Niseko Now: Monday 26th November 2012
- Nov 26, 2012
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 81cm
Weather overview Cloud
Wind
Light
Temperature 2C base / -1C top
Visibility Fair
Posted at 9:44am on Monday 26th November 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here.
Yesterday was a beauty and actually, on a personal note, my first slide of the season. That first time is just the best isn't it. With the new snow to play in, perhaps 15cm or more higher up, conditions were really good out there and the clear weather that opened up really added to it all, giving us some fine views of the surrounding mountains.
On to today... after those few days of very cold conditions, it's somewhat milder this morning. The temperature is above zero, currently around 2 degrees. Overnight around 5cm of snow has fallen, a somewhat wetter variety than we have had until now. It's a much more cloudy and misty start to the day, though it has been lifting even as I write this and I can gradually see more of the slopes now. (Clouds covering the mountain once again a few minutes later!)
As I reported yesterday there's a chance of some rainfall today especially in lower areas, though hopefully it will be falling as snow higher up. Fingers crossed. The good news is that we can expect snow overnight and perhaps a decent load to be deposited on the mountains as well. It might be a bit wild with some very strong winds forecast tomorrow morning, so much so that it might well affect lift operations.
Looking beyond tomorrow though and the forecast is looking promising with changes of snow pretty much every day through into the weekend.
Lifts currently operating in Niseko:
Grand Hirafu - Ace No2 Quad (Center Four) and Ace No3 Pair lifts.
Annupuri - Gondola and Jumbo No3 pair lift.
8 hour lift tickets are 2000 yen for adults and 1000 yen for children and seniors, these special prices are valid until Friday 30th November.
Hirafu now have 7 courses open and 4300m of skiable area. Look for more to open as we get more snow. Word has it that the Ace Family pair should be opening on Saturday. We shall see.
Until tomorrow!
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Data as of Monday 26th November 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 81cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (19th and 21st November) November 2012 snowfall 81cm |
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.