Niseko Now: Friday 23rd November 2018
- Nov 23, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 31cm
Posted on Friday 23rd November 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Excite update at 12:00pm:
Drop your toast!
Niseko Grand Hirafu will be open tomorrow.
Details as I have them:
* The Ace Number 2 Center Four Lift will be open from 8:30am until 3:10pm - for transport up to open area only
* The Ace Number 3 Pair Lift will be open from 8:40am until 3:30pm
* Only the Center Course will be available
A special lift ticket will cost 2,000 yen for adults and 1,000 yen for children and seniors.
No official word yet from Annupuri, but they may well get going as well.
More details tomorrow morning.
Any fresh snowfall since my original report this morning and my upcoming report tomorrow morning will be reported in my report tomorrow morning. I hope that makes sense!
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Original report posted early this morning:
Good morning everyone.
I have very good news for you this morning. There is lots of snow on the ground. Oh yes.
I measured just slightly over 25cm of fresh snowfall on the ground which is a very nice showing and of course there will be more than that at higher elevations. Remember, I take my readings close to the base of Hirafu. Snow is still falling (some patches of blue sky showing away from the mountain), and the forecast is generally looking nice and regular.
What all this means for ski lifts is not clear as yet - it's only 7:30am - but I wanted to convey the good news as early as possible. If anything does happen today, I will try to update this report. If not, I will see you tomorrow!
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Niseko Grand Hirafu 6-day snow and weather forecast
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The official planned opening dates of the ski resorts are as follows:
- Niseko Grand Hirafu: as soon as there is enough snow
- Niseko Annupuri: as soon as there is enough snow
- Niseko Village: Saturday 1st December 2018
- Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 1st December 2018
Actual opening dates will depend on snow conditions.
Niseko Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Friday 23rd November 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 31cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (23rd November) November 2018 snowfall 31cm reported on 4 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.