Niseko Now: Friday 19th April 2019
- Apr 19, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 950cm
Posted on Friday 19th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Some cloud around yesterday but largely blue skies until mid afternoon and a nice spring day.
Some dark moody looking clouds... and some sunshine peeking through at times too this morning. Perhaps we will see more of the sun; that's what the forecast seems to predict.
It's not as warm this morning and tomorrow will be similar. Temperatures look set to rise once again from around Sunday, though nothing too dramatic for the moment.
So we now have three weekends left for ski lift operations here in Niseko. The mega 10 day 'Golden Week' holiday period this year starts on Saturday 27th (with 29th being the first weekday holiday of course).
Resort operations remain unchanged for the moment and while there is a bit of wind this morning lifts appear to be opening as planned.
Tomorrow the Hirafu Gondola will be moving again and I will of course check on any other changes.
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Ski resort operation information: Friday 19th April 2019
Planned resort operations - subject to change due to weather conditions
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 255cm
- Base: 30cm
Planned ski lift operations:
- Hirafu quad [8:30am - 4:30pm] * weekends only
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- King Number 3 quad [8:40am - 4:30pm]
- King Number 4 [8:50am - 4:30pm]
Planned available courses:
- Sennoki*
- Alpen*
- Path to King*
- Super (lower area closed)
- Detour for beginners
- Green*
- Furiko*
- Shirakaba
- Center
- Large
- Kogen*
- Boyo*
- Ni-kabe*
- Kokutai*
- Konayuki*
- Holiday*
- Rinkan
- Jumbo
- Dynamic
- The Family, Onsenzawa and Miharashi courses are closed
[courses marked * are assigned as 'for experts only' by the resort]
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Niseko Annupuri
Niseko Annupuri plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 230cm
- Base: 50cm
Planned ski lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
Planned available courses:
- Champion
- Utopia
- Panorama
- Silver
- Shirakaba
- S-ji
- Paradise
- Family
- Junior
- Dynamic
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Niseko Village and Niseko HANAZONO areas are now closed for the 2018-2019 season
Niseko Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Friday 19th April 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 950cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 93 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 45cm reported on 12 days April 2019 snowfall 5cm reported on 2 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.