Niseko Now: Sunday 1st December 2024
- Dec 1, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 46cm
Posted on Sunday 1st December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's 1st December and the first day of the 2024-2025 season for four ski areas on the mountain - Hirafu, Village, Annupuri and Moiwa.
Hurray! It is of course great to get the season going.
There was no announcement from Hanazono yesterday, so that ski area is not yet up and running. (And they are still being shy with information this morning).
Operations at each ski area are all rather limited, of course, as there isn't that much snow around just yet. I will be checking and updating operation information each morning in the list that has suddenly appeared below.
(The 184cm snow depth being reported by Niseko Village is surely a typo, but hey, that's what they have put out there).
Today marks the debut for the new Ace Gondola which has replaced the Number 2 Center Quad lift at Hirafu. Let's hope that it is, indeed, ace.
As is tradition on the first day of the ski season, some special celebratory toast is called for.
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Individual ski area information for Sunday 1st December 2024
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 10cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 90cm
Base: 10cm
Lifts:
Ace Gondola
Ace Number 3 pair
Courses:
Center Course
Take the gondola back down to base (because lower runs not yet available)
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 184cm (really?!)
Base: 20cm
Lifts:
Upper Village Gondola
Community Chair
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 40cm
Base: 25cm
Lifts:
Dream Number 1 quad
Courses:
Beginners run by the lift
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
Number 2 pair lift
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is planned from Saturday 14th December 2024 until Wednesday 23rd March 2025.
Niseko Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Sunday 1st December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 46cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (30th November) November 2024 snowfall 38cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 8cm reported on 1 day |
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.