Niseko Now: Friday 28th December 2012
- Dec 28, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 528cm
Weather overview Cloud, snow easing off
Wind
Varied
Temperature -8C base / -14C top
Visibility Fair
Posted at 9:20am on Friday 28th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
I'll never get bored of reporting 15-20cm of new snow in a morning, so this morning I very happily once again report another 15-20cm of new snow in the village area of Niseko since my last report!
So yesterday the winds did affect lift operations with a few closed, but this morning there is less wind and lifts seem to be operating as planned from the get go.
Snow is still falling, but the forecast tells us to expect the snow to ease off and for us to end up seeing the sun today. That will make for a change! It is a cold -8C outside.
Tomorrow we might even get to see more of the sun actually, though it should remain cold. After that, back to snow on Sunday.
The JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) snowfall statistics for Kutchan town in December 2012 so far is currently standing on 287cm. We are still just over 60cm off last years December numbers, but the current number is already more than the snowfall in the previous five Decembers.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Friday 28th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 528cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (10th, 11th, 19th December) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 410cm reported on 25 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.