Niseko Now: Wednesday 1st February 2023
- Feb 1, 2023
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 691cm
Posted on Wednesday 1st February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's another cold morning with 5+cm of snow to report since yesterday. Fine weather this morning, but we are expecting it to be snowing from early afternoon and we might get a decent amount as well. All sounds good to me.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain base -8C, trace new snow, good visibility. Moiwa 800m: -10.5C, NNE2.0m/s, trace new snow, minor snowdrift development. Annupuri 1100m: -13.3C, W2.8m/s. Mizuno no Sawa: -12.0C, WSW1.8m/s. Hirafu Hanazono 1000m: -13.0C, WSW5.4m/s. Hanazono#3: -9.0C, WSW6.2m/s. Coastal data: Benkei Cape S2m/s, Kamui CapeSW8m/s, 1012hPa, 1.3m waves.
The atmospheric pressure gradient is shallow and the seas and mountains are calm. From observation, data, patrol and groomer reports the general avalanche risk is low. Peak gates are expected to be open. Please listen to the patrols advice before going out the gates. Beacons are not mandatory but are recommended, they can save your life or someone else's. Do not enter strictly off limits areas Haru noTaki or Yu no Sawa. Do not duck ropes to ride the Eesawa lift line in the Annupuri Gate 7 area, this is an off limits area. One set of tracks leads others to follow. This is within the ski area and rules must be followed. The snow is good. Watch for a sudden change in the weather this afternoon. Have a good day.
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Ski area information for Wednesday 1st February 2023
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day, weather permitting.
Official snow depth numbers in brackets show the change since previous report.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 345cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 150cm (-5cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Ace Family quad [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Ace Number 3 pair
- Hirafu Gondola
- Holiday Number 1 pair
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Swinging Monkey
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 270cm (-10cm since yesterday)
- Base: 220cm (-5cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
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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: 210cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 170cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open until 7:30pm for night skiing]
- Jumbo Number 2 pair
- Jumbo Number 3 pair [* normally open on weekends and holidays]
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 195cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 175cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Niseko Gondola
- Upper Village Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Banzai Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Wonderland Chair
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
- Number 1 pair lift
- Number 2 pair lift
- Quad lift
Niseko Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Wednesday 1st February 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 691cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (27th and 28th January) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 336cm reported on 27 days January 2023 snowfall 332cm reported on 27 days February 2023 snowfall 6cm 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.