Niseko Now: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
- Jan 23, 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 Clear blue skies
Wind
Light
Temperature -5C base / -9C top
Visibility Very good
Posted at 9:27am on Wednesday 23rd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Morning from Niseko.
So, we're going through this calm and dry spell at the moment. A run of days when we don't get any snowfall is something that we don't get that much of here in Niseko peak season, as those of you following the reports will no doubt know. It's a good time to get the cameras out though and enjoy the surroundings.
It's also keeping very cold. Grand Hirafu this morning is putting a lower area temp. of -5C on their site (date stamped at 7:40am), but it was certainly much colder than that earlier on, getting down into minus double figures. Hardly any clouds in the sky overnight kept things cold, though it might rise to around -2C as the day progresses today. The sun is out and we have blue skies all around this morning with just some pretty white clouds here and there, adding to the picture.
Peak gates should be opening shortly.
Similar weather conditions into tomorrow perhaps, though it should be snowing later in the day and into Friday.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 23rd 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.