Niseko Now: Saturday 18th April 2020
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 728cm
Posted on Saturday 18th April 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
If you saw my updates yesterday you will know that first up Niseko Annupuri announced that yesterday would be their last day of the season.
And then in the evening Niseko Grand Hirafu said that they would be closing at the end of the day on Sunday (19th April).
So here I am.
This morning we have more blue skies and we will likely have more tomorrow. Wind might be an issue during the day today but Hirafu plans to have their four lifts operating.
I will post my final report of the season tomorrow, probably later than usual. See you then.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 280cm
- Base: 35cm
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating:
- Hirafu Gondola
- Ace Number 2 quad center four
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- The following upper courses are scheduled to be open:
- Detour for Beginners
- Shirakaba
- Center
- Large
- Holiday
- Rinkan
- Jumbo
- Dynamic
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- The Niseko HANAZONO, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas are now closed for the season.
- Night time floodlit operations have closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Saturday 18th April 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 728cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 85 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (21st January) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 21 days January 2020 snowfall 224cm reported on 20 days February 2020 snowfall 143cm reported on 19 days March 2020 snowfall 59cm reported on 12 days April 2020 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 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.