Niseko Now: Thursday 10th February 2022
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 7, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 874cm
Posted on Thursday 10th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
My oh my it was very cold overnight!
It's a beautiful morning with blue sky and sunshine. Cold and calm with just a bit of cloud here and there, but blue is the main colour of the morning. We certainly haven't had many mornings like this during this season and so I'm sure this weather will bring out a few extra people.
There's not a whole lot of snow on the forecasts just at the moment, so it appears we are going to be taking a few days break in the snowfall. I doubt many will be feeling hard done by because of that.
Really beautiful. Life is good.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Moiwa base: -10℃, 5cm snowfall in 12h, calm. Moiwa 800m: -10℃, light breeze, 10cm snowfall with 40cm snowdrifts from westerly wind. Annupur1150m: -11℃, light breeze, 15cm snowfall with 50cm snowdrifts from westerly wind, bad visibility. Hirafu peak ridge 1250m: -12℃, calm, good visibility. Coastal data Benkei cape: SSE3m/s, Kamui cape: NNW2m/s, 1024hPa, 0.6m waves.
A high pressure system is sitting above Niseko, the pressure gradient is flat and the mountain/ocean weather is calm. There are no notable snowdrift developments and the snowpack is stable. The general avalanche risk is low. All gates will open. Listen to the ski patrol’s instructions. The avalanche risk may be low, but there will never be a safe winter mountain. Overconfidence will lead to accidents. Staying prudent is key to avoid them. Have a nice day.
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Planned ski area operations: Thursday 10th February 2022
The below snow depth and snowfall data is manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day (nature might intervene).
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 410cm (no change)
- Base: 250cm (+5cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 20cm
- Base: 20cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Hirafu Gondola
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Swinging Monkey
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 365cm (+5cm)
- Base: 282cm (-8cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 20cm
- Base: 15cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 310cm (+20cm)
- Base: 220cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open for night skiing until 7:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 2 pair
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 290cm
- Base: 230cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Niseko Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Banzai Chair
- Wonderland Chair
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Thursday 10th February 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 874cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (23rd December) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 307cm reported on 23 days January 2022 snowfall 325cm reported on 30 days February 2022 snowfall 157cm reported on 10 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.