Niseko Now: Thursday 24th January 2013
- Jan 24, 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 Cloudy, overcast
Wind
Light to moderate
Temperature -5C base / -7C top
Visibility Good
Posted at 8:56am on Thursday 24th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Blimey, another Niseko Now report without any new snow to report. What's going on!? Bit lost for words.
But seriously...
Yesterday was another day to enjoy some sun and spectacular scenery. Which is great, but I think most of us just want more snow.
It got real cold last night, down to around -15C but as we are approaching 9am it is about -7C now.
This morning it's a more cloudy and overcast start to the day, but having said that the sun has been peeking through in places. But I reckon the clouding over will continue as I bring some...
Good news!
The snow we are waiting for is nearly here. Probably starting before the end of the day today and then looking likely to set in once more through into next week. Heavy snowfall is likely tomorrow and Saturday, though it will probably be accompanied by strong winds as well, so we can totally expect lift operations on the mountain to be affected.
It might even get real windy later on in the day today, but for now lifts on the mountain seem to all be opening as normal.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 24th 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.