Niseko Now: Tuesday 28th December 2021
- Dec 28, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 356cm
Posted on Tuesday 28th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
This morning I have another 13cm of fresh snowfall to add to my reports. And once again, it's 13cm of top quality snow. And once again, forecasts show consistent incoming snow. (I hope that isn't getting boring!)
For the moment, it's quite a bright early morning. There's even blue sky over towards Mt Yotei, which itself is shrouded in cloud.
I need to get my report up early today, so that's it for today and see you tomorrow.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Moiwa base: -9℃, heavy snowfall (15cm) around dawn. Moiwa800m: -12℃, NW8m/s, cornices developing, 20cm snowfall. Annupuri1100m: -13℃, W8m/s, cornices and snowdrifts developing, 20cm snowfall since before dawn. Coasatal data Benkei cape: NNW14m/s, Kamui cape: NNW12m/s, 1014hPa, 1.9m waves.
A strong cold airmass is flowing in. The isobars have tightened and a strong snowfall started pre-dawn, making cornices and snowdrifts grow. Cornices are likely to largely fall, however looking at the snowfall transition, the avalanche hazard has been evaluated relatively low. Caution is always required when riding in steep open slopes and/or under cornices. Gate 8 and 11 are scheduled to open today. The light is weak and the slopes undulations are difficult to see even in the treeruns. Please be careful. Annupuri and Hirafu peak chairs are also scheduled to start tomorrow.
The 24th annual Avalanche Meeting will be held from 6pm at the Niseko Chomin Center and Mr. Yuji Ishikawa, Chairman of the Hokkaido Mountaineering Association will come as guest. Peak gates opening is yet to be determined. Please respect the Niseko Rules.
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Planned ski area operations: Tuesday 28th December 2021
The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 245cm (no change)
- Base: 135cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 15cm
- Base: 15cm
Planned lift operations:
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Hirafu Gondola
- Holiday Number 1 pair
- King Number 3 quad
- Swinging Monkey
All courses open apart from the following:
- Large
- Dynamic
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Not updated today
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 203cm (+13cm)
- Base: 145cm (+10cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 20cm
- Base: 22cm
Planned lift operations:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 190cm (+10cm)
- Base: 130cm (+10cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Planned lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open for night skiing until 7:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 2 pair
- Jumbo Number 3 pair
Planned open courses:
- Utopia
- Silver
- S-Ji
- Shirakaba
- Paradise
- Family
- Junior
- Dynamic
- Challenge
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 190cm (+10cm)
- Base: 130cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 5cm
Planned lift operations:
- Niseko Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Banzai Chair
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Tuesday 28th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 356cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (23rd December) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 271cm reported on 20 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.