Niseko Now: Thursday 30th November 2017
- Nov 30, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 188cm
Posted on Thursday 30th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's noticeably colder this morning with my thermometer outside telling me it's -7C. Nothing a good warm jacket, layers and mask can't fix - watch out for wind-chill today.
There is slightly over 5cm of fresh snow on the ground here at my base station this morning. That takes my November total snowfall measurements up to 188cm. I'll take a look back over November in a report over the next few days and will try to keep that monthly recap going each month over the season.
As I put this report together light snow is falling and it's generally rather cloudy with probably limited visibility out on the slopes.
The forecast is looking good for regular snowfall through into next week too so we should be on for a very fine start to December. Niseko Village of course plans to open from tomorrow and then Hanazono on Saturday. I would expect (and hope) that more of Grand Hirafu and Annupuri might be able to open up too.
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Thursday 30th November 2017
What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change):
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Lifts operating:
- Ace Number 3 Pair lift (8:40am until 3:30pm)
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift (8:30am until 3:10pm)
Courses open:
- Shirakaba
- Center Course
- Green
- Detour for beginners
- Kokutai
- Dai-ni-no-kabe
- Kogen
- Alpen
- Super (upper)
- Furiko
Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Lifts operating:
- Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 5:15pm)
- Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm)
Courses open:
- Utopia
- Shirakaba
- Paradise
- Junior
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Official resort snow depthsThursday 30th November 2017:
Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono
Top - 170cm
Base - 55cm
Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Top - ?cm
Base - 50cm
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Remaining planned season opening dates:
Niseko Village:
Friday 1st December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018
Niseko Hanazono:
Saturday 2nd December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018
Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule:
Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018
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Data as of Thursday 30th November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 188cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 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.