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Hakuba Goryu Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hakuba Goryu is: Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Hakuba Goryu Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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| Top Lift: | 3 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1 | |
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Goryu:
Partly cloudy at Madarao Kogen. Just a light breeze today. Feeling cold here today. There is a dusting of fresh snow. Packed snow on piste. The off-piste has an icy crust. from Madarao Kogen
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | cloudy | clear | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | |
max °C | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
min °C | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
0 | -2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | |
61 | 45 | 83 | 85 | 77 | 79 | 97 | 98 | 89 | 85 | 65 | 47 | 60 | 90 | 95 | 97 | 98 | |
2450 | 2300 | 2450 | 2650 | 2750 | 2750 | 2650 | 1250 | 750 | 800 | 400 | 1550 | 2000 | 1650 | 1800 | 2300 | 1500 | |
 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — |
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Goryu:
Partly cloudy at Madarao Kogen. Just a light breeze today. Feeling cold here today. There is a dusting of fresh snow. Packed snow on piste. The off-piste has an icy crust. from Madarao Kogen
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overall 4.5 Based on 9 votes and 3 reviews
I skied in Hakuba Goryu in Jan 09 and liked the place so much that we will return in Jan 12. The benefit over the Hokkaido ski resorts is that you can get there directly from Tokyo via surface transport. We used the Shinkansen (bullet train), which was a holiday highlight in itself! It snowed non-stop for six out of seven days that we were at Hakuba. We had between 20-50cm of fresh snow every morning. On the one bluebird day, we saw the Hakuba Alps for the first time. This gives a true European feel to the place than the other Japanese resorts. Lift queues are totally non-existent and the resort staff very courteous, as only the Japanese can be. We also found the terrain had great variety with good skiing for all levels of ability. We stayed at the largely Australian run AquaAlpine hotel. It is lovely modern accommodation with very personalised service. The hotel has a cozy central bar and fireplace area. The architecture of the place is also impressive. A great place for a Sapporo Lager after a day in the snow! The Hakuba Goryu apres scene certainly can't be compared to Niseko, however, there are still some good bars and restaurants to be found. We really enjoyed CanadaThai - strange name for a traditional Japanese restaurant! There are two drawbacks to Hakuba Goryu. Firstly, there aren't a huge number of ski in / ski out hotels, which meant a walk up the hill to Escal Plaza every morning. Not a problem for me in snowboard boots, but the skiers didn't enjoy it. We found it better to leave our ski gear in lockers at the Plaza (at a small cost) and change when we got there. My second point is one you probably have already heard before - the ban on off-piste skiing in most resorts in the region. Hakuba will not compete with the North Island resorts unless it applies a more practical approach to this issue. I guess it's like the prohibition analogy, people will do it anyway so it is better that you authorise it in areas that can be supervised and controlled. All in all, Hakuba is a great ski resort. I strongly recommend that you have a look at it, as an alternative to Niseko.
John-Paul from Australia writes:
I skied in Hakuba Goryu in Jan 09 and liked the place so much that we will return in Jan 12. The benefit over the Hokkaido ski resorts is that you can get there directly from Tokyo via surface transport. We used the Shinkansen (bullet train), which was a holiday highlight in itself!
It snowed non-stop for six out of seven days that we were at Hakuba. We had between 20-50cm of fresh snow every morning. On the one bluebird day, we saw the Hakuba Alps for the first time. This gives a true European feel to the place than the other Japanese resorts.
Lift queues are totally non-existent and the resort staff very courteous, as only the Japanese can be. We also found the terrain had great variety with good skiing for all levels of ability.
We stayed at the largely Australian run AquaAlpine hotel. It is lovely modern accommodation with very personalised service. The hotel has a cozy central bar and fireplace area. The architecture of the place is also impressive. A great place for a Sapporo Lager after a day in the snow!
The Hakuba Goryu apres scene certainly can't be compared to Niseko, however, there are still some good bars and restaurants to be found. We really enjoyed CanadaThai - strange name for a traditional Japanese restaurant!
There are two drawbacks to Hakuba Goryu. Firstly, there aren't a huge number of ski in / ski out hotels, which meant a walk up the hill to Escal Plaza every morning. Not a problem for me in snowboard boots, but the skiers didn't enjoy it. We found it better to leave our ski gear in lockers at the Plaza (at a small cost) and change when we got there. My second point is one you probably have already heard before - the ban on off-piste skiing in most resorts in the region. Hakuba will not compete with the North Island resorts unless it applies a more practical approach to this issue. I guess it's like the prohibition analogy, people will do it anyway so it is better that you authorise it in areas that can be supervised and controlled.
All in all, Hakuba is a great ski resort. I strongly recommend that you have a look at it, as an alternative to Niseko.
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