Niseko Now: Saturday 26th April 2014
- Apr 26, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1163cm
Posted on Saturday 26th April 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's going to be another warm day here in Niseko; expecting highs of about 20C today.
Hirafu Gondola is due to be moving again today of course as we enter Golden Week.
The Niseko Village resort area should also be open again today for the Golden Week holiday period; non-skiers/boarders can also get on the gondola for the scenery (1200 yen return). It's not clear exactly what lifts they will have open and for some reason they are being shy with that information (even on their own website)... I'll aim to update that in my report tomorrow.
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Official snow depth numbers and planned operating lifts at time of writing:
Grand Hirafu:
Top - 255cm
Base - 30cm
Ace Number 2 Center Four lift
King Number 3 Triple
King Number 4
(* Hirafu Gondola will open only on 26th, 27th, 29th April and 3-6th May)
Annupuri:
Top - 310cm
Base - 50cm
Annupuri Gondola
Jumbo No1 quad
Jumbo No4 pair
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Niseko Annupuri plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May.
Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May.
Niseko Village plans to re-open until Tuesday 6th May.
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Niseko Hanazono Resort is now closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Saturday 26th April 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 1163cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 101 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th January) November 2013 snowfall 123cm reported on 9 days December 2013 snowfall 275cm reported on 22 days January 2014 snowfall 461cm reported on 29 days February 2014 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days March 2014 snowfall 113cm reported on 17 days April 2014 snowfall 13cm reported on 4 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.