Niseko Now: Monday 2nd December 2013
- Dec 2, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 133cm
Posted on Monday 2nd December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Just over 5cm of fresh snow since my report yesterday. Yesterday it was a mix of light snow falling and strong winds at times during the daytime. This morning light snow falling once again with complete cloud cover. As of 9am it is 1C here in the Hirafu village area. Less wind than yesterday here at base, with winds up to 7m/s reported by Niseko Grand Hirafu.
It looks like ongoing light snowfall is the most we can expect over the coming few days. We'll just have to see whether the resorts continue to open up more gradually or wait until there's a considerable snowfall. For the moment, operations remain unchanged this morning.
In this very early part of the season I'll keep a note of which lifts are moving in the reports below
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Lift operations (at time of writing):
Grand Hirafu:
Ace Family Pair
Ace Number 2 Quad (Center Four)
Ace Number 3 Pair
Niseko Village:
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
Annupuri:
Gondola
Jumbo Number 3
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Official snow depth numbers:
Grand Hirafu:
Top - 100cm
Bottom - 70cm
Niseko Village:
Top - 60cm
Bottom - 30cm
Annupuri:
Top - 65cm
Bottom - 55cm
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 2nd December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (12th November) November 2013 snowfall 123cm reported on 9 days December 2013 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 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.