Niseko Now: Friday 28th April 2023
- Apr 28, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 8, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1006cm
Posted on Friday 28th April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
A fair amount of cloud around this morning, but I'd say it was fairly decent weather. We might get some rain showers at time over the weekend.
The top Jumbo lift at Annupuri is closed today due to some 'safety and security work'.
There's just over one week left to go, folks.
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Ski area information for Friday 28th April 2023
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day, weather permitting.
Official snow depth numbers in brackets show the change since previous report.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
These runs remain available
- Detour for beginners
- Shirakaba
- Center
- Large
- Boyo (part)
- Holiday
- Rinkan
- Jumbo (upper only)
- Dynamic
- You need to get the gondola back down to base as all lower runs are closed
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 190cm
- Base: 0cm
Lifts:
- Hirafu Gondola
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
Planned season:
- Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu plans to be open until Sunday 7th May 2023
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
These runs remain available:
- Champion
- Utopia
- Silver
- S-ji
- Shirakaba
- Paradise
- Family
- Junior
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 150cm
- Base: 0cm
Lifts:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 4 pair (closed today)
Planned season:
- Niseko Annupuri Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 7th May 2023
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Data as of Friday 28th April 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 1006cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 90 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (27th & 28th January, 6th February) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 336cm reported on 27 days January 2023 snowfall 332cm reported on 27 days February 2023 snowfall 289cm reported on 25 days March 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 6 days April 2023 snowfall 0cm |
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.