Mike Pow 52 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Didn't snow. Ice rink today. Link to post Share on other sites
RobinsonAus 0 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 What's the temperature in the village now Mike? Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 It is pretty warm...sunny...no wind...strange for here Link to post Share on other sites
RobinsonAus 0 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Is it snowing in Niseko yet? Snowforecast.com is predicting 23cm's tonight in Niseko and given that it seems to underestimate what will fall i'm hoping for a good dump... Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hasn't started yet... Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 It's started snowing now. I just got back from Otaru and along the way there was some very heavy snow falling. Fingers crossed we get a really good dump over the next few days. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 GN, should be getting some sick snow up your way, its been going off since about 5am here today and hasnt let up all day. Hope you guys get some sick snow for the NYs! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 4cm overnight. Bollocks Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I'm in Niigata with joshnii and a few others at the moment. We 10 or 15cm or so. Looks like my area down where it should snow didn't get much. Bollocks indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 it was puking in Niseko this morning...I'd say 5cm in 2 hours but it has stopped now. Looks like we may miss a lot of the snow that everyone else is getting. I haven't been out out on the board for 10 days now but with the snow last night and the snowfalls today, it felt fine under foot just walking around this morning. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Don't worry too much we'll get our fair share out of this system. Just have to wait until the winds move around to the right direction. Overnight and tomorrow should see some good falls. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I think we need to calibrate our terminology here. When the good lady and I were woken by the snowplough coming through at 4 am to clear 5cm of snow she was dismissive. Her opinion: a fart, a waste of tax. Since the plough came through, we've had another 25cm. A fair amount, but not really a dump. 60cm is a dump. A puke doesn't have to as much as a dump, but it has to be big mobs quick-time. 10cm per hour for 3 hours would have to be a minimum. Just to get some perspective, I can see 1 Standard Visual Unit to the concrete batching plant, but not 3 SVUs to the school. 30cm in 24 hours is standard snowfall. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I'd thought a puke would be more than a dump. A puke is rather uncontrolled spewing whereas a dump would be controlled in an orderly fashion osrt of way. Link to post Share on other sites
bellavista 0 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Well I'm kind of losing faith in my ability to get this right. But anyway .. Maps for later tonight and Jan 1 look OK. At the moment it's dead still in the village - hopefully the wind will pickup a bit soon and turn N-W. Still hopeful (but somewhat stung by the last 24hrs.) 3 days of admin without skiing is enough for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 nothing fallin in Hirafu? bummer guys Hope you get to kick off the NY with some good snow!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 another fire dragon down the hill tonight? Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 this just plain is not right. Is this winter or what. I think I may have to check into the clinic going through withdrawals pretty bad. Damn Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Much better turns this afternoon. Between 10 and 20cm since yesterday. Hanazono got the most. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Been snowing heavily over by Shakotan for most of the day but has just been missing us here. Still plenty more in the forecast so should be great later in the week. Link to post Share on other sites
RobinsonAus 0 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 It looks like it is snowing heavily in Niseko... Tell me i'm right. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 We had another 20-30cm last night. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 quattro, you get any good turns today? Link to post Share on other sites
Kingofmyrrh 0 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Arrived in Niseko today in time for the start of the nighter. Lower slopes were icy, especially the mogul fields. Was feeling a little sad. Snow higher was better. Then it started... like a fine smoke initially, then fat flakes... tracks filling in everywhere, soft action in the trees (the tree skiing I have seen in the last few hours is incredible fun). I was having so much fun that I started singing to myself as I skied, fortunately not too many people about to hear me! Choice hits were "In the soft stuff" and "These goats were made for floating". Wanted to go out for some drinks afterwards, but the alarm has been set for first lifts tomorrow! CB`s "it`s puking" thread had made me wish I had gone to Hakuba for NY, but now I know that things will be OK here too! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Kingo make sure you head up to the peak tomorrow. Head down Jacksons's into Hanazono or over to Annupuri bowl for some amazing powder. Link to post Share on other sites
icy26 0 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 thanks for the niseko updates..hows it looking this morning? the longer term forecast for sapporo seems quite encouraging Link to post Share on other sites
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