Niseko Now: Tuesday 12th April 2016
- Apr 12, 2016
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 987cm
Posted on Tuesday 12th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Morning from Niseko and following on from yesterday there's another 2cm of snow to report this morning.
Yesterday was fun with 10cm of so it must have been in places. It felt great to have that new soft layer under the skis.
And what's more, this morning the sun is out and it is going to be a fine day. There's not much wind and so all should be open and... well, yes, it's a fine spring morning with a bit of fresh underground early on. We couldn't ask for much more at this stage. Well, not without being too greedy of course!
Unfortunately, it looks like we are going to be getting some rain sometime tomorrow, even higher up, which is a bit rubbish. But all the more reason to head out again this morning.
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Resort specific lift opening news at time of posting:
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Niseko Annupuri
Both resorts appear to be opening as planned at the start of the day.
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Official resort snow depths as of Tuesday 12th April 2016:
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Top - 315cm
Base - 65cm
Niseko Annupuri
Top - 325cm
Base - 60cm
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Resort operations - subject to change due to snow and weather conditions
Niseko Grand Hirafu resort area lift operations:
Ace Family Pair - until 17th April
Ace Number 2 Center Four Quad
Ace Number 3 Pair
Ace Number 4 Pair
Holiday Number 1 Pair - until 10th April
The resort is going to be 'upgrading' the King Number 3 triple lift in time for next season - as part of this work the Hirafu Gondola, King Number 3 and 4 lifts have all now closed for the season. Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to remain open until Thursday 5th May.
Niseko Annupuri plans to be open until Thursday 5th May with the Gondola, Jumbo 1 and Jumbo 4 lifts operating.
Niseko Village is currently closed but plans to be open again for Golden Week from Friday 29th April until Thursday 5th May.
Niseko Hanazono has now closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 12th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 987cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 85 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (17th February) November 2015 snowfall 61cm reported on 4 days December 2015 snowfall 244cm reported on 17 days January 2016 snowfall 303cm reported on 26 days February 2016 snowfall 266cm reported on 22 days March 2016 snowfall 109cm reported on 14 days April 2016 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 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.