Niseko Now: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
- Mar 3, 2015
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 1008cm
Posted on Tuesday 3rd March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Morning from Niseko and a bit earlier than usual as I need to get myself off to Sapporo this morning.
Anyway, a bit more new snowfall this morning with 10cm being reported higher up on the mountain.
There is lots of cloud about up there this morning but the sun should be out today at times and we'll see temperatures creep into low positive numbers during the day here at base. Just not it's -1C.
After the strong winds of yesterday I'm glad that today is starting off calmer and all resorts seem to be open as normal... Annupuri Gondola due for a slightly late start (something to do with them doing checks on it after the strong winds of yesterday!)
Hopefully we'll have snow clouds back tomorrow and Thursday, lets see how much they can bring us.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Niseko base 6am: -4C, 10cm new snowfall in last 12 hrs. Moiwa 800m: NW3.5m/s, 10cm new snow, -6C, major snow drift development. Annupuri 1000m: snowpack 310cm. Hirafu 1000m: Light winds, 10cm new snow. Annupuri peak 1308m: wind W8.4m/s, -10.3℃. Cape Benkei: NW10m/s, Cape Kamui: W11m/s, pressure 1015hPa, wave 1.9m.
There has been a rapid development of new snowdrifts above the low pressure snow layer from 28 Feb . The drifts have begun to settle, but above 800m, leeward slopes knolls and under cornices, the risk of 40-50cm surface avalanche continues. All gates are expected to be open. Be careful riding leeward slopes, just under sharp ridgelines and open steep slopes. Do not traverse under cornices. Slab stabilization is delayed at higher elevations.
Our prayers go out to the 3 people lost on Asaridake.
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Official resort snow depths:
Grand Hirafu / Hanazono:
Top - 400cm
Base - 145cm
Niseko Village:
Top - 300cm
Base - 180cm
Niseko Annupuri:
Top - 370cm
Base - 170cm
Niseko Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Tuesday 3rd March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1008cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 73 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (15th & 26th December and 11th February) November 2014 snowfall 30cm reported on 5 days December 2014 snowfall 519cm reported on 25 days January 2015 snowfall 257cm reported on 23 days February 2015 snowfall 196cm reported on 18 days March 2015 snowfall 6cm 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.