Niseko Now: Saturday 4th April 2020
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 718cm
Posted on Saturday 4th April 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
I am always honest with you (of course), so this can be no different: I overslept. Doh!
My apologies. I haven't even had my toast yet. I have another month or so to go before I can go into my hibernation mode. But enough of me.
This morning there is quite a lot of cloud around but blue sky too and the sun is currently shining through my window.
Lifts have started as planned the morning but the forecast shows we might get some moderate southerlies today.
There is still snow mixed in on the forecasts from tomorrow with a chance of some snowfall the following days too. Not sure what to realistically expect from that but it will be interesting to see how it turns out. I think it's always best to be potentially surprised rather than disappointed at this stage of the season.
So what next? Oh yes. Toast!
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Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 285cm
- Base: 45cm
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating:
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 quad (Center four)
- Hirafu Gondola
- Holiday Number 1 pair
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 160cm
- Base: 50cm
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 170cm
- Base: 50cm
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating:
- Niseko Gondola
- Wonderland Chair
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- The Niseko HANAZONO area is now closed for the season.
- Night time floodlit operations have closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Saturday 4th April 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 718cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 82 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (21st January) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 21 days January 2020 snowfall 224cm reported on 20 days February 2020 snowfall 143cm reported on 19 days March 2020 snowfall 59cm reported on 12 days April 2020 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.