Niseko Now: Wednesday 10th December 2025
- Dec 10, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 91cm
I have slightly under 6cm of observed fresh snowfall to report to you this morning.
Hirafu are claiming 15cm at base. That seems rather high, but perhaps it's worth checking out.
As I put this report together (between 8am and 8:30am) it is snowing in places, but it's also quite bright too and there is even some blue sky to see in places behind the fast moving cloud. Visibility generally seems fair to good even in places it is snowing.
It feels like it is changing by the minute this morning.
More snow is forecast to be incoming over the coming days. Forecasts look quite promising. (As they should, of course, as we approach the middle of December).
Operations at all of the ski areas on the mountain remains very limited.
Significant snowfall, please!
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain base at 6am: -6℃, light wind, 5cm snowfall in 12hrs, 40cm accumulated snow, light snow, good visibility. Moiwa Mikaeri 800m: -8℃, NW2.0m/s. Hanazono 800m: -8.3℃, NNW3.8m/s. Coastal weather: Benkei cape NW11m/s, Kamui cape WNW9m/s, 1020hPa, 1.9m waves.
Isobars are widely spaced, and the wind is starting to subside over both sea and mountains. Cornice and snowdrifts are slowly developing on the slopes over 800m elevation. From the data and observations, snow is stabilised, and the overall avalanche risk is low.
Due to the limited snowfall, out-of-bounds skiing from ski resorts is expected to be delayed. 10cm of new snow on some off-piste areas in ski resorts can be fun. Beware of the uneven terrain.
Do not duck ropes to ski out of bounds. Niseko respects your freedom to ski out of bounds and runs Niseko Rules for your safety. Please respect the rules. Looking forward to tonight’s snow. Have a good day.
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 6cm
Base: 8cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 102cm (+2cm change since yesterday)
Base: 50cm (+15cm change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
All four lifts
Planned open courses:
Mango Salad
Silver Dream
Juicy Fruit
Parallel
Yotei Sunset
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 15cm
Base: 15cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 125cm (+5cm change since yesterday)
Base: 40cm (no change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
Ace Gondola
Ace Number 3 pair
King Gondola
King Number 3 six
Swinging Monkey
Planned open courses:
Center
Jumbo
Beginners access
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Planned lift operations:
Upper Village Gondola
Village Express
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 50cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 30cm (no change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
Dream Number 1 quad
Jumbo Number 1 quad
Planned open courses:
Paradise
Junior
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Planned lift operations:
Number 1 pair
Number 2 pair
Niseko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 10th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 91cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (4th December) November 2025 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 days December 2025 snowfall 62cm reported on 7 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Kutchan/Niseko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.