The following table shows the snowfall accumulation forecasts at Hakuba Valley across six different weather models. Click on the model names to learn more about each model. Italicized values signify a forecast for high winds (30mph or greater), which may affect lift operations.
Model \ Date | 12 Thu | 13 Fri | 14 Sat | 15 Sun | 16 Mon | 17 Tue | 18 Wed | 19 Thu | 20 Fri | 21 Sat | 22 Sun | 23 Mon | 24 Tue | 25 Wed | 26 Thu | Total |
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Best Match | 0.6" | 1.1" | 8" | 0" | 0.1" | 0.3" | 0.1" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.1" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.1" | 10" |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 0" | 0" | 1.2" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 1.4" | 0.3" | 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3" |
GFS | 0" | 0.3" | 1.8" | 0.2" | 1.7" | 0" | 1.3" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.1" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.1" | 5" |
GEM | 0.4" | 1.9" | 7" | 0.6" | 5" | 1.5" | 1.6" | 3" | 1.3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22" |
JMA | 0.6" | 1.1" | 8" | 0" | 0.6" | 0" | 0.2" | 0.1" | 0.4" | 1.8" | - | - | - | - | - | 12" |
ICON | 0" | 0" | 0.9" | 0" | 0.1" | 0.3" | 0.1" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4" |
MeteoFrance | 1.1" | 0.3" | 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8" |
Average | 0.3" | 0.6" | 4" | 0.2" | 1.5" | 0.4" | 0.9" | 0.8" | 0.4" | 0.9" | 0.1" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.1" | 10" |
Model \ Date | 2 Mon | 3 Tue | 4 Wed | 5 Thu | 6 Fri | 7 Sat | 8 Sun | 9 Mon | 10 Tue | 11 Wed | Total |
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Best Match | 0" | 0" | 0" | 1.8" | 9" | 7" | 7" | 0.2" | 0.2" | 1.2" | 27" |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 6" | 0.1" | 0" | 0" | 0.2" | 6" |
GFS | - | - | - | - | - | 5" | 2" | 0" | 0" | 0.8" | 9" |
GEM | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 3" | 13" | 5" | 0" | 0" | 1" | 21" |
JMA | 0" | 0" | 0" | 1.8" | 9" | 7" | 7" | 0.2" | 0.2" | 1.2" | 27" |
ICON | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 2" | 0.3" | 0" | 0" | 0.2" | 3" |
MeteoFrance | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.8" | 5" | 2" | 0.1" | 0" | 3" | 11" |
Average | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.4" | 3" | 6" | 3" | 0" | 0" | 1" | 13" |