Niseko Now: Friday 26th April 2024
- Apr 26, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 884cm
Posted on Friday 26th April 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's sunny! Hurray!
It's a hazy kind of sunny looking over towards Mt Yotei. And it feels a bit windy too.
The top Jumbo Number 4 pair lift and Champion Course are now closed for the season, leaving just two lifts running at Annupuri (and the three at Hirafu).
Monday is a national holiday and so the weekend is a three day one. Some lucky people might also have all next week off to connect up with the second long weekend of 'Golden Week'.
My days off start at the same time the ski lifts get to rest!
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Individual ski area information for Friday 26th April 2024
The below snow depth and other information is manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing and subject to change.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 145cm (-5cm since yesterday)
- Base: 0cm
Planned closing date (subject to conditions):
- Monday 6th May 2024
Lifts (scheduled):
- Hirafu Gondola
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Last lift closes at 4:30pm
Courses (scheduled):
- Beginners access
- Shirakaba (spring park)
- Center
- Large
- Rinkan
- Jumbo
- Dynamic
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 140cm (-30cm since yesterday)
- Base: 0cm (-10cm since yesterday)
Planned closing date (subject to conditions):
- Monday 6th May 2024
Lifts (scheduled):
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Last lift closes at 4:00pm
Courses (scheduled):
- Utopia
- Shirakaba
- Family
- Paradise
- Junior
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Now closed
Niseko HANAZONO Resort, Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort and Niseko Village Ski Resort are now closed for the season.
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Night skiing has now finished for the 2023-2024 season.
Niseko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 26th April 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 884cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 94 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days December 2023 snowfall 247cm reported on 24 days January 2024 snowfall 298cm reported on 24 days February 2024 snowfall 144cm reported on 20 days March 2024 snowfall 70cm reported on 13 days April 2024 snowfall 5cm reported on 2 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.