Niseko Now: Tuesday 11th February 2025
- Feb 11, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 608cm
Posted on Tuesday 11th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
Hanazono is this morning reporting up to 26cm of snowfall on upper areas and Hirafu is reporting 25cm. (Annupuri and Village are going with '0cm' but let's just ignore that).
I am not writing this from the top of the mountain, of course, and I am not seeing that much myself; my measurement today is 9cm. Perhaps we can take that as a minimum and expect more up on them there slopes. Sounds good to me.
Currently overcast with light snow falling in some places. There should be more to report over the next several days.
It is of course good to see a return to consistency in the snowfall since the end of January. Including this report, I have observed 98cm so far this month (on all but one day), and the total snowfall for the season so far is now above 6m. It would be nice if the numbers were larger, whilst retaining quality. But, let's keep it going...
It is a national holiday in Japan: National Foundation Day.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Moiwa Mountain base -8℃, 7cm new snow over the last 12hrs. Moiwa 800m: -10.1℃, NW7.5m/s, 50-80cm cornice and snowdrift development. Mikaeri 750m: -9℃, WNW2.8m/s, increasing snow depth, good visibility. Annupuri 1100m: -13.2℃, WNW10.1m/s, strong winds, snowdrift development. Hirafu Hanazono 1000m: -12.6℃, W4.6m/s. Coastal data: Benkei Cape NW12m/s, Kamui Cape W10m/s, 1014hPa, wave 1.1m.
A westerly wind picked up from 2am, forming unstable slabs on SW slopes at 1000m, reaching 80cm in places and easily breaking in tests. The upper 40cm (and increasing) is not consolidated . The avalanche risk on the SW slopes at 1100m is High. The avalanche risk on the East side at Hirafu Hanazono is not high, but will increase if the wind and snow get stronger. Gate opening is not decided yet, please follow the patrols instructions. If peak gates are opened, many people will enter Kozan no Sawa(Backbowl) without considering the danger. According to Heinrich's Law, we warn people of the danger, everyone thinks it won't be me, it will be somebody else and eventually an accident will occur. Our warnings are based on objective data. Snow changes every day. What was good yesterday does not necessarily mean that it will be good today. The snow in the forest is a little heavy due to the wind. Have a nice day, the snow is not too bad.
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Individual ski area information for Tuesday 11th February 2025
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing.
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 26cm
Base: 20cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 310cm (+20cm change since yesterday)
Base: 235cm (+15cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The gondola is scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 25cm
Base: 25cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 365cm (+10cm change since yesterday)
Base: 150cm (+20cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Ace Gondola, Ace Family quad, King Gondola and King Holiday pair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 200cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 160cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 230cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 160cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Jumbo Number 1 quad lift is scheduled to be open until 7:30pm
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
All scheduled lifts are operating
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is planned daily until Wednesday 23rd March 2025
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Data as of Tuesday 11th February 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 608cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (6th February) November 2024 snowfall 38cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 311cm reported on 28 days January 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 10 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.