Niseko Now: Saturday 27th April 2019
- Apr 27, 2019
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 5, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 951cm
Posted on Saturday 27th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
And.... it has been snowing! Sort of. It got cold last night and I noticed on the TV reports of snow in places around Hokkaido. The rain here turned into wet snow. This morning down at base there is a (wet) dusting (if you can call it that), and I while there isn't quite 1cm of snow on my measuring point, I think I can just about justify adding 1cm to my reporting this morning. I do think this deserves getting a nod on the records. Executive decisions!
This is interesting though - Hirafu have added 15cm to their upper snow depth. I think that requires some investigation!
Annupuri have not added any to their official snow depth info.
All lifts appear to be opening as planned this morning, including the Hirafu Gondola.
Sunshine forecast for tomorrow.
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It's Golden Week and this 10-day holiday this year goes through until the last day of the ski season on Monday 6th May.
What's today?
>> Today is a normal Saturday.
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Ski resort operation information: Saturday 27th April 2019
Planned resort operations - subject to change due to weather conditions
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 230cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned ski lift operations:
- Hirafu quad [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- King Number 3 quad [8:40am - 4:30pm]
- King Number 4 [8:50am - 4:30pm]
Courses that remain open:
- Detour for Beginners
- Shirakaba
- Center
- Large
- Rinkan
- Jumbo
- Dynamic
* All other courses are closed
* You can no longer ride back down to base
* Take the Ace Number 2 Center Four quad back to base
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Niseko Annupuri
Niseko Annupuri plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 190cm
- Base: 30cm
Planned ski lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 4 pair [8:45am - 4:30pm]
Courses that remain open:
- Champion
- Utopia
- Silver
- Shirakaba
- S-ji
- Paradise
- Family
- Junior
* You can still ride back down to base
* The Gondola is also open for 'sightseeing' (ie. without skis or boards)
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Niseko Village and Niseko HANAZONO areas are now closed for the 2018-2019 season
Niseko Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th April 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 951cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 94 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 45cm reported on 12 days April 2019 snowfall 6cm reported on 3 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.