Niseko Now: Thursday 1st November 2018
- Nov 1, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 4, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 2cm
Posted on Thursday 1st November 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning and welcome back to Niseko Now!
It has been getting colder over the last few days with the first snow to be seen up on the ski hills.
And... yesterday we got our first snowfall down to the village area. Enough for me to get my observed snowfall going and get officially excited.
Hurray!
The sun is out this morning and it looks like it should get a little warmer over the next few days.
Just over three weeks to go...
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Here are the official planned opening dates of the ski resorts:
- Niseko Grand Hirafu: Friday 23rd November 2018
- Niseko Annupuri: Friday 23rd November 2018
- Niseko Village: Saturday 1st December 2018
- Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 1st December 2018
Once again I plan to be here with you every single day of the 2018-2019 ski season once it kicks off. And I will try to be here from time to time with some updates before then.
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Data as of Thursday 1st November 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 2cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 2cm (1st November) November 2018 snowfall 2cm 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.