Niseko Now: Wednesday 11th December 2013
- Dec 11, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 172cm
Posted on Wednesday 11th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
So yesterday wasn't a particularly nice day. Lots of rain which has obviously not helped the snow out there and washed a fair bit away - base of Hirafu now on 30cm. Oh well, at least it will have compacted.
As if by magic though, in these circumstances, Annupuri are going to be starting up the Jumbo Number 1 quad lift over there. Niseko Village are doing some checking on the course by the Gondola and so that lift isn't moving early on.
Happily this morning it is colder - though not mad cold - and a light cover of snow welcoming us this morning. It is snowing lightly, cloudy and a bit of a wind as I write this report.
It's still looking positive ahead though starting tomorrow, though I must say that some forecasts do seem to have downgraded the forecast somewhat (ie. less snow forecast than before). We'll just have to wait and see, and I will of course let you know how it pans out.
Planned lift operations:
Grand Hirafu:
Ace Family Pair
Ace Number 3 Pair
Ace Number 2 Quad Center Four
King Number 3 Triple
Swinging Monkey
Hirafu Gondola
Holiday Number 1 Pair
Hanazono:
Hanazono Number 1 Quad
Hanazono Number 2 Quad
Hanazono Number 3 Quad
Niseko Village:
Gondola (testing and closed early on)
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
Annupuri:
Gondola
Jumbo Number 1 quad
Jumbo Number 3
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Official snow depth numbers:
Grand Hirafu:
Top - 130cm
Base - 30cm
Hanazono:
Top - 145cm
Base - 75cm
Niseko Village:
Top - 80cm
Base - 40cm
Annupuri:
Top - 90cm
Base - 60cm
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Wednesday 11th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 172cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (12th November) November 2013 snowfall 123cm reported on 9 days December 2013 snowfall 49cm reported on 7 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.