Niseko Now: Thursday 10th November 2016
- Nov 10, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 44cm
Posted on Thursday 10th November 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
I'm really not getting to enjoy much rest before the season starts!
I am, however, enjoying seeing all of the fresh snow. I must say, I really wasn't expecting this much... perhaps I am not paying enough attention to the forecasts, or I am just not into the groove yet. For which I apologise. But anyway, there's a solid 18cm of fresh snow outside my place this morning and since my last report.
This really is a very promising start to the pre-season. I have already reported 46cm of snowfall and there is still nearly two weeks left before the lifts plan to start moving. There's definitely going to be some decent depth of snow at higher elevations already and some people have been spotted walking up there.
Might the ski resorts be tempted or able to open earlier than planned? Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves right now. We are still due for slightly warmer conditions into early next week, with more snowfall lined up on the forecast around Tuesday.
Next report when I have more fresh snow to tell you about...
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Below are the planned dates for the four main resorts:
Niseko Grand Hirafu: Wednesday 23rd November 2016 until Sunday 7th May 2017
Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 26th November 2016 until Sunday 7th May 2017
Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 3rd December 2016 until Sunday 2nd April 2017
Niseko Village: Thursday 1st December 2016 until Sunday 2nd April 2017
Night skiing is planned from Saturday 10th December until Monday 20th March 2017 at the Annupuri, Grand Hirafu and Village resort areas.
Niseko Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Thursday 10th November 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 44cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (10th November) November 2016 snowfall 44cm reported on 5 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.