Niseko Now: Tuesday 15th January 2013
- Jan 15, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 786cm
Weather overview Fine
Wind
Moderate to strong
Temperature -6C base / -13C top
Visibility Good
Posted at 9:39am on Tuesday 15th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Lovely conditions yesterday on the mountain - great snow conditions, great weather and fine visibility. This all while on the news we were watching people in Tokyo coping with 10cm of snowfall. Obviously they are not quite as well equipped as we are up here, and so it looks like it was causing considerable problems.
Anyway this morning we have a shockingly small amount of snow since yesterday in Niseko - less than in Tokyo! - with just a few cm to report.
Winds are messing us about again this morning though with top lifts out of action. In yesterdays report I remember saying we were in for a few days of 'calm' conditions. Oops! Clearer skies, yes, but not calm with the wind today I'm afraid.
The top lifts at Niseko Grand Hirafu (Ace Number 4 and King Number 3 & 4) are not moving. King Number 2 operating at reduced speed early on; the top lift at Hanazono is also not open. At Niseko Village the top Wonderland Chair is not operating and the Niseko Gondola is operating at reduced speeds. At Annupuri, the Gondola was not moving early on but has since started, but the top Jumbo Number 4 is still stationary. They are reporting winds of up to 21m/s up at the top of Annupuri there.
Wind aside, looks set to be another fine day.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 15th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 786cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (10th, 11th, 19th December) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 418cm reported on 27 days January 2013 snowfall 250cm reported on 15 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.