Niseko Now: Friday 12th April 2024
- Apr 12, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 884cm
Posted on Friday 12th April 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
It has been raining this morning. But we expect cloud and maybe even some sun later on.
The weekend should be clear and sunny too, along with temperatures rising to the 15-20C range during the daytime. Toasty!
The coming month is expected to be warmer than average in every region of Japan, according to the monthly forecast published yesterday.
Over at Hanazono, it looks like they are now taking down that 'tent' thingy near the base.
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Individual ski area information for Friday 12th April 2024
The below snow depth and other information is manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing and subject to change.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 260cm (-5cm since yesterday)
- Base: 20cm (-5cm since yesterday)
Planned closing date (subject to conditions):
- Monday 6th May 2024
Lifts (scheduled):
- Hirafu Gondola
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Last lift closes at 4:30pm
Open runs (scheduled):
- Beginners access
- Center
- Large
- Kogen
- Boyo
- Dai-ni no kabe
- Konayuki
- Holiday
- Rinkan
- Jumbo
- Dynamic
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 220cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 50cm (no change since yesterday)
Planned closing date (subject to conditions):
- Monday 6th May 2024
Lifts (scheduled):
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
- Last lift closes at 4:00pm
Open runs (scheduled):
- Much of Annupuri remains open
- Fukayukirinkan course is closed
- Panorama and S-ji are ungroomed
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Now closed
Niseko HANAZONO Resort, Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort and Niseko Village Ski Resort are now closed for the season.
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Night skiing has now finished for the 2023-2024 season.
Niseko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 12th April 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 884cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 94 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days December 2023 snowfall 247cm reported on 24 days January 2024 snowfall 298cm reported on 24 days February 2024 snowfall 144cm reported on 20 days March 2024 snowfall 70cm reported on 13 days April 2024 snowfall 5cm 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.