Niseko Now: Saturday 19th February 2022
- Feb 19, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 7, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 911cm
Posted on Saturday 19th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
About 5-6cm of snowfall overnight and a temperature of -6C early morning. Things are calm this morning and all of the lifts should be moving. We're going to enjoy some more regular snow though coming up in the week ahead. Fingers crossed!
It's quite clear this morning and bright though some cloud still hanging around. All clear around Mt Yotei in a hazy kind of way, with a bit of fluffy cloud on the top. Kind of reminds me of that yummy strawberry daifuku I had yesterday.
Anyway, it's the weekend again, so the Holiday pair lift at Niseko Grand Hirafu and the Jumbo Number 3 lift at Annupuri should be up and running to deal with the, er, 'crowds'.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Moiwa base: -7℃, 10cm snowfall, light winds. Moiwa800m: -8.2℃, SE breeze,10cm snowfall, minor snowdrift development. Annupuri1150m: -11℃, WSW3.9m/s, trace new snow, minor snowdrift development. Hirafu1250m: -11℃, light winds, trace new snow, good visibility. Coastal data Benkei cape: WSW5m/s, Kamui cape: WSW5m/s, 1023hPa, 0.5m waves.
There is no atmospheric pressure gradient, the seas and mountains are calm. Overnight weak snow clouds moved through dropping 5-15cm of light crystal snow. However there was little snowdrift development. From data and observation the general avalanche risk is low. Peak gates are expected to be open. Please respect and follow Niseko Rules. Do not take beginners out of bounds lightly, their safety is your responsibility. Route selection should be based in reality, not in your dreams. A low pressure system is approaching from the west, beware a sudden weather change. It is difficult to read the slope in the poor light today. Be careful falling into cracks. Do not traverse cornice slopes. Have a good day.
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Planned ski area operations: Saturday 19th February 2022
The below snow depth and snowfall data is manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day (nature might intervene).
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 385cm (+5cm)
- Base: 200cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Hirafu Gondola
- Holiday Number 1 pair
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Swinging Monkey
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 330cm (no change)
- Base: 247cm (-8cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 7cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 320cm (no change)
- Base: 220cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 5cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open for night skiing until 7:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 2 pair
- Jumbo Number 3 pair
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 290cm
- Base: 210cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Niseko Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Banzai Chair
- Wonderland Chair
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 19th February 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 911cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 75 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (23rd December) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 307cm reported on 23 days January 2022 snowfall 325cm reported on 30 days February 2022 snowfall 194cm 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.