Niseko Now: Friday 15th March 2019
- Mar 15, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 908cm
Posted on Friday 15th March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Really nice blue skies through most of the day yesterday with some cloud turning up in the afternoon. Nice day.
And -- some snow overnight. Just about 5cm of it here by base and hopefully a bit more than that higher up.
This morning there is more cloud about from early on but blue sky too and the sun shining down in places. Generally cloudy seems to be what the forecasts tell us to expect for the day today and tomorrow.
Maybe some very light snow at times tomorrow.
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We're half way through March and I have observed and recorded just 8cm of snowfall at base over the first 15 reports of the month (good to be able to add 5cm today!!)
Yikes. If we don't get much more, the general lack of fresh snowfall since the middle of February is really going to stick out when we look at the season. Anyway, let's look back at the month and season-so-far once we get into April...
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Niseko Avalanche Report:
There is no report today.
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Ski resort operation information: Friday 15th March 2019
Subject to change due to weather conditions
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 325cm
- Base: 120cm
Ski lifts operating:
- All lifts opening as normal at the start of the day (Ace Number 1 pair and King Number 2 quad rested)
- The Ace Family quad (until 8:30pm), Ace Center 4 quad (8:20pm), Hirafu Gondola (until 8:10pm) and Holiday Number 1 pair (until 8:30pm) lifts are normally open during the evening
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Plans to be open until Sunday 7th April 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 230cm
- Base: 170cm
Ski lifts operating:
- All lifts opening as normal at the start of the day
- The Hanazono lifts are normally currently open until 4:20pm
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Niseko Annupuri
Plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 290cm
- Base: 100cm
Ski lifts operating:
- All lifts opening as normal at the start of the day
- The Jumbo 1 lift is normally open until 8:30pm during the evening
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Niseko Village
Plans to be open until Sunday 7th April 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 290cm
- Base: 100cm
Ski lifts operating:
- All lifts opening as normal at the start of the day (Country Road Chair rested)
- The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair lifts are normally open until 8:00pm during the evening
Niseko Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Friday 15th March 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 908cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 83 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 84cm reported on 8 days December 2018 snowfall 333cm reported on 26 days January 2019 snowfall 285cm reported on 25 days February 2019 snowfall 198cm reported on 20 days March 2019 snowfall 8cm reported on 4 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.