Niseko Now: Monday 25th March 2019
- Mar 25, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 938cm
Posted on Monday 25th March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Well, yesterday was certainly a lot of fun.
This morning there is a lot of blue sky and some cloud. It is a fine Monday morning. And while it may well be somewhat milder today, we're going to be getting colder again beyond tomorrow and there is a chance of some more snow.
Hopefully wind won't be an issue.
Niseko is so much more quiet now than peak season. As you might well expect of course. Funny how it takes on a really different feel/atmosphere; to me anyway. A bit more... relaxed. And that will only get more so over the last month of the season.
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Niseko Avalanche Report:
Mountain Base 6.00am: -2°, no new snow. Moiwa 800m: -3.4°, SW2.13m/s, no new snow. Annupuri 1100m: -5.6°, WSW5.6m/s, snow depth 260cm. Hirafu 1000m: -5.4°, SSW7.80m/s. Kutchan Weather Station: -1.0°, snow depth 100cm, ESE1.9m/s. Coastal data: Benkei Cape:SE2m/s. Kamui Cape: SSW18m/s, pressure 1007hPa, wave 1.7m.
Snowdrift development has stopped but strong winds are still blowing above 1100m and on the seas north of Cape Shakotan. Above 1000m the risk of cornices collapsing continues, also hard slabs bonded to SE facing steep slopes are breaking easily by rider stimulation, possibly triggering an avalanche. From observation, leeward snowdrifts below 1000m are starting to stabilise and avalanche risk will fall during the day. Peak gates are expected to be open, however please respect the patrols decisions.
Moiwa Gate 6 is closed due to the Quad lift operation being terminated. Many people visited Moiwa ski resort this winter and we are grateful we finished the season with no out of bounds accidents. Nagoya University and the Disaster Prevention Science Research Center will be carrying out tests in the Mikaeri area today. Today’s snow conditions are good, enjoy it.
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Ski resort operation information: Monday 25th March 2019
Subject to change due to weather conditions
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 330cm
- Base: 110cm
Ski lifts operation news:
- Ace Number 1 pair, King Number 2 quad and Ace Number 4 pair lift closed
- Plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Plans to be open until Sunday 7th April 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 247cm
- Base: 165cm
Ski lifts operation news:
- All lifts open
- Plans to be open until Sunday 7th April
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Niseko Annupuri
Plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 280cm
- Base: 100cm
Ski lifts operation news:
- Jumbo Number 2 and Jumbo Number 3 pair lift closed
- Plans to be open until Monday 6th May
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Niseko Village
Plans to be open until Sunday 7th April 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 280cm
- Base: 100cm
Ski lifts operation news:
- Community Chair lift closed
- Plans to be open until Sunday 7th April
Niseko Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 25th March 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 938cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 88 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 84cm reported on 8 days December 2018 snowfall 333cm reported on 26 days January 2019 snowfall 285cm reported on 25 days February 2019 snowfall 198cm reported on 20 days March 2019 snowfall 38cm reported on 9 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.