Niseko Now: Saturday 4th March 2023
- Mar 4, 2023
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 997cm
Posted on Saturday 4th March 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's snowing this morning with more snow due through the day to add to the 14cm that I measured as of 8am. Nice.
Let's hope we get some more good cm in today, as from tomorrow that promised sunshine is very likely to be with us along with milder conditions.
All lifts appear to be opening as scheduled and gates should be open too.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain base -2C, cloudy, 10cm new snow. Moiwa 800m: -5.7C, WSW0.5m/s, 10cm new snow. Annupuri 1100m: -8.4C, W2.9m/s, 10cm new snow. Mizuno no Sawa: -7.9C, NNW1.2m/s. Hirafu Hanazono: -8.3C, WNW0.2m/s. Hanazono#3: -5.6C, SSW0.1m/s. Coastal data: Benkei Cape N4m/s, Kamui Cape WSW3m/s, 1022hPa, 0.6m waves.
We are under a high pressure ridge, the sea and mountains are calm and the mountain is covered with fresh crystal snow from top to bottom. There was no cornice development and the general avalanche risk is low. All gates are expected to be open. The groomers are covered in a layer of fresh snow and will be good riding this morning. However you will still be hitting the bottom in ungroomed areas. Plane generated avalanches are likely to occur on slopes where slabs have formed regardless of snow quantity or quality. Also avoid excessive stimulation on cornice and knoll slopes today. Stay out of the valley and gully bottoms as these are avalanche tracks. Avalanches are a natural phenomenon and accidents only happen when people are there. This avalanche information is provided in the hope that it will make people think about the dangers of winter mountains. Accidents can be avoided by being careful. Have a nice day.
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Ski area information for Saturday 4th March 2023
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day, weather permitting.
Official snow depth numbers in brackets show the change since previous report.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 20cm
- Base: 20cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 400cm (+15cm since yesterday)
- Base: 170cm (+5cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Ace Family quad [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Ace Number 3 pair
- Ace Number 4 pair
- Hirafu Gondola
- Holiday Number 1 pair
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Swinging Monkey
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 15cm
- Base: 12cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 325cm (+15cm since yesterday)
- Base: 252cm (+7cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 270cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 210cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open until 7:30pm for night skiing]
- Jumbo Number 2 pair
- Jumbo Number 3 pair [* normally open on weekends and holidays]
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 245cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 225cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Niseko Gondola
- Upper Village Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Banzai Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing]
- Wonderland Chair
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
- Number 1 pair lift
- Number 2 pair lift
- Quad lift
Niseko Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Saturday 4th March 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 997cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 86 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (27th & 28th January, 6th February) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 336cm reported on 27 days January 2023 snowfall 332cm reported on 27 days February 2023 snowfall 289cm reported on 25 days March 2023 snowfall 23cm 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.