Niseko Now: Tuesday 10th January 2017
- Jan 10, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 303cm
Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Hello to you all, and this morning I have fresh snow to report. Hurray!
But don't get too excited though just yet... 3cm.
It's definitely a much colder start to the day which is a good thing and tomorrow should be colder still. The forecast still has a lot of snow lined up over the coming week too.
The storm is due to begin sometime today. Let's see it happen!
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Niseko Avalanche Report:
Niseko base 6am: -6℃, 5cm new snow. Moiwa850m: -8℃, W5m/s, 20cm snowdrifts from easterly winds, 10cm new snow. Annupuri 1150M: -11℃, W10m/s, 15cm new snow at 1000m. Hirafu1200m: -14℃, snowing and no snowdrift development. Kamui cape lighthouse: WSW10m/s, 1008hPa, 2.2m waves.
The barometric pressure gradient is low and wind is stagnating below 10m/s westerly, however is forecasted to pick up and a storm will kick in above 1000m around noon. The snow in the forest around 800m elevation is mostly reset. A hoar layer (Jan 9th) is present under the present snowfall and could potentially become a trigger layer in the future snowpack. Beware of sluff laying on top of hard-pack steep slopes.
Make sure to leash your board and double check your brakes on your fat-skis.
Gates opening is yet to be decided, please respect the ski patrol’s decisions. Ducking ropes is severely restricted in Niseko. Do not duck ropes.
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Official resort snow depths as of Tuesday 10th January 2017:
Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono
Top - 235cm
Base - 85cm
Niseko Village
Top - 150cm
Base - 100cm
Niseko Annupuri
Top - 155cm
Base - 95cm
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Night skiing is planned until Monday 20th March 2017 at the Niseko Annupuri, Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Village resort areas. There is no nighta in the Hanazono area.
Niseko Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Tuesday 10th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (16th December) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 14 days December 2016 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days January 2017 snowfall 12cm reported on 3 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.