Niseko Now: Tuesday 1st April 2014
- Apr 1, 2014
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1150cm
Posted on Tuesday 1st April 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It is a fine morning here in Niseko with blue skies and just a few fast moving white cloud here and there.... just windy. Yes the flags are blowing about here in the village area as well and top lifts (as well as the gondola over at Annupuri) are not opening as planned this morning.
Sun is forecast for the next few days, warmer tomorrow than today, to be followed by rain later in the week - and then possibly snow over the weekend.
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As we are now into new month, lets look at those snow depth numbers for March and the season as a whole:
Observed snowfall in Hirafu for March 2014: 113cm
Observed snowfall in Hirafu for the 13/14 season so far: 1150cm
Compare that with the numbers from last season (observations made by the same person in the same place):
Observed snowfall in Hirafu for March 2014: 164cm
Observed snowfall in Hirafu for the 12/13 season at end of March 2013: 1549cm
Still lots of snow of course, but there was a fair chunk more of it last year - 5m more in fact.
Last year in April we observed 32cm by the way.
(All of these numbers can be found at the lower part of the Niseko Now reports).
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Let's also take a look at the Japan Meteorological Agency statistics for snowfall recorded in Kutchan town as well:
March 2014: 118cm
March 2013: 124cm
March 2012: 79cm
March 2011: 210cm
The JMA Kutchan number for April ranges from nothing to around 30cm.
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Official snow depth numbers at time of writing:
Grand Hirafu / Hanazono:
Top - 340cm
Base - 125cm
Niseko Village:
Top - 340cm
Base - 130cm
Annupuri:
Top - 330cm
Base - 140cm
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Niseko Village plans to be open until Sunday 6th April
Niseko Hanazono Resort plans to be open until Sunday 6th April
Niseko Annupuri plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May
Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Tuesday 1st April 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 1150cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 97 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th January) November 2013 snowfall 123cm reported on 9 days December 2013 snowfall 275cm reported on 22 days January 2014 snowfall 461cm reported on 29 days February 2014 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days March 2014 snowfall 113cm reported on 17 days April 2014 snowfall 0cm |
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.