Good morning from Hakuba.

I have to post an early report this morning which unfortunately means that there's not much news in from resorts as yet... so apart from taking out any 'snowfall reported' news, the resort-specific section has not been updated this morning. Apologies, I will catch up on any changes tomorrow.

Anyway this morning there's 3cm of fresh snow on the ground at base and surely more higher up. The one number I can find is Happo-one reporting 5cm.

It is a mostly cloudy - and cold - start to the day but clearer skies are forecast for the day. Hopefully not warming up too much in the day, though tomorrow is expected to be milder in the daytime (up to around 5C in the village?)

Anyway, it should be a fun morning out there. Have fun if you can get out.

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Resort news as of 8:55am on Thursday 5th January 2017:

All information as available and subject to change during the day due to weather and snow conditions.

Hakuba 47:
The top connection with Hakuba Goryu is open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- All lifts operating apart from Line D.
- All courses now open apart from Route 7.
- The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open.
Official snow depth
Upper: 120cm
Base: 25cm

Hakuba Goryu:
The top connection with Hakuba 47 is open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- All lifts apart from the Alps Number 2/4, Iimori Number 1 pair and Cosmo quad lift are operating.
The following courses are open:
- Grand Prix
- Panorama
- Super
- Champion Dynamic
- Woody
- Toomi
- Soft Cream
- Powder Snow
Official snow depth
Alps: 125cm
Toomi: 30cm
Iimori: 20cm

Hakuba Happo-one:
The upper areas of Hakuba Happo-one are open.
You can now ski or board back down to base via the Riesen Slalom and Nakiyama South course.
Downloading via Gondola or lift required in the other areas.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Most lifts are now operating with just a number of base area lifts still to get moving.
The following courses are open:
- Kurobishi
- Usagidaira
- Skyline
- Riesen (part)
- Panorama
- Nakiyama South (part)
- Kita-one 3
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 90cm
Kurobishi: 130cm
Lower: 20cm

Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsugaike Kogen is part open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Most lifts are now operating.
The following courses are open:
- The Tsuga-no-mori, Upper Han-no-ki, Lower Han-no-ki, Maruyama and Oya-no-hara areas are open.
- The Forest course, Shirakaba and Kane-no-naru-oka areas are part open.
- The Uma-no-se course and Champion area are closed.
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 110cm
Han-no-ki: 100cm
Maruyama: 40cm
Oya-no-hara: 25cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 25cm

Hakuba Cortina:
Operating lifts and course info:
- Hakuba Cortina is now mostly open.
- Snake course closed.
Official snow depth:
Top: 134cm
Base: 85cm

Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field is currently part open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Gondola
- Paradise triple
- 3-sen North lift
- 4-sen East lift
The following courses are at least part open:
- East
- North
- Paradise (part)
- by1
Official snow depth:
Top: 60cm
Base: 30cm

Kashimayari:
Kashimayari is currently part open.
Operating lifts:
- Number 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 lifts.
Official snow depth:
Top: 30cm

Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Hakuba Norikura Onsen is currently mostly open.
Lift info:
- All but one lift are now operating with most courses planned to be open.
Official snow depth:
Top: 70cm

Hakuba Sanosaka:
Hakuba Sanosaka is now part open.
Official snow depth:
Top: 25cm

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Please note that Yanaba ski hill will not be opening for the 2016-2017 season