Niseko Now: Monday 10th February 2025
- Feb 10, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 599cm
Posted on Monday 10th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
A good 10cm of snow again with the Avalanche Report indicating up to 30cm; ski areas are saying up to 15cm on the slopes.
All lifts seem to be starting the day as planned.
Oh dear. Also from reading the Avalanche Report this morning, it sounds like there has been more than a few people cutting into lift lines, ducking ropes and yelling at each other. Nice. Let's all be good boys and girls.
If you are one of those who thinks there are just too many people around (* who are not you), there are plenty of other ski areas to choose from!
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Moiwa Mountain base -6℃, 10cm new snow, light winds, good visibility. Moiwa 800m: -9.8℃,NW7.1m/s, 15cm new snow, good visibility. Mikaeri 750m: -9℃, NW0.9m/s, 20cm new snow, good visibility. Annupuri 1100m: -12.4℃, WNW4.7m/s, 20cm new snow, good visibility. Hirafu Hanazono 1000m: -12.0℃, ESE0.7m/s, 20cm new snow, good visibility. Coastal data: Benkei Cape NW9m/s, Kamui Cape W7m/s, 1012hPa, wave 1.3m.
We are under a mild winter pressure pattern, a 10-12m/s wind and snowfall continues on the west side of the mountains and at sea. 10-30cm snow fell overnight with no significant cornice or wind slab development. The overall avalanche risk is low. All gates except 10 are expected to be open. Prepare before going through the gates. Niseko, with its easy lift access to fresh snow, has long been popular with enthusiasts who love to ski fresh snow, and as a result, there have been many accidents. That's why the Niseko Rules were developed. The Niseko Rules, although not intending to promote tourism, have ultimately led to today's booming business in Niseko. However, the Niseko Rules' are only there to prevent accidents. Cutting the lift line is an embarrassing act and should not be done. Also, do not duck ropes. Quickly ducking a rope to get a few turns always leads to copycats and eventually to accidents. These rules do not infringe on the freedom of tourists. Do not yell or argue with others on the mountain. Have some dignity. I think it's the same anywhere. Have a nice day.
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Individual ski area information for Monday 10th February 2025
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing.
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 10cm
Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 290cm (+5cm change since yesterday)
Base: 220cm (-5cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The gondola is scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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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: 355cm (+15cm change since yesterday)
Base: 130cm (-15cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Ace Gondola, Ace Family quad, King Gondola and King Holiday pair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 200cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 160cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 230cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 160cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Jumbo Number 1 quad lift is scheduled to be open until 7:30pm
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
All scheduled lifts are operating
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is planned daily until Wednesday 23rd March 2025
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Data as of Monday 10th February 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 599cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (6th February) November 2024 snowfall 38cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 311cm reported on 28 days January 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 89cm reported on 9 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.