Hakuba Norikura saw 402cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 25% on last winter, with 1 fewer powder day than last year. That puts it 14th snowiest of the last 15 winters.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
15cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 11 Dec 2025.
171cm
deepest basemeasured on 11 Feb 2026.
161cm
snowiest monthJanuary 2026 stole the show.
49cm
best weekseven days from 19 Jan 2026.
78%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
95/100
ExcellentTypically about 138 ski days a season, declining by 11 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 14th snowiest of the last 15 winters.
Snowfall by month
January was the mid-winter peak, with 40% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.