Niseko Now: Saturday 11th April 2026
- Apr 11
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 875cm
It's a cloudy, foggy in parts, damp (holding off for now) and windy kind of morning. Looks like we are on for some major lift disruption at the start of the day - including none of the lifts at Hanazono lined up to open on time.
One forecast tells me to expect some 'heavy snow' tonight. I'm really curious about that. That seems unlikely, but I will be sure to let you know how that turns out tomorrow morning.
OK, time for some coffee and some toast.
I hope you have a good weekend.
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 190cm (-10cm change since yesterday)
Base: 65cm (-15cm change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
All four lifts
Planned last day of the season:
Sunday 12th April
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 270cm (-5cm change since yesterday)
Base: 20cm (-15cm change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
Ace Family quad
Ace Gondola
King Number 3 six
King Number 4 single
Planned last day of the season:
Wednesday 6th May
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 178cm (-12cm change since yesterday)
Base: 58cm (-33cm change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
Niseko Gondola
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
Wonderland Chair
Planned last day of the season:
Sunday 12th April
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 250cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 40cm (-5cm change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
Annupuri Gondola
Dream Number 1 quad (until 12th April)
Jumbo Number 1 quad
Jumbo Number 4 pair
Planned last day of the season:
Wednesday 6th May
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Asahigaoka ski area (near Kutchan Station) closed on 8th March.
Niseko Moiwa closed on 5th April.
Niseko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 11th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 875cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 91 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 days December 2025 snowfall 189cm reported on 23 days January 2026 snowfall 451cm reported on 28 days February 2026 snowfall 154cm reported on 19 days March 2026 snowfall 50cm reported on 13 days April 2026 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.