Niseko Now: Saturday 5th April 2014
- Apr 5, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 1152cm
Posted on Saturday 5th April 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Fresh snow!
Yes, don't get over excited - just a few few cm - but new snow all the same. And it is colder as well this morning.
We had some particularly strong winds yesterday and it is still very windy this morning. Unfortunately, it's limited lifts this morning and it's actually easier to tell you what is moving as the resorts open:
Niseko Grand Hirafu - Ace Family, Ace No2 Center Quad, Holiday No1, King No2, Swinging Monkey
Niseko Village - Banzai chair only
Niseko Annupuri - Jumbo No1 and No2 lifts only
All top lifts on hold as we hope for the wind to decrease. Not sure if we can realistically expect much there I'm afraid. It's windy.
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Official snow depth numbers at time of writing:
Grand Hirafu / Hanazono:
Top - 330cm
Base - 110cm
Niseko Village:
Top - 320cm
Base - 100cm
Annupuri:
Top - 320cm
Base - 120cm
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Niseko Hanazono Resort plans to be open until Sunday 6th April
Niseko Village plans to be open until Sunday 6th April (and then from 26th April until 6th May)
Niseko Annupuri plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May
Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Saturday 5th April 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 1152cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 98 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th January) November 2013 snowfall 123cm reported on 9 days December 2013 snowfall 275cm reported on 22 days January 2014 snowfall 461cm reported on 29 days February 2014 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days March 2014 snowfall 113cm reported on 17 days April 2014 snowfall 2cm 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.