Niseko Now: Monday 4th April 2016
- Apr 4, 2016
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 983cm
Posted on Monday 4th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko and what we can probably call 'the last part of the season', though if they have their way there might be a full month left to go.
The Niseko Hanazono and Niseko Village resort areas are now closed - though the latter plans to re-open just for Golden Week, details below - so we are left with just the Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Annupuri resorts remaining open now. Both are still offering top to bottom open courses.
Happily the rain of yesterday is now a memory and while there is still a lot of cloud around this morning, there is some blue sky and clearer conditions are expected and a high of around 8C here at base later on.
More sun is due through the coming week. And is that the chance of some fresh snow due as we enter next weekend? Yes, please!
(Please note that while I will be writing my report tomorrow at the normal time, it may not appear until late in the day due to some technical maintenance work being done. Apologies!)
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Resort specific lift opening news at time of posting:
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Niseko Annupuri
Both resorts opening as planned at the start of the day.
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Official resort snow depths as of Monday 4th April 2016:
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Top - 335cm
Base - 90cm
Niseko Annupuri
Top - 340cm
Base - 90cm
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Resort operations - subject to change due to snow and weather conditions
Niseko Grand Hirafu resort area lift operations:
Ace Family Pair - until 10th April
Ace Number 2 Center Four Quad
Ace Number 3 Pair
Ace Number 4 Pair
Holiday Number 1 Pair - until 10th April
The resort is going to be 'upgrading' the King Number 3 triple lift in time for next season - as part of this work the Hirafu Gondola, King Number 3 and 4 lifts have all now closed for the season. Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to remain open until Thursday 5th May.
Niseko Annupuri plans to be open until Thursday 5th May with the Gondola, Jumbo 1 and Jumbo 4 lifts operating.
Niseko Village is currently closed but plans to be open again for Golden Week from Friday 29th April until Thursday 5th May.
Niseko Hanazono has now closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Monday 4th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 983cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 83 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (17th February) November 2015 snowfall 61cm reported on 4 days December 2015 snowfall 244cm reported on 17 days January 2016 snowfall 303cm reported on 26 days February 2016 snowfall 266cm reported on 22 days March 2016 snowfall 109cm reported on 14 days April 2016 snowfall 0cm |
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.