Niseko Now: Tuesday 22nd January 2013
- Jan 22, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 906cm
Weather overview Fine
Wind
Light
Temperature -4C base / -9C top
Visibility Very good
Posted at 8:55am on Tuesday 22nd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Beautiful weather yesterday in Niseko with clear blue skies and stunning views on show. Warmer than we expect and want. Snow conditions of course not at their best in these conditions - there was even some slushy-like conditions later on in the day out there, though especially earlier on in the day the groomers were a lot of fun.
There is no new snowfall to report this morning from Niseko, so we are going to have to wait for a refill and freshening up of conditions. It seems we might have to ride out a few more days of similar relatively mild conditions with no or little new snow for the next few days. Late Thursday and into Friday looks like it brings with it good potential for colder temperatures and heavy snow and that should continue through the coming weekend according to the latest forecast information.
All resorts on the mountain are open as normal this morning and there's not much of a wind. There's a more overcast feel to proceedings early on this morning than yesterday but still I would guess we will see a fair bit of the sun today.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 22nd 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.