Niseko Now: Thursday 1st May 2014
- May 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 1163cm
Posted on Thursday 1st May 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
So here we are. May 2014. Though I must admit, personally I feel this 'spring' bit of the season goes on for quite a while. I suppose you get that reporting on it every day.
Lots of cloud this morning so it's generally quite grey. There's a chance of some rainfall today.
As I have done each month, lets take a look at the snow numbers for April. I observed just 13cm of snow for the month here; JMA numbers from Kutchan actually beating that at 24cm (which is pretty much about the same as for the previous 5 seasons).
That took my observations for the season so far to 1163cm... not quite as exiting as last seasons observed 1583cm for the whole season, but still... a fair amount of snow! (And remember, that's at base - there's more up there on those mountains).
I'll do a final round up of that kind of thing at the end of the season.
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Official snow depth numbers and planned operating lifts at time of writing:
Grand Hirafu:
Top - 215cm
Base - 10cm
Ace Number 2 Center Four lift
King Number 3 Triple
King Number 4
(* Hirafu Gondola will now be open for the last four days of the season... 3rd-6th May)
Annupuri:
Top - 250cm
Base - 40cm
Annupuri Gondola
Jumbo No1 quad
Jumbo No4 pair
Niseko Village:
Top - 250cm
Base - 30cm
Niseko Gondola
Wonderland Chair
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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 Village plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May.
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Niseko Hanazono Resort is now closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Thursday 1st May 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 1163cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 101 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 13cm reported on 4 days May 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.