Niseko Now: Thursday 5th December 2024
- Dec 5, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 67cm
Posted on Thursday 5th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Light (to moderate at times) snow as I put the report together this morning, with 18cm of it to report since yesterday. With this fresh layer, conditions out there will be improved this morning.
The snow should be building up over the coming days, just as we like it. I'll let you know by how much.
It looks like the Hirafu Ace Family quad is now open, so there are three lifts moving at Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu and a few more courses.
We are already seeing some strange numbers on the official Niseko United website, and it is probably due to them just not being updated. For example, this morning Hirafu and Hanazono are both reporting up to 30cm on the mountain while Annupuri and Village are going with 0cm. Of course, and this is an important point to remember, there are always going to be variations between areas around the mountain. (And we are allowed some mistakes here and there).
Anyway, I will keep updating the information as it is published every morning in the list below. I reserve the right to possibly make some executive decisions (ie. delete them to avoid possible confusion) if the apparent tardiness continues!
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10am update:
The Banzai ski lift is back moving at Niseko Village.
Oh yes, and it is snowing nicely now. :)
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Individual ski area information for Thursday 5th December 2024
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing.
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 27cm
Base: 27cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 80cm
Base: 60cm
Lifts:
Hanazono Number 1 lift
Hanazono Number 2 quad
Courses:
Mango Salad
Take the Hanazono Number 1 lift back down to base (because lower runs not yet available)
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 30cm
Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 95cm (+15cm change since yesterday)
Base: 30cm (+20cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
Ace Gondola
Ace Family quad
Ace Number 3 pair
Courses:
Sennoki Course
Family Course
Shirakaba Course
Center Course
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 20cm (0cm change since yesterday)
Base: 0cm (0cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
Upper Village Gondola
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 50cm
Base: 30cm
Lifts:
Dream Number 1 quad
Courses:
Beginners run by the lift
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
Number 2 pair lift
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is planned from Saturday 14th December 2024 until Wednesday 23rd March 2025.
Niseko Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 5th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 67cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (5th December) November 2024 snowfall 38cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 29cm reported on 3 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.