Niseko Now: Tuesday 12th December 2023
- Dec 12, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 159cm
Posted on Tuesday 12th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It was feeling positive for a while yesterday morning with snow falling and giving places a bit of a fresh look, but in the end it didn't amount to much in terms of new cm. It seems like more cm of snow fell east of our location.
Certainly not enough to change our current situation. Having said that, for the record Hirafu is reporting 10cm and Hanazono is reporting 5cm this morning; the others are reporting 0cm.
It is quite cold this morning and (very) light snow is falling in places. There is snow on the forecast over the coming days and it looks like the best chance of some decent snowfall is around Sunday.
I have taken some bits of info off the list below as I simply cannot confirm some information to be correct. That kind of thing drives me nuts, and sometimes I even wonder if the vagueness and lack of updating is intentional. (Don't worry, I'll quickly calm down with some delicious toast). :)
Mumbling about numbers aside, the main story is that at this moment we do not have much snow and there are limited lifts and runs open.
I do feel for the people visiting and very much hope they can find their fun!
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Individual ski area information for Tuesday 12th December 2023
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 Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 20cm (-50cm since yesterday) (!?)
- Base: 15cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) (8:30am-3:10pm) * used for transport only
- Ace Number 3 pair (8:40am-3:20pm)
Courses:
- Center Course
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 55cm (-5cm since yesterday)
- Base: 30cm (-5cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Hanazono Number 1 (9:00am-2:00pm)
- Hanazono Number 2 quad (9:00am-3:00pm)
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 40cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 10cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Dream Number 1 quad (8:30am-4:00pm)
Courses:
- Beginners run by the lift
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 15cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 5cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Upper Village Gondola (8:30am-4:00pm)
- Village Express (9:00am-4:00pm) * used for transport only
- Community Chair (8:30am-4:00pm)
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Floodlit night skiing is planned from Saturday 16th December 2023 until Wednesday 20th March 2024.
Niseko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Tuesday 12th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 159cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (1st December) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days December 2023 snowfall 39cm reported on 6 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.