Niseko Now: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
- Mar 2, 2022
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 1060cm
Posted on Wednesday 2nd March 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
A bit of new snow to report this morning, but not a whole lot. There is a lot of cloud around this morning but some blue sky too. See images below to get a good idea of the situation. As of 8:30am the top lifts at Hirafu, Village Annupuri are not opening as planned due to windy conditions up there.
Currently forecasts show some potentially decent snow falling over the weekend.
I really can't think of much else to say this morning, so, see you tomorrow.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Moiwa base: -4℃, 10cm of light snowfall, calm. Moiwa 800m: -5.0℃, WNW8.0m/s, 10cm snowfall, snowdrift development. Annupuri 1150m: -8.1℃, WNW6.4m/s, 16m/s gusty wind, 10cm snowfall, snowdrift development. Hirafu 1000m: -7.8℃, NNW7.8m/s. Hirafu 1250m: -9℃, SE15m/s, snowdrift development with wind blown snow. Coastal data- Benkei cape: NNW14m/s, Kamui cape: NW10m/s, 1007hPa, 0.7m waves.
Weak wintery pressure distribution after the passing of a low pressure system. Light snowdrift development overnight with 10cm snowfall from the base to 1000m elevation. Be careful, shallow surface avalanches are likely to occur on knoll, on course edges, and slopes next to the top chairlifts. This morning, there was an avalanche at 1150m elevation at Annupuri while grooming. From observation, snow drifts development is small, however due to the low pressure snowfall, the crystals are not bounded well to the snow below them and can easily fracture. All gates are expected to be open. Please seek advice from the patrols before going out of bounds. As the atmospheric pressure gradient tightens snowdrifts will develop. It is better to stay away from Kohzan no sawa, Annupuri Osawa, and Higashione cornice slopes today. The mountain is partially reset and tree runs are good today. Low light is making it hard to see the snow surface. Be careful of crashing and falling down. This information is published to help minimize accidents in out bounds area. Respect Niseko Rules. Is your beacon switched on?
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Planned ski area operations: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
The below snow depth and snowfall data is manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day (nature might intervene).
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 420cm (-5cm)
- Base: 220cm (-5cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Hirafu Gondola
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Swinging Monkey
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 355cm (-15cm)
- Base: 265cm (+5cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 10cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- 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: 360cm (no change)
- Base: 250cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- 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
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 300cm
- Base: 220cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Niseko Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Banzai Chair
- Wonderland Chair
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Wednesday 2nd March 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1060cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 85 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (23rd December and 22nd February) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 307cm reported on 23 days January 2022 snowfall 325cm reported on 30 days February 2022 snowfall 337cm reported on 25 days March 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 1 day |
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.