Niseko Now: Wednesday 3rd April 2013
- Apr 3, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1466cm
Weather overview Cloud, fog
Wind
Light
Temperature -1C base / -5C top
Visibility Generally poor
Posted at 2:35pm on Wednesday 3rd April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
[Originally posted earlier this morning - late appearance due to technical issues]
Good morning from Niseko. It's a warm one this morning. Clearer earlier on but more cloudy now with some foggy conditions meaning poor visibility on some of the upper slopes today and that actually affecting some of the lifts including the top King Number 4 at Niseko Grand Hirafu, the top Hanazono lift and the Hirafu Spring Park as of 10:30am.
It feels like it's going to warm up a fair bit more today and that's what the forecast is saying as well. A proper spring like feel to the air. The forecast sun for the day hasn't turned up but tomorrow the forecast is calling for similar sunny conditions - so perhaps it'll clear up by then. Perhaps not as warm.
Getting quieter and quieter out on the slopes now!
Planned resort operations
Niseko Hanazono - until Sunday 7th April
Niseko Village - until Sunday 7th April
Niseko Annupuri - until Monday 6th May
Niseko Grand Hirafu - until Monday 6th May
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 3rd April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1464cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 109 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 7cm reported on 2 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.