Niseko Now: Friday 30th November 2018
- Nov 30, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 84cm
Posted on Friday 30th November 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
1:45pm update:
I have waited as late as I can to make this update (I need to get myself somewhere else for the rest of the day).
The only news I have at the moment is that the Niseko Annupuri resort plans to have their Dream Number 1 quad lift operating from tomorrow morning in addition to what they have going today. That lift should be open 9:00am until 4:30pm. Dreamy! I'll be checking and updating all available information for my report tomorrow.
* All other info in this report remains as it was when first posted this morning.
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Original morning report:
Good morning from Niseko and here we are on the last day of November 2018.
Fresh snowfall news? I have measured 15cm of fresh snow to round off the month, bringing us to a total of 84cm of snowfall measured at base this season so far. I'll make more comments on that in my report on Monday.
So yes, it's good news this morning. It is definitely colder - the coldest yet this season - and great to see that fresh snow on the ground. As always, there should be more at higher elevations so there should be some fun to be had this morning.
Snow is forecast for today and tomorrow, perhaps easing off and clearing during Sunday.
Operations are still very limited and at the time of writing unchanged. Tomorrow of course the Niseko Village and Niseko HANAZONO areas plan to open for the season. There is no firm related news as of yet - or when we might see more of Hirafu and Annupuri opening - but I will update this report later on today if I have any more information to share.
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Friday 30th November 2018
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 90cm
- Base: 30cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Ace Number 2 Center Four Lift (8:30am until 3:10pm) * transport to the open course area
- Ace Number 3 Pair Lift (8:40am until 3:30pm)
- The last quad lift down is at 4:00pm
Courses open:
- Center Course
1 day lift tickets (until today):
- Adults: 2,000 yen
- Children and seniors: 1,000 yen
- Ticket valid only at Niseko Grand Hirafu
Niseko Annupuri
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 50cm
- Base: 20cm
- * Not updated yet today. One reason why my reports usually go live around 8:30 ;)
Ski lifts operating:
- Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 3:00pm) * transport to the open course area
- Jumbo Number 3 Pair Lift (8:45am until 3:15pm)
- The last Gondola down is at 3:30pm
Courses open:
- Utopia Course
1 day lift tickets (until today):
- Adults and seniors: 2,400 yen
- Children (up to 12): 1,400 yen
- Ticket valid only at Niseko Annupuri
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Niseko Village
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Both the Niseko Village and Niseko HANAZONO areas plan to open from tomorrow, Saturday 1st December
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Data as of Friday 30th November 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 84cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (23rd November) November 2018 snowfall 84cm reported on 8 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.