Niseko Now: Wednesday 2nd January 2013
- Jan 2, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 566cm
Weather overview Fine
Wind
OK
Temperature -8C base / -13C top
Visibility Very good
Posted at 9:50am on Wednesday 2nd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
At last the winds calm down and all of the lifts are either already operating or being prepared at the time of writing and so the mountain should be fully open today.
Temperatures about the same as yesterday, though to me it doesn't feel quite as cold - no doubt because of the wind factor. It is a nice clearish kind of morning though and some blue sky up there with fine views of the surrounding mountains to be enjoyed. No new snowfall overnight but probably about 10-15cm since my last report... one of those times when it is difficult to put a number on it as the wind was blowing it all around yesterday. We can probably expect to find varying conditions out on the mountain because of that.
Snow is due later on along with a dip in temperatures over the next few days.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 2nd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 566cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (10th, 11th, 19th December) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 418cm reported on 27 days January 2013 snowfall 30cm 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.