Niseko Now: Tuesday 30th April 2013
- Apr 30, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 16, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 1491cm
Weather overview Cloud, rain
Wind
Light
Temperature 4C base / 1C top
Visibility Varied
Posted at 8:20am on Tuesday 30th April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's quite bright this morning, but cloudy and raining as I write this... Niseko Village are actually reporting light snow higher up on the resort area. Currently it is around 4 degrees here at Hirafu base. Rain on and off forecast for the day, but when it gets colder overnight there's a chance it might just turn into some white stuff for us. I'll let you know tomorrow of course.
Back to a normal weekday today (or sort of normal, sandwiched as it is between the two main parts of Golden Week) and as such the Hirafu gondola is being rested for a few days now and should be back open from Friday until Monday... the last day of the season.
Other lifts appear to be ready to be moving as normal this morning.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 30th April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1491cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 113 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 418cm reported on 27 days January 2013 snowfall 443cm reported on 26 days February 2013 snowfall 316cm reported on 24 days March 2013 snowfall 164cm reported on 19 days April 2013 snowfall 32cm reported on 6 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.