Niseko Now: Wednesday 28th February 2018
- Feb 28, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 1198cm
Posted on Wednesday 28th February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
For this last report of February 2018, I have 3cm of fresh snowfall to report. Bringing my total observed snowfall for the month to 299cm and the total for the season so far to 1198cm.
Back to yesterday. Lovely weather. Beautiful blue skies and sunshine. Excellent.
This morning the snow is back with that 3cm I mentioned earlier and it is coming down now. Visibility also reduced of course.
Tomorrow and Friday things look set to get a bit wilder. Snow and strong winds are likely and it's probably not going to be friendly. Though it might well start March off with a good delivery of snow.
Anyway, I will be here tomorrow morning with the latest.
Hope you have a good one.
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Niseko Avalanche Report:
Niseko base 6am: -6℃, no snowfall. Moiwa800m: -7.8℃, WSW0.7m/s, 2cm snowfall from pre-dawn. Annupuri1150m: -11℃, SW5m/s, light snowfall. Hirafu1250m: -10℃, mild wind, light snowfall. Coastal data: Benkei cape E4m/s, Kamui cape NNW4m/s, 1022hPa, 0.6m waves.
The isobars are spread out and the weather is calm. No notable snowdrifts development are present and the general avalanche risk is relatively low. All gates are expected to open from the morning. Seek for patrol’s advice before stepping out of bounds. The snow is mostly tracked out. Beware of firm tracks. Look out for cracks and make sure to stay in controllable speed. Do not cross ropes and seek fresh tracks under the lift lines.
An artificial avalanche experiment by Nagoya University, National Snow & Ice Research Center, Norwegian, Austrian and Italian researcher team will be undertaken in Mikaeri Bowl at 10am today.
A large-scale avalanche is not expected to occur in today’s condition, however please stay away of the experiment zone. Thank you for your understanding.
The weather is not so bad, have a nice day.
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Wednesday 28th February 2018
Resort specific information (operations subject to change):
Niseko Grand Hirafu & Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
- All lifts (apart from King Number 2) should be operating
Official snow depth:
- Top: 520cm
- Base: 260cm
Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
- All lifts should be operating
Official snow depth:
- Top: 420cm
- Base: 250cm
Niseko Village
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
- All lifts (apart from the Country Road Chair lift) should be operating
Official snow depth:
- Top: 420cm
- Base: 280cm
Niseko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 28th February 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1198cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 88 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (31st December) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 406cm reported on 27 days January 2018 snowfall 305cm reported on 26 days February 2018 snowfall 299cm reported on 24 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.