Niseko Now: Monday 30th January 2023
- Jan 30, 2023
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 666cm
Posted on Monday 30th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
Just a little snowfall yesterday and this morning it is, once again, very cold with some sunshine and perhaps more coming as the morning progresses. Light snow might start up again though from around lunchtime. It might not get to be heavy snow, but consistent light to moderate seems likely on and off through the coming week. A bit of sun every now and again added to that and that sounds great to me.
Lifts are opening as planned this morning. Let's Happy Monday.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain base -12C, 2cm new snow, calm. Moiwa 800m: -13.3C, NE1.4m/s, trace new snow, good visibility. Annupuri 1100m: -16.0C, WSW2.0m/s, trace new snow, good visibility. Mizuno no Sawa: -15.1C, WSW1.4m/s. Hirafu Hanazono 1000m: -15.5C, WSW1.1m/s. Hanazono#3: -12.4C, WSW3.1m/s. Coastal data: Benkei Cape SSW3m/s, Kamui Cape SW8m/s, 1011hPa, 1.2m waves.
The sea and mountains are calm under a shallow atmospheric pressure gradient. From observation and data evaluation the general avalanche risk is low. Peak gates are expected to be open. Do not duck the ropes, use the gates. Multiple riders on the same slope or traversing cornice slopes can trigger avalanches. Creeks, gullies and valley bottoms become avalanche paths. Avalanches are a natural phenomenon and accidents only happen when people get caught in them. The great conditions continue. Is your beacon on? Beware of sudden changes in the weather. Have a good day.
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Ski area information for Monday 30th January 2023
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day, weather permitting.
Official snow depth numbers in brackets show the change since previous report.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 330cm (-10cm since yesterday)
- Base: 145cm (-5cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Ace Family quad [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Ace Number 3 pair
- Hirafu Gondola
- Holiday Number 1 pair
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Swinging Monkey
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 265cm (-5cm since yesterday)
- Base: 217cm (-13cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 210cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 170cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open until 7:30pm for night skiing]
- Jumbo Number 2 pair
- Jumbo Number 3 pair [* normally open on weekends and holidays]
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 195cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 175cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Niseko Gondola
- Upper Village Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Banzai Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Wonderland Chair
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
- Number 1 pair lift
- Number 2 pair lift
- Quad lift
Niseko Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Monday 30th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 666cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (27th and 28th January) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 336cm reported on 27 days January 2023 snowfall 313cm reported on 26 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.