award goes over to that resort in Otari. Oh, but shhh.... don't tell anyone! as some would say... ;) Upper lifts at Happo-one closed this morning due to the wind conditions. The Gondola and Line C at Hakuba 47 aren't moving yet and the top lifts at Goryu are prone to be affected. Changeable weather conditions this morning. Cloudy for the most part but breaks in the cloud and even some blue sky on show from time to time. Light snow is forecast for the day. Sunny conditions likely tomorrow and clearer conditions forecast into next week. It's going to be a busy weekend I reckon - early start recommended! ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 4th January 2013 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 2-3cm on lower slopes and 15cm on upper slopes - new snow reported from Hakuba Goryu. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 260cm; Toomi - 125cm; Iimori - 100cm Hakuba 47: 4cm of new snow reported on lower slopes, 10cm on upper, 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: 30-40cm 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 - 65cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 75cm Hakuba Minekata: 70cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 4th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 257cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 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 25cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 260cm Weather overview Mostly cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Friday 11th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. The clouds stuck around for the most part yesterday. Early on it seems to be a case of cloudy on the south side of the valley and patches of blue to the North. Some shadows and the sun peeking through at times again. New snow of 1-5cm depending on your location around Hakuba. I would have thought more than that on upper slopes but apparently not, in Hakuba anyway. The Hakuba Cortina resort just to the north in Otari this morning is reporting up to 40cm of new snowfall this morning, so if that is to believed - and I have no reason to doubt it - then I know where I would be heading if I were having a day on the slopes. Tsugaike Kogen also apparently got a decent amount. It is a cold -6 degrees at the moment with a wind at 2m/s. It looks like it will clear later today with the sun beaming through the clouds over the mountains. The upper parts of the mountains should be lovely to ski and ride on today especially if that clears up. Clear skies tomorrow but it should hopefully stay cold. Still doesn't look like there's much snow on the horizon well into next week so we will have to make the most with what there is out there. Tomorrow is the first day of a three day weekend here in Japan, as Monday is a national holiday. We can expect things to get pretty busy out there. Early start recommended! Should be a fun weekend. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 11th January 2013 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 1cm of new snow reported on lower slopes and about 5cm upper areas at Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 255cm; Toomi - 120cm; Iimori - 90cm Hakuba 47: 3cm new snow at base and 5cm new up top reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 190cm Lower - 100cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 180cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 80cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 270cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Cortina: 25-40cm of new snow reported from Hakuba Cortina! Nice. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 285cm Lower slopes - 155cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 125cm Lower slopes - 50cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 80cm Hakuba Minekata: 70cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 11th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 260cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 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 28cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 257cm Weather overview Clear Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Monday 7th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It's another of those stunning bluebird days in Hakuba. Lucky people who are here at the moment. Lovely deep blue skies contrasting with the mountain backdrop. Nice. So much for the 'cloud' that was on the forecasts for today. The New Year holiday period is now pretty much over for most (all?) people in Japan and so it's 'back to normal', until next weekend perhaps... So all of the clouds of yesterday have moved on and it's clear as a bell out there today. Temperatures dipped down to -5C overnight in the village areas and will probably rise to around 0C today. I'm just taking a look at the forecast for the coming week, and it looks generally dry and no significant snowfall for the next few days. Generally clearer skies are on the menu for the week by the looks with temperatures around what they are today. Snow and cold with us Thursday perhaps. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 7th January 2013 AM: Please note that resort lift operations are subject to change at any time. Hakuba Goryu: 3cm of new snow reported on upper slopes of Hakuba Goryu. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 260cm; Toomi - 125cm; Iimori - 100cm Hakuba 47: 10cm new snow reported on upper slopes by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 190cm Lower - 95cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 190cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 80cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 270cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Cortina: 3-5cm new snow reported from Hakuba Cortina. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 265cm Lower slopes - 140cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 120cm Lower slopes - 50cm Hakuba Sanosaka: All lifts operating. Official snow depth: 75cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 7th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 257cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 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 25cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 260cm Weather overview Mostly blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Sunday 13th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . One of the downsides of an early report like yesterday is that things sometimes end up rather different from early on. Like yesterday. The day ended up being much more cloudy that early on suggested and by late afternoon snow was falling on the mountain. Not enough to bring us news of new cm of snow though and ended up just being a dusting, so new fresh to report. Waiting for a fresh supply.... Predominantly blue skies and some clouds in the area this morning. The clouds that were nestling up there on the upper areas of the mountains have been dispersing and it has been getting clearer. There'll be some great views on show this morning. It was mild overnight with temperatures around the village in the positive and today it might end up being around 4C. It has been quite windy on the mountain. The gondola at Hakuba 47 was delayed but is now operating. The top Number 2 and 4 pair lifts at Goryu have been affected as well. Happo seems to be unaffected at the moment apart from the top Grat lift which is not yet moving today at the time of writing. So it's one of those days when top lifts may need to be stopped without notice, but the good news is that the forecast predicts less wind as the day progresses. So we should be ok. It's the second day of the three-day weekend and so as you might expect, busy out there! New snow? Should have some to report by tomorrow morning and tomorrow will likely be a snowy day. Likely clearing up Tuesday and Wednesday before more snow now on the forecast for later on in the week. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 13th January 2013 AM: Snow depths to be updated later today Hakuba Goryu: No new snow reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 255cm; Toomi - 115cm; Iimori - 85cm Hakuba 47: No new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 190cm Lower - 110cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 180cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 80cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 230cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Cortina: No new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 245cm Lower slopes - 130cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 115cm Lower slopes - 50cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 80cm Hakuba Minekata: 70cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 13th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 260cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 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 28cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 260cm Weather overview Cloud, sun Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Saturday 12th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It's a very early morning report from Hakuba today. Blue skies on show in places with the stunning mountains + cloudy scenery at times yesterday from the village. Depending on where you were on the mountains yesterday, you either got thick cloud or much clearer views of what was going on. Some very dramatic views on show though if you were in the right place. It is a cold start to the day, closing in on minus double digits outside, and with no new snowfall to report. The sun is due today though and temperatures may rise to just above the zero point later on in the day. Similar conditions likely tomorrow. For now though early on there is some thin cloud hanging around the region, but the mountains themselves are mostly clear of cloud. The local forecast does tell us to expect it to cloud over much more though later... ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 12th January 2013 AM: Snow depths to be updated later today Hakuba Goryu: No new snow reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 255cm; Toomi - 120cm; Iimori - 90cm Hakuba 47: No new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 190cm Lower - 100cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 180cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 80cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 270cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Cortina: No new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 285cm Lower slopes - 155cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 125cm Lower slopes - 50cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 80cm Hakuba Minekata: 70cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 12th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 260cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 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 28cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 270cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Generally poor Posted on Monday 14th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Some snowfall to report overnight this morning with about 10cm or so on the ground in the village area here and resorts around Hakuba and Otari reporting between 5cm and 15cm of snow on the mountain. The snow continues as I write this. Visibility very poor this morning with the village covered in fog / cloud and actually seems to be better in places higher up. Currently it is -1C in Hakuba. Snow quality is quite heavy (as in 'moist') this morning and should change to lighter drier snow later on this afternoon and tonight as temperatures gradually drop throughout the day. Hardly any wind this morning but again the wind will probably pick up later in the day as well. Hopefully we'll get a good amount of snow today. Snowfall will likely ease off tomorrow followed by clearer conditions on Wednesday... quickly to be followed by more snow. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 14th January 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 5cm of new snow on lower slopes and 10cm reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 255cm; Toomi - 115cm; Iimori - 85cm Hakuba 47: 10cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 194cm Lower - 110cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 180cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 80cm Sakka - 80cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 230cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Cortina: 10-15cm new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 245cm Lower slopes - 130cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 120cm Lower slopes - 50cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 90cm Hakuba Minekata: 70cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 14th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 270cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 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 38cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 290cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light to moderate Temperature - Visibility Generally poor Posted on Tuesday 15th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Heavy snow! It's our turn now with probably 30cm of new snowfall in the village since last report. Yesterday saw some pretty wild snow conditions in areas of Japan that aren't used to - or prepared for - snowfall. While this didn't directly cause any problems in Hakuba where we are used to snow, of course, there were some serious transportation problems for people heading back to Tokyo and region after the long weekend. Stories of people spending many hours in their cars and having to find places to stay overnight on the way home - journeys that usually take a few hours taking 10 hours, or even becoming impossible. Main access roads from yesterday are still closed in some areas, so it's still an ongoing situation. Interesting snowfall numbers from around the valley. Goryu and 47 report between 10-20cm; to the north in Otari, Hakuba Cortina are reporting 40-50cm of fresh snowfall since yesterday. (Though due to avalanche rise the Number 4 and Number 5 lifts and runs serviced by them at Hakuba Cortina are not operating today). It will be deep out there today. Overcast skies, continued snow and strong winds this mornin. The wind may affect lifts at some resorts this morning - at time of writing I can confirm the top area of Hakuba Goryu is on standby. One of those days when it's best to check with resorts for the up-to-minute situation. Some dangerous avalanche conditions out there with the new snowfall, especially in the Otari region. Wind-loaded lee slopes and cornices best avoided. Cool headed thinking necessary and extreme care advised outside of resort areas. Be careful out there. Things should have calmed down by this evening and we might get to see the sun tomorrow. Snow forecast to be back with us on Thursday. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Tuesday 15th January 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 10-20cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 270cm; Toomi - 120cm; Iimori - 90cm Hakuba 47: 15cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 210cm Lower - 145cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 190cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 90cm Sakka - 90cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 260cm Lower slopes - 100cm Hakuba Cortina: 40-50cm new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 280cm Lower slopes - 175cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 350cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 100cm Hakuba Minekata: 80cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 15th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 290cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 58cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 300cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Variable Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Thursday 17th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It was a blue sky start to the day yesterday but clouds gradually increased as the day went on and by evening we had mostly cloud cover over the mountains. Did they bring us some snow this morning? Yes they did! There's 10+cm here in the village areas this morning and resorts around town are reporting up to 25cm on the upper parts of the mountains. Somewhat predictably, the Hakuba Cortina resort area in Otari wins the 'most new snow' award this morning with up to 30cm fresh reported by the resort. It's a cloudy and grey morning in the village, light snow falling, temperature of around -4C and about 2m/s wind. Reduced visibility out on the slopes but generally shouldn't be fairly ok. Snow showers likely through today and tomorrow before the skies clear once again for the weekend when we are due another likely spell of milder conditions. For now though, some very nice fresh snow to enjoy. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 17th January 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 15cm on lower slopes and 20cm of new snow on upper slopes reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 280cm; Toomi - 135cm; Iimori - 90cm Hakuba 47: 15-25cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 220cm Lower - 160cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 200cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 100cm Sakka - 110cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 260cm Lower slopes - 110cm Hakuba Cortina: 15-30cm new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 280cm Lower slopes - 165cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 160cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 105cm Hakuba Minekata: 90cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 17th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 300cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 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 68cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 290cm Weather overview Fine Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Wednesday 16th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Blue skies over Hakuba this morning. We actually got to see some blue sky yesterday afternoon over the village as the clouds broke up and this morning while it is cloudy to the south and there are a few small pockets of cloud remaining here in Hakuba, it's generally a very nice blue sky backdrop to the mountains. It is currently about -4C here in the village. The sun is out and it should be a fine day, with a high of around +1C forecast for the afternoon. There's just a slight wind at the moment and all resorts Snow is due back later on though and through tomorrow and Friday as well. At the moment clearer skies are forecast for the weekend. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Wednesday 16th January 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 1cm of new snow up top reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 270cm; Toomi - 120cm; Iimori - 90cm Hakuba 47: 2-3cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 205cm Lower - 145cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 190cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 90cm Sakka - 90cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 250cm Lower slopes - 100cm Hakuba Cortina: 10-15cm new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 280cm Lower slopes - 175cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 150cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 100cm Hakuba Minekata: 80cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 16th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 290cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 58cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 313cm Weather overview Varied Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Sunday 20th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Mixed conditions out on the slopes yesterday depending on where you were. I was at Happo and while the sun was out at times in the morning, by late afternoon there was snow falling and visibility at times was down to zero. I think generally the pattern was clearer conditions, clouding over and followed by snow. Overcast cloudy skies earlier on this morning and about 3cm of new snow at village level in Hakuba since last night. Resorts are reporting some decent fresh snowfall on upper slopes. Hakuba Goryu and 47 both on the receiving end of 20cm of new snow. That place to the north in Otari that sounds like a place in Italy got up to 30cm (and I've been told to tell people not to go there! I think they just want the powder to themselves). :) Strong NE winds on the mountain have been affecting some of the resorts early this morning. The Alpen Quad lift at Happo had suspended operations earlier, but now seems to be moving. It looks like the top pairs at Goryu are affected and Line E at Hakuba 47 started moving at 10:15am, but at reduced speed. Perhaps expect more of the same depending on the wind conditions out there. Today looks likely to generally be a cloudy day with intermittend snow showers, but nothing major. One of those days when it's a real mixed bag of quickly changing conditions as right now it looks like snow is falling on Hakuba 47 but there's a bit of sun breaking through the clouds at Happo. Tomorrow looks more clear cut with sun forecast along with milder temperatures. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 20th January 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 5cm on lower slopes and up to 20cm on upper slopes reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 300cm; Toomi - 150cm; Iimori - 105cm Hakuba 47: 3-20cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 220cm Lower - 160cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 200cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 110cm Sakka - 110cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 260cm Lower slopes - 110cm Hakuba Cortina: 20-25cm new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 325cm Lower slopes - 190cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 165cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 115cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 20th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 313cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 81cm reported on 10 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 310cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Friday 18th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Yesterday we ended up actually seeing the sun for short periods in the afternoon as the general cloudiness eased off somewhat. Clouds obviously moved back over Hakuba overnight though because.... You want more snow? We got it! Yes, more snowfall in Hakuba to report this morning. There's around 5-10cm of new snow nestled around village areas. The Hakuba Goryu resort is reporting 10cm on the lower slopes and 25cm of fresh snowfall on upper slopes this morning. Over to the north at Hakuba Cortina, they have up to 30cm of fresh snow this morning. It's snowing in the village as I write this and very grey and cloudy again. Pretty cold at around -6C, and around -13C above 1400m. Windy too and those winds are blowing the snow around somewhat this morning making visibility pretty poor even down in the village. As far as I can tell though the wind is not affecting lift operations at the resorts at the moment, we seem to be open as normal though there may be a few lifts running at reduced speed. A quick look at the webcams from around the resorts shows generally poor visibility on the mountain as expected. Let's take a look at the forecasts. We can expect the current snowfall to ease off by tomorrow. Mixed messages on different forecasts for tomorrow but the general consensus seems to be less likelihood of snow and generally cloud. Some tell us to expect sun over the weekend. We'll see. Temperatures should keep cold though. I think it's safe to say that it should be great conditions over the weekend. Hope you can come and enjoy it. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 18th January 2013 AM: Hakuba Goryu: 10cm on lower slopes and 25cm of new snow on upper slopes reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 290cm; Toomi - 140cm; Iimori - 100cm Hakuba 47: 15cm of new snow reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 225cm Lower - 165cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 200cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 110cm Sakka - 110cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 280cm Lower slopes - 125cm Hakuba Cortina: 20-30cm new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 295cm Lower slopes - 180cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 160cm Lower slopes - 70cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 110cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 18th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 310cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 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 78cm 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 8cm Snowfall at base this season 321cm Weather overview Light - but heavy - snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Tuesday 22nd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Snow of the heavier variety falling this morning in the village. Yesterday it did continue clouding over, but the sun was still out in places by mid to late afternoon. It was snowing later on and through the night though and this morning the mountains are reporting varying amounts of new snowfall. 10cm at Goryu, 15cm at Hakuba 47 and a perhaps unexpected (but then again it's Cortina) 20-25cm at Hakuba Cortina to the north. Perhaps up to 10cm or so at base levels and areas around the village. As I said it's a heavier kind of snow rather than light and fluffy but it sure is better than anything beginning with the letter 'r' and so it's good with me. Hopefully it can stay this way though temperatures are forecast to rise to around 4C later on in the day today here in village so we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed. We might not be able to avoid it. Right now it is around +1C. Surely it will be snowing higher up though, so that's the place to be. (Isn't it always?!) Clearer conditions are still forecast for tomorrow and Thursday and it's going to keep mild until perhaps Thursday night. From then into Friday we should see a drop and a good chance of decent snowfall which will probably go through into the weekend. ------- Official snow depths and operations @ Tuesday 22nd January 2013 noon: Hakuba Goryu: 10cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba Goryu this morning. Official snow depths: Alps daira - 290cm; Toomi - 150cm; Iimori - 110cm Hakuba 47: 15cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 this morning. Official snow depth: Upper - 220cm Lower - 165cm Happo-one: Official snow depth: Usagidaira - 210cm Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 110cm Sakka - 100cm Tsugaike Kogen: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 260cm Lower slopes - 110cm Hakuba Cortina: 20-25cm of new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina this morning. Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 315cm Lower slopes - 190cm Hakuba Iwatake: Official snow depth: Upper slopes - 165cm Lower slopes - 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Official snow depth: 115cm Hakuba Minekata: 100cm Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 22nd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 321cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 89cm 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