Niseko Now: Wednesday 21st November 2012
- Nov 21, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 41cm
Weather overview Cloud, light snow
Wind
Light to moderate
Temperature -1C base / -4C top
Visibility Fair
Posted at 8:58am on Wednesday 21st November 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here.
Things started off well yesterday with the snow falling and it continued throughout the day with some decent snowfall to report this morning. There has been over 20cm here in Hirafu, up to 30cm in places and no doubt more as you get higher up on the mountain. It's a nice and cold -1 degrees at the moment on the old thermometer and I can't see much of the mountain. Looking at the forecast, we can likely expect snow on and off - hopefully more on than off - into the weekend. It would seem that winter has properly arrived in Niseko and there's no going back.
I'd say we were all going to be good for a Friday opening. Not long now!
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Data as of Wednesday 21st November 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 41cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (19th and 21st November) November 2012 snowfall 41cm |
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.