Lachy 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well I arrived in Niseko!! It's awesome here, was snowing all day - It has stopped in the last couple of hours, although i'm hoping it will continue into the night! took forever in transit.. spent a night on the tokyo streets because i'm too tight to pay 20,000 yen for a room that i'll only be in for 5 hours! Would have been worth it though haha. anyway, I think my internet usage will be limited, but i'm here for the whole season ( end of feb ) so if you're comin to niseko feel free to message me on here Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Glad to here that you're here for the season. It would be a shame if you were here on a three day ski trip at the end of November. You'll get lots of good snow. The weather forecast calls for it! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 ah here he is. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Lachy, where you staying? Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Feeling snowed under yet? Link to post Share on other sites
coldcat 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 Niseko now this morning said tomorrow temperatures may rise above freezing level, I actually doubt it, and Yahoo Weather seems to agree. Anyway, what is clear is that there seems to be a little warming trend for next week, although I don't think it will have too much of an effect on the current snow. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 if anything, it will help the basing. Here's the latest forecast: More powder everyday until I arrive. And then powder in the morning and blue skies in the afternoon. More powder while I'm dining and then dead silence for my nighters. Link to post Share on other sites
coldcat 0 Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 I wonder where the guy from "Niseko now" gets his weather forecasts, all the forecasts I've seen give snow for the resorts and the temperature doesn't go above -1, even at village level. If he is looking at the yahoo forecast for the village of Niseko, I wonder if he knows that any forecast for more than 2 days is the same as sapporo. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 What forecasts are you using for the resorts coldcat? The Niseko Now forecast was pretty spot on as the temp on the 7th got almost to 2 degrees in the village and we did start out with wet snow/sleet. Link to post Share on other sites
coldcat 0 Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 Go Native: Many, amongst them these : http://weathernews.jp/ski/cgi/search_result.fcgi?id=31605 http://outdoor.yahoo.co.jp/snow/view/go0006/ Really it got to 2 degrees? Of course, you know better cos you are there, but what I could see on the internet is that it didn't get above 0. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 coldcat the following site has current temps for Niseko township. It also shows the daily temperature extremes and has a livecam looking back to Niseko Annupuri. niseko town official website Niseko Hirafu is at about the same altitude but is generally a little colder due to the proximity to the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Looking good, King 4 is open and nightas 'til 8:40pm Link to post Share on other sites
coldcat 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Maybe somebody can explain this to me: "Niseko Now" says is raining and temperatures are well above freezing. The Yahoo Weather Page for Niseko Hirafu says it's snowing and the maximum today is -2C. I am definitely missing something here. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I don't think the yahoo temps are for the base of the mountain. They seem more like at mid mountain. It was definitely drizzling this morning but has fined up this afternoon. I went down to Kutchan at lunch time and it was 4.7 degrees there. So it's at least 3 degrees in Hirafu. Link to post Share on other sites
coldcat 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Why would they take the temp from the middle of the mountain? it doesn't make sense to me. Anyway, as I said before, you are lucky enough to live there so you have information from 1st hand. I just wonder what the heck is going on with yahoo weather forecasts? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Go Native, up to now have you seen many Australians? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 thursday there's certainly a few in town now. Most though are new staff. The first big intake of Aussie customers will be this Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 just saw on the news that Hokkaido had a 80cm dump today. 160 flights cancelled and some power disruption. Bring it on................ Link to post Share on other sites
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