Niseko Now: Sunday 11th January 2026
- Jan 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 367cm
Oh well, I suppose the consistent snow reporting every day had to come to an end sometime.
Today is that day. And unfortunately, we have endured rain overnight. Never welcome during the winter season. Who do I complain to?!
The Niseko United official site is showing some... interesting... fresh snowfall numbers this morning.
Hirafu is claiming 15cm at base. Really? Really?? Oh, and the same amount at top; Hanazono is reporting 2cm at base and 10cm up top.
For down at base, though, I tend to agree with Niseko Village who are going with their customary 0cm. ;) There's no layer of fresh snow showing on the top of the Niseko Village gondola roof.
I guess that there may perhaps be a modest layer of snow up in higher elevations.
At the start of the day wind is affecting the top lifts and also the gondolas at Annupuri, Village and Hirafu (Ace). Wind will likely remain pesky (at least sometimes) over the next several days but at least we do expect more snowfall as it gets colder again.
Cloudy as I have been putting the report together but it looks like there's some light snow falling over at Hanazono. Looks like it on the webcam, anyway...
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 10cm
Base: 2cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 205cm (+2cm change since yesterday)
Base: 110cm (-23cm change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
4 of 4 lifts
Gondola until 7:00pm
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 15cm
Base: 15cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 270cm (+5cm change since yesterday)
Base: 85cm (-10cm change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
9 of 9 lifts
Ace Gondola, Ace Family quad, King Gondola and King Holiday pair until 7:00pm
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 191cm (-9cm change since yesterday)
Base: 108cm (-2cm change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
7 of 8 lifts (not Country Road)
Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair until 7:00pm
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 7cm
Base: 7cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 160cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 130cm (no change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
6 of 6 lifts
Jumbo Number 1 quad until 7:30pm
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Planned lift operations:
3 of 3 lifts
Niseko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Sunday 11th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 367cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 12th December and 2nd January) November 2025 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 days December 2025 snowfall 189cm reported on 23 days January 2026 snowfall 149cm 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.