Disclaimer: The Evergreen Outdoor Center does not claim that our reports are a 100% accurate forecast of the snow stablity in the Hakuba area, nor should these reports influence your decisions regarding safe backcountry travel.There is no way that anyone can forecast the weather and snow stability 100% accurately across as broad a mountain range such as the Hakuba valley. As these two great phenomenon are forces of nature and constantly changing it is up to YOU, the mountain enthusiast, to make route decisions and judge snow stability in the area that you are traveling. The weather reporters and snow stability forecasters at Evergreen are professional and passionate about what they do and make it their goal to provide the most accurate accounts of the conditions in the Hakuba Valley, but this is no substitute for undergoing proper avalanche skills training.

Hakuba Snow Report November 27th

The skifields were stoked with the snow before the long weekend meaning they could open! The slopes were packed Saturday/Sunday with rain descending on the valley Monday. Temperatures are cold enough that there are still patches of unmelted snow around the valley but warm enough that we saw relatively heavy rain Monday and Tuesday with clear skies yesterday. Rain is forecast from tonight through tomorrow, easing Saturday and possible showers Sunday.

Hakuba Goryu, 47 and Happo are running gondolas and some top lifts…we will be back on the runs following the next big dump.

TEMPERATURE IN THE VALLEY: 6 degrees C

Hakuba Snow Report Nov 21

Goryu’s gondola started moving this morning and there was plenty of pow to be had this morning by those lucky few up there! Snowing on top and great conditions early but strong winds and not the best visibility as the weather came in. 47 is running too but at this stage the mountains weren’t linked; this may change over the weekend; check with resorts for details.

Happo begins operation tomorrow and the long weekend will see Panorama, the Alpen lift and the Kurobishi moving with operations scaled down after Monday.

We are expecting warming/rain next week so its too early to tell how long and to what scale things will be running…check the relevant websites for daily info.

TEMPERATURE IN THE VALLEY: -2 degrees C

Hakuba Snow Report November 20th

Lots of snow over the last two days turned the skifields white just in time for the upcoming long weekend…the base is not deep especially at the bottom but lifts/gondolas at Happo, Goryu and 47 will be turning.

Goryu begins tomorrow with their Panorama Course open then from Friday the Grand-Prix will be also. Coming down will still be by Gondola and they will decide what will be running after this weekend depending on conditions…as will 47.

Happo begins operation on Saturday and the long weekend will see Panorama, the Alpen lift and the Kurobishi moving with operations scaled down after Monday.

We are expecting possible warming/rain so its too early to tell how long and to what scale things will be running…check the relevant websites for daily info.

TEMPERATURE IN THE VALLEY: -2 degrees C

Hakuba Snow Report November 19th

Japanese weather reporters don’t lie…when it rains it pours and the first snow in the valley last night was a dump with 30 plus centimetres in Misorano, 50-60 cm at the base of Happo and who knows how much at the top. Hakuba represent!

Warming is expected from friday with rain forecast next week.

TEMPERATURE IN THE VALLEY: -2 degrees C

Hakuba Weather November 17th

I spent the weekend with Hakuba local farmers uprooting Daikon and harvesting Nozawana in the rush to get them out of the ground before the snow comes. If there’s anyones weather opinion I trust its those who grew up here but even with them calling snow and the weather report’s snowy face smiling at us this week the warm weather has made it hard to believe we’ll be riding lifts anytime this month…though we’re all hoping Mother Nature gives us a dose of the fluffy goodness soon.

That said, the rain in the valley over the weekend meant snow at elevations and the peaks I got today of the peaks hidden in cloud look like they’ve been given another solid dusting and we can expect cooler weather and more rain/snow later this week with possible warming from Thursday.

TEMPERATURE IN THE VALLEY: 12 degrees C

« Previous Page — Next Page »