Niseko Now: Friday 15th February 2013
- Feb 15, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 1141cm
Weather overview Fine
Wind
Light
Temperature -5C base / -9C top
Visibility Very good
Posted at 9:10am on Friday 15th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Well, well. We sure got some snowfall yesterday. I would say up to 25cm or so in the village area since my last report and as you can see the Avalanche report below is reporting 35cm. Sounds good to me.
Let's just call it 'lots' shall we?
What's more, the sun is out! Yes, the clouds have done their thing and moved (for the most part) leaving us with the sun shining down and increasingly lovely weather conditions early this morning. It may not last the day and we expect some more snowfall overnight, but for now it's a great morning in Niseko. Wind is behaving too.
So there's really not much to report this morning - just nice weather and fantastic conditions. I hope you can enjoy it, I'm off out there now.
Avalanche Information
Niseko base 6am: -14C, calm morning, 35cm of fresh snow until late night. Moiwa 800m: -14C, W10m/s, moderate development of snowdrift. Annupuri peak: NW10m/s, -13.4C. Coastal data: NW9m/s, 1.1m waves, 1015hPa.
A moderate westerly wind is blowing in a high-pressure band, developing snowdrifts in areas above treeline. Graupels and grainy snow is predominant in the slabs due to the passing cold-front influence and the sinter-stabilization is delayed. The avalanche risk is HIGH in leeward steep slopes around 1000m in Osawa cornice slopes, west-ridge SE facing slopes, backbowl walls and deeper Higashione. It is still dangerous to go straight to those slopes first thing in the morning. Do not traverse (ski/ride across) steep slopes today, it can easily trigger a slide. Many people may be underneath you, riding at the bottom.
Peak gates are scheduled t open at 10am. Be prudent. Many hazards resides in the backcountry. Better not overestimate your experience and skills and think safety first. Beware of sudden weather changes. The snow in the trees is excellent.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Friday 15th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1141cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 75 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 418cm reported on 27 days January 2013 snowfall 443cm reported on 26 days February 2013 snowfall 162cm 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.