Niseko Now: Wednesday 16th November 2016
- Nov 16, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 47cm
Posted on Wednesday 16th November 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good afternoon from the Niseko area and this morning I have some fresh snowfall to report.
There was 3cm of fresh to add to the total this morning, and while it is nice to see a return to colder conditions after some slightly warmer conditions, as I write this report it's borderline with wet snow falling. Temperatures are hovering around the zero mark and we should see some more cm of snow over the next few days, though nothing major is forecast. Unfortunately, it does look like things are going to warm up again from Friday and through the weekend... hopefully by not too much.
The first lifts are scheduled to start moving from Wednesday next week - just one week away now - and so we could do with more cold and decent snow before then.
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The planned dates for the four main resorts:
Niseko Grand Hirafu: Wednesday 23rd November 2016 until Sunday 7th May 2017
Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 26th November 2016 until Sunday 7th May 2017
Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 3rd December 2016 until Sunday 2nd April 2017
Niseko Village: Thursday 1st December 2016 until Sunday 2nd April 2017
Night skiing is planned from Saturday 10th December until Monday 20th March 2017 at the Annupuri, Grand Hirafu and Village resort areas.
Niseko Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 16th November 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 47cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (10th November) November 2016 snowfall 47cm reported on 6 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.