Niseko Now: Sunday 5th December 2021
- Dec 5, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 107cm
Posted on Sunday 5th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning to you from Niseko.
This morning I have 9cm of lovely fresh snowfall to report. It is a cold morning too so conditions should be fairly decent. I have not been out there myself to give you a first hand report, but things seem... quiet.
As I am writing this the snow has started to fall at a faster rate which is good to see. Keep going please!
We have seen it coming on the forecasts but the coming week is still looking very likely to bring us some mild temperatures and a mostly dry spell. And maybe quite a lot of sunshine too.
Note that while the base Number 1 lift at Hanazono is moving, the available terrain is above the top station of that lift (Yotei Sunset and... Mango Salad).
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Planned ski area operations: Sunday 5th December 2021
The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 105cm (+10cm)
- Base: 45cm (+10cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 15cm
- Base: 15cm
Planned lift operations:
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad
- Ace Number 3 pair
Planned open courses:
- Center
- Shirakaba
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 90cm (+10cm)
- Base: 50cm (+15cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 15cm
- Base: 15cm
Planned lift operations:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
Planned open courses:
- Yotei Sunset
- Mango Salad
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 80cm (+0cm)
- Base: 30cm (+0cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Planned lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
Planned open courses:
- Utopia
- Shirakaba
- Paradise
- Family
- Junior
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: -cm (-cm)
- Base: 35cm (-cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: -cm
- Base: -cm
Planned lift operations:
- Community Chair
- Banzai Chair
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Night time operations are scheduled in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas from 18th December 2021 until 20th March 2022. There is no night skiing in the Niseko HANAZONO area.
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Sunday 5th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 107cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th November) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 22cm reported on 4 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.