Niseko Now: Monday 24th December 2012
- Dec 24, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 463cm
Weather overview Cloud and sun
Wind
Varied
Temperature -13C base / -14C top
Visibility Excellent
Posted at 9:26am on Monday 24th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Just as I said that it doesn't look like we are going to see too much of the sun for a while......
It is a very cold morning here in Niseko. We have another 5cm of fresh snow this morning. All is calm, lots of blue sky and the sun is out. A beautiful morning actually - as long as you are wrapped up and ready for the cold. Did I mention it was cold? Earlier, the thermometer told me -10C outside.
Niseko Annupuri now have the Family Pair operating, meaning that all of their lifts are moving. In fact apart from the Country Road lift at Niseko Village, all of the lifts should be operating now.
So, this is Christmas. In Japan most people do actually think of today as being Christmas, not the 25th. Santa will no doubt be out on the Niseko slopes this morning carving up some tracks. It will no doubt also be a rather lively night in the village.
Look out for fireworks tomorrow night as well after nighta closes. If you're in Niseko, I'm sure you'll see them.
I thought I would just take a quick look at those JMA snow fall statistics for Kutchan on this Christmas Eve... seems that we are on 243cm so far in December 2012. That's more than the whole of December 2012 (201cm) and just 3cm off the total for December 2008 and 2009. Remember, for December 2011 the number was 349cm and so a while to go yet. Can we reach that number?
Today's rather unexpected clearer skies aside, consistent snowfall is still forecast tomorrow through Thursday.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 24th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 463cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (10th, 11th, 19th December) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 345cm reported on 22 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.