Niseko Now: Friday 13th December 2024
- Dec 13, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 151cm
Posted on Friday 13th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Perhaps not as much as I thought we might get, but I do have another 6cm to report since yesterday. But those forecasts still tell us to expect consistent snow to continue falling. Yey!
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain base -6℃, 5cm snowfall in 12h (more snow is expected during the day), calm. Moiwa 800m: -9℃, NW6.8m/s (15m/s gusts). Hanazono 1000m: -10.7℃, N3.8m/s, snowdrifts developing slowly. Coastal data: Benkei cape NW14m/s, Kamui cape W11m/s, 1017hPa, 1.6m waves.
The winter pressure distribution persists, however looking at the past 12h coastal wind/waves data and observations in the Niseko mountain range, the overall avalanche risk is lowering. 12h snowfall amount is small and snowdrifts are slowly developing. The bushes are still thick, but the snow quality in the treeruns is good. Off piste area access is still restricted from the resorts. Please abide by the Niseko Rules. Weather observation stations are not fully prepared and data is lacking. Winter mountains are inherently dangerous. You are responsible for the decisions you make. Always stay humble in front of Mother Nature, you never know when she is going to strike. Have a nice day.
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Individual ski area information for Friday 13th December 2024
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 HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 15cm
Base: 15cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 130cm (+8cm change since yesterday)
Base: 95cm (+1cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
All four lifts scheduled to be operating
Courses:
All courses scheduled to be open
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 10cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 160cm (-5cm since yesterday)
Base: 75cm (+5cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
Ace Family quad
Ace Gondola
King Gondola
King Holiday pair
King Number 3 quad
Swinging Monkey
Courses:
Family
Sennoki
Alpen
King area access
Super
Beginners access
Green
Furiko
Kogen
Boyo
Dai-no-kabe
Kokutai
Holiday
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 120cm (+15cm since yesterday)
Base: 80cm (+10cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
Niseko Gondola
Upper Village Gondola
Village Express
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 95cm (+15cm since yesterday)
Base: 70cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
Annupuri Gondola
Dream Number 1 quad
Jumbo Number 1 quad
Courses:
Utopia
Shirakaba
Paradise
Family
Junior
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
Number 1 pair lift
Number 2 pair lift
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is planned from Saturday 14th December 2024 until Wednesday 23rd March 2025.
Niseko Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 13th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 151cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (5th and 8th December) November 2024 snowfall 38cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 113cm reported on 10 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.