Niseko Now: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
- Dec 3, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 95cm
Posted on Tuesday 3rd December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
The last few days have been pretty miserable with rain and some glum feelings on display as we all wait for our lovely snow.
So I am happy to be able to report some fresh snow down to village this morning. 10cm of it and counting.
And it looks like the next few days is going to be the turning point, I think. :)
It's going to be cold, snowy and probably windy too... but most welcome.
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Long time readers can probably skip this bit as it's a bit of the same old...
Already, SnowJapan has received at least one mail accusing me of being 'negative'.
No, I just report exactly what I see.
I get plenty excited when what I see genuinely enables me to get plenty excited**. Just look through my reports and you will clearly see that. And even if I am less excited (see miserable comment this morning), I try not to get too dramatic about it.
The whole idea of these reports is to give you some real information that you can trust, knowing that it is 100% untainted by that instinct some have to always be needing to sell you something.
I (and this website) am not part of the marketing machine - and I am jolly well happy about that.
I am not here to sell you on visiting Niseko. Just to tell you what is happening.
And if you want to read marketing fluff or fantasy, I have no doubt that there is plenty of it out there!
** And I'm not just talking about toast
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Niseko Grand Hirafu 6-day snow and weather forecast
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Opening information:
Niseko Annupuri
- 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Lower beginner course open; all other courses closed
- Dream quad lift operating
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Not open yet - it will open as soon as there is enough snow.
Niseko Village
- Upper Village Gondola
- That lower area only open
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Saturday 7th December 2019
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Night time operations will be available at the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri resorts. That is planned daily between Wednesday 11th December 2019 and Sunday 22nd March 2020.
Niseko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Tuesday 3rd December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 95cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (16th November) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day |
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.