Niseko Now: Tuesday 25th February 2020
- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 656cm
Posted on Tuesday 25th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Some lovely snow to play in yesterday morning. Some lift disruption during the day and so I reckon there should still be some nice conditions this morning; helped along with the additional snow... I measure 6cm from overnight down here at base, likely more on the mountain.
The sun is out and lots of blue sky at the start of the day today. All lifts should be moving as scheduled.
There's not a whole lot of snowfall on the forecast for the week ahead. Rather, quite a bit of sunshine. But it should be remaining pretty cold which is good to see.
So if you want fresh, this morning is highly recommended.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain Base: -4°, 5cm new snow in last 12hrs. Moiwa 800m: N 350deg 4.4m/s, -6.0°. Annupuri 1100m: W 285deg 3.0m/s, no temp data. Yu no Sawa 1000m: N 360deg 3.0m/s, -8.7°. Niseko Village 900m: NW 328deg 2.6m/s, -7.8°. Hirafu 1000m :N 343deg 3.9m/s, -8.6°. Hanazono 720m: N 349deg 2.4m/s, -6.0°. Coastal data: Benkei Cape: N 6m/s. Kamui Cape NNE 3m/s, 1021hPa, wave 0.7m.
The wind has dropped from yesterday afternoon and the mountains and seas are calm. There has been some minor snow drift development on SE slopes above 800m. From test and observation there is no obvious avalanche risk. All gates are expected to be open after preparations are made.
Open steep slopes like Kozan no Sawa sidewall, under Osawa wind lip and Higashi One are high risk.
There are cracks hidden by the last few days snowfall at elevations below 600m. Ride slopes 1 by 1 and it is strongly recommended that you have avalanche gear. Please listen to and follow the patrols advice. Accidents can be prevented. Snow is good, have a good day.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 300cm
- Base: 135cm
All lifts are normally operating EXCEPT:
- Ace Number 1 pair lift (normally rested)
- King Number 2 quad lift (normally rested)
All courses normally open
Lifts scheduled for late operations:
- Ace Family quad until 8:30pm
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad until 8:20pm
- Hirafu Gondola until 8:10pm
- Holiday Number 1 pair until 8:30pm
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 213cm
- Base: 133cm
All lifts are normally operating
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 180cm
- Base: 110cm
All lifts are normally operating
Lift scheduled for late operations:
- Jumbo Number 1 quad until 8:30pm
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 190cm
- Base: 110cm
All lifts normally operating EXCEPT:
- Country Road Chair (normally rested)
Lifts scheduled for late operations:
- Annupuri Village Gondola until 8:00pm
- Village Express until 8:00pm
- Banzai Chair until 8:00pm
Niseko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Tuesday 25th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 656cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (21st January) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 21 days January 2020 snowfall 224cm reported on 20 days February 2020 snowfall 140cm reported on 18 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.