Niseko Now: Thursday 15th February 2024
- Feb 15, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 774cm
Posted on Thursday 15th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
I don't have any new cm to report to you but it is actually snowing lightly this morning. It's the kind that might stop at any time, or perhaps I will be able to report a new layer tomorrow.
Take that as a challenge, Nature-san!
Looks like all lifts should be opening as planned.
Beyond tomorrow, clearer skies are forecast over the weekend with another mild/warm spell into early week.
There seem to be quite a few ski areas in Japan that have not been able to open at all this winter due to low/no snowfall, and have basically already given up on the season. The Japan-wide warm spell this week really is going to be hitting some places hard. And while we have been fortunate here in Niseko, some areas of Hokkaido are similarly troubled with low snowfall. That kind of news is obviously really sad to hear. It also makes me want to do all I can to appreciate what we have when we have it.
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Individual ski area information for Thursday 15th February 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 and subject to change.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 310cm (-10cm since yesterday)
- Base: 110cm (-10cm since yesterday)
Lifts (scheduled):
- All lifts apart from King Number 1 pair and King Number 2 quad (normal operations)
- The Ace Family quad, Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four), Hirafu Gondola and Holiday Number 1 pair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 245cm (-7cm since last update)
- Base: 165cm (-9cm since last update)
Lifts (scheduled):
- All lifts
- The Hanazono Symphony Gondola is scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 220cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 180cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts (scheduled):
- All lifts
- The Jumbo Number 1 quad lift is scheduled to be open until 7:30pm
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 234cm (-24cm since yesterday)
- Base: 140cm (-29cm since yesterday)
Lifts (scheduled):
- All lifts apart from Morino Chair and Country Road
- The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
Niseko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Thursday 15th February 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 774cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 71 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days December 2023 snowfall 247cm reported on 24 days January 2024 snowfall 298cm reported on 24 days February 2024 snowfall 109cm reported on 12 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.