Niseko Now: Saturday 24th November 2018
- Nov 24, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 19cm
Snowfall at base this season 50cm
Posted on Saturday 24th November 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
And it most certainly is a good morning. The snow has continued since my last report yesterday morning and I have measured 19cm of fresh to add to the 25cm I reported yesterday.
Very nice!
And as I mentioned in my excite noon update yesterday (did you see that?), today is officially the first day of the 18/19 ski season here in the Niseko region with the Niseko Grand Hirafu resort area opening this morning, and the Niseko Annupuri resort will be following on from tomorrow.
Niseko Grand Hirafu themselves are this morning reporting 95cm of snow depth at peak and 65cm at base.
Terrain wise, what is available is very limited (details below). But with the fresh that has been delivered over the last few days I imagine conditions should be really good for some fine first turns of the season. Keep in mind that this suddenly-arrived snowfall is will essentially be our base for the season; the fresh snow is settling in and getting into place. And still not deep enough to cover everything up properly in places. Perhaps good that only a limited area will be open.
Expect some snow on and off today on the mountain (note: I can actually see blue skies away from the mountain currently), and then some milder conditions for a few days. There may even be some rain mixed in there.
Anyway, if you are lucky enough to be here for the opening this weekend, I hope that you can have fun and take care.
I will see you tomorrow.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu
Open from this morning
Ski lifts operating:
- Ace Number 2 Center Four Lift (8:30am until 3:10pm) * transport to the open area
- Ace Number 3 Pair Lift (8:40am until 3:30pm)
- The last quad lift down is at 4:00pm
Courses open:
- Center Course
1 day lift tickets (until 30th November):
- Adults: 2,000 yen
- Children and seniors: 1,000 yen
- Ticket valid only at Niseko Grand Hirafu
Niseko Annupuri
Open from Sunday 25th November 2018
Ski lifts operating:
- Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 3:00pm) * transport to the open area
- Jumbo Number 3 Pair Lift (8:45am until 3:15pm)
- The last Gondola down is at 3:30pm
Courses open:
- Utopia Course
1 day lift tickets (until 30th November):
- Adults and seniors: 2,400 yen
- Children (up to 12): 1,400 yen
- Ticket valid only at Niseko Annupuri
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Niseko Village
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Both Niseko Village and Niseko HANAZONO areas plan to open from Saturday 1st December.
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Data as of Saturday 24th November 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 50cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (23rd November) November 2018 snowfall 50cm reported on 5 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.