Niseko Now: Friday 24th November 2017
- Nov 24, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 110cm
Posted on Friday 24th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Hirafu.
Another 8cm of fresh snowfall at base greeted me this morning when I went outside... and a return to very cold conditions too. Brrrr.
The forecast shows more snow on the way through the weekend too. Snowfall is expected today and there's lots of cloud around this morning but there is also some sunshine coming through in places as I write this.
Hold on... update since I started putting this report together: snow is falling again.
So as you can see, it's rather changeable early on.
Niseko Grand Hirafu remains part open today (with the Shirakaba and Center Course available), and the Niseko Annupuri area is set to open from 8:30am tomorrow - and here's what they have scheduled to open:
- Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 5:15pm)
- Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm)
- Jumbo Number 3 pair lift (8:45am until 3:15pm)
- Utopia, Shirakaba, Paradise and Junior Courses set to open
More snow please! (Obviously).
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What's open today in Niseko (subject to change):
Niseko Grand Hirafu
- Ace Number 3 Pair lift (8:40am until 3:30pm)
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift, for transport up to the open course (8:30am until 3:10pm)
- The Shirakaba and Center Course is open
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Official resort snow depths as of Friday 24th November 2017:
Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono
Top - 175cm
Base - 55cm
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Planned season dates:
Niseko Annupuri:
Saturday 25th November 2017 until Sunday 6th May 2018
Niseko Village:
Friday 1st December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018
Niseko Hanazono:
Saturday 2nd December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018
Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule:
Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018
Niseko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 24th November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 110cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 110cm reported on 7 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.