Niseko Now: Monday 13th December 2021
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 124cm
Posted on Monday 13th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Hurray!
After six days with no fresh snowfall to report, I have a nice layer of it to tell you about this morning. It was great to see it coming down again last night. I have measured 15cm of it and with more snow on the forecast things are looking and feeling more positive this morning. Even if the temperatures are in the negative.
It sounds even better when I saw the 25cm of new snowfall that Hirafu seem to be reporting on their official report. Yey.
It was a bit windy out there when I was out walking my toast and that may very well affect this morning. If that is the price to pay for a decent delivery of fresh snow, I think we are all prepared to accept that. (I need to post the report early this morning so apologies for not being able to report on the 8:30am situation).
Having said all that, as I prepare to post this report there is some small areas of blue sky on show. So rather changeable conditions at the start of the day.
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About the 'official snow depth' (and changes in those numbers) and 'official 24 hours snowfall' numbers that I post below. Sometimes they seem a bit odd and don't seem to 'add up' or be logical. There's all sorts of reasons for that.
My advice: don't over-think on them. I'm just reporting what is on the official information each morning - as a bit of extra info to put out there, for your excite consideration.
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Planned ski area operations: Monday 13th December 2021
The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
LIFTS MIGHT WELL BE AFFECTED BY WIND THIS MORNING
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 110cm (+25cm)
- Base: 45cm (+15cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 25cm
- Base: 25cm
Planned lift operations:
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad
- Ace Number 3 pair
Planned open courses:
- Center
- Shirakaba
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 88cm (+18cm)
- Base: 30cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 12cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
Planned open courses:
- Yotei Sunset
- Mango Salad
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 70cm (no change)
- Base: 20cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 3 pair
Planned open courses:
- Utopia
- Junior (lower)
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 50cm (no change)
- Base: 25cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Community Chair
- Banzai Chair
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Night time operations are scheduled in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas from 18th December 2021 until 20th March 2022. There is no night skiing in the Niseko HANAZONO area.
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 13th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 124cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th November) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 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.