Niseko Now: Wednesday 5th February 2020
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 536cm
Posted on Wednesday 5th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Yesterday we enjoyed some very nice snow conditions (well, I certainly did!) though some upper lifts were affected by wind and put on hold.
I have measured just 2cm of fresh snowfall from yesterday to report to you this morning from here at base.
Blue skies with just a bit of cloud this morning and sunshine too. It is a very cold morning and wind should not be an issue today, which is of course good news. With those top lifts moving I have no doubt that there will likely be a rush to the top areas!
(Alas, I can only look on as people line up for the first lifts. Background music: violins).
I bet some people will be measuring up the choices: mountain or Sapporo Snow Festival...
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I am not sure why just now, but it appears that the Morino Chair at Niseko Village is on hold - and that lazy Country Road Chair is moving!
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Niseko Avalanche Report
No report today
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Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 245cm
- Base: 105cm
All lifts are normally operating EXCEPT:
- Ace Number 1 pair lift (normally rested)
- King Number 2 quad lift (normally rested)
All courses normally open
Lifts scheduled for late operations:
- Ace Family quad until 8:30pm
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad until 8:20pm
- Hirafu Gondola until 8:10pm
- Holiday Number 1 pair until 8:30pm
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 179cm
- Base: 110cm
All lifts are normally operating
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 165cm
- Base: 100cm
All lifts are normally operating
Lift scheduled for late operations:
- Jumbo Number 1 quad until 8:30pm
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 185cm
- Base: 100cm
All lifts normally operating EXCEPT:
- Morino Chair
Lifts scheduled for late operations:
- Annupuri Village Gondola until 8:00pm
- Village Express until 8:00pm
- Banzai Chair until 8:00pm
Niseko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Wednesday 5th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 536cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 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 20cm 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.