Niseko Now: Thursday 13th December 2012
- Dec 13, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 302cm
Weather overview Blue sky, cloud
Wind
Light
Temperature -5C base / -9C top
Visibility Very good
Posted at 9:09am on Thursday 13th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Just a dusting overnight and a very cold morning here in Niseko, it was minus double figures earlier on when I got up.
It's another fairly clear one actually with some nice blue sky, the sun shining down only to be hidden from time to time by some cloud. The sun should warm things up somewhat today with a high of around -1C likely later on. There is only a slight wind as well this morning which makes a change from some of the stronger winds we have been experiencing over the last week or so in the region, so lifts will be unaffected and running as normal today. There may not be the fresh out there this morning but conditions should be good and definitely one of those feel good days.
As you can see from the snow depth information from the resorts below, some of the numbers have been going down the last few days - more snow pack consolidating going on since the snowfall has eased off.
We continue to approach fully open status in Niseko with some more lifts moving this morning. At Niseko Grand Hirafu the King Number 4 top lift is now open and with it all official courses in the Hirafu area are now open. This morning the top Wonderland Chair at Niseko Village is also operating.
No major snowfall on the short term forecast, perhaps more than a dusting going into Sunday.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 13th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 302cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (10th and 11th December) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 184cm reported on 11 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.