Niseko Now: Thursday 25th January 2018
- Jan 25, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 757cm
Posted on Thursday 25th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning everyone on this very cold morning here in Niseko.
I have already spoken to a handful of locals and the talk of the town appears to be that it is 'the coldest morning of the season', and I do not doubt it.
After a very fine day yesterday, overnight there has been just over 7cm of snowfall here at base to add to my report. While it's not a huge number, it's top quality snow so conditions should be very tasty out there this morning.
Snow is falling as I write the report and it's there on the forecast over the coming days and into next week so we can expect consistent snow - how much? We'll just have to see day by day.
I always say I'd ideally like around 25-30cm most nights, followed by some blue skies in a morning - that sounds just about perfect to me. Let's have some of that.
Unfortunately, strong winds might well mess with lift operations and gate openings again today. Indeed at the start of the day a number of lifts are on hold. As always, please see the updated info for individual resorts below. Correct as of 8:30am.
Be sure to wrap up enough this morning; it's going to be very cold out there. Wouldn't want that the cold to spoil the excite fun!
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Thursday 25th January 2018
Resort specific information (at time of report & subject to change):
Niseko Grand Hirafu & Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
- All lifts (apart from King Number 2) are generally operating
- Ace Number 3 & 4, King Number 3 & 4 and Hanazono Number 3 lifts on hold at the start of the day due to wind
- 'Early Morning' services from 8:00am until 8:20am (Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift). Until 28th January. 500 yen special ticket required.
Official snow depth:
- Top: 375cm
- Base: 170cm
Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
- All lifts are generally operating
- Annupuri Gondola, Jumbo 3 and Jumbo 4 lifts are on hold at start of the day due to wind
Official snow depth:
- Top: 300cm
- Base: 180cm
Niseko Village
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
- All lifts (apart from the Country Road Chair lift) are generally operating
- Niseko Gondola and top Wonderland Chair lift on hold at start of the day due to wind
- 'Early Gondola' service from 7:30am until 8:30am (Niseko Gondola). January 27th-28th; February 3rd-4th. 1,400 yen special ticket required.
Official snow depth:
- Top: 300cm
- Base: 180cm
Niseko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Thursday 25th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 757cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (21st December) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 406cm reported on 27 days January 2018 snowfall 163cm reported on 20 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.