Niseko Now: Wednesday 16th January 2013
- Jan 16, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 16, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 806cm
Weather overview Cloud, snow
Wind
Light
Temperature -8C base / -12C top
Visibility Fair to poor
Posted at 9:06am on Wednesday 16th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Today, we beat Tokyo! About 20cm of new snowfall in the Hirafu village area since yesterday. A friend from over in Annupuri who I just spoke with said they have perhaps 30cm or so over there. With more higher up, it should be a good snow day out there.
So overnight the clouds moved in and brought us this nice new snowfall and the snow continues to fall now as I write this report. There is much less wind today and it is around -8C at the moment.
It looks like all the lifts should be open as usual on the mountain this morning, except the Annupuri Gondola which is set for a late start due to some safety checks. The resort says that it might be about 3 hours late opening so hope to have that operating by late morning.
Looking at the forecast, we can expect snow clouds to be with us through into the weekend, so hopefully tracks should be getting filled in quickly. Just how we like it!
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 16th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 806cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 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 270cm reported on 16 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.