Niseko Now: Monday 21st January 2013
- Jan 21, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 906cm
Weather overview Cloud, some sun
Wind
Moderate on mountain
Temperature -2C base / -8C top
Visibility Good
Posted at 11:53am on Monday 21st January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
We ended up with a (relatively ) warm day yesterday. Up to 3cm or so since yesterday, with the avalanche report below reporting 10cm. It's a calm morning and starting off with some clouds around but it has since cleared up and we now have lovely blue skies above us. Some white clouds lingering here and there but for the most part it's clear blue skies.
It's warm again today. With these warmer conditions the snow was somewhat firmer out there this morning than what we have been enjoying of late and as the days goes on we might even experience some slushy kind of conditions. Still fairly decent though by non-Niseko standards, and the groomed runs were fun early on.
It looks unlikely we'll get snow over the next few days, other than perhaps the occasional snow shower. Look to later in the week for the next potential heavy snowfalls and a drop in temperature.
Mountain all open. Enjoy!
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 21st January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 906cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (10th, 11th, 19th December) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 418cm reported on 27 days January 2013 snowfall 370cm reported on 21 days |
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.