Niseko Now: Saturday 11th December 2021
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 109cm
Posted on Saturday 11th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning to you all and welcome to the weekend.
A change at Niseko Annupuri. This morning they have their Jumbo Number 3 pair lift moving, up there by the top of the gondola. Courses that they have open now are Utopia and the lower part of the Junior course.
This downscaling at the weekend clearly showing our need for fresh snowfall. Hopefully tomorrow will see what we are waiting for happen, and it's still looking like it will. Tell you what, I'm also really looking forward to have much more to be able to report to you, too.
I hope you have a good Saturday.
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Planned ski area operations: Saturday 11th December 2021
The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 85cm (no change)
- Base: 30cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad
- Ace Number 3 pair
Planned open courses:
- Center
- Shirakaba
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 72cm (+2cm)
- Base: 30cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
Planned open courses:
- Yotei Sunset
- Mango Salad
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 70cm (-5cm)
- Base: 20cm (-5cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 3 pair
Planned open courses:
- Utopia
- Junior (lower)
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 50cm (no change)
- Base: 25cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Community Chair
- Banzai Chair
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Night time operations are scheduled in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas from 18th December 2021 until 20th March 2022. There is no night skiing in the Niseko HANAZONO area.
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 11th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th November) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 24cm 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.