Niseko Now: Tuesday 5th January 2016
- Jan 5, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 328cm
Posted on Tuesday 5th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Greetings from Niseko and this morning I have 10cm of fresh snow to report from my base here in Hirafu.
I have been talking about 'lots of snowfall on the forecast over the next week' for a few days now I recall, but so far over the last few days it has been somewhat modest deliveries rather than blizzard snowstorms depositing huge amounts of deep. Still, we'll happily take it.
The updated forecast still has regular snowfall on it right through until at least the end of the weekend. Just how much snow actually falls I suppose we will have to just wait and see. As well as regular snowfall, it's also very likely to keep cold and maybe some stronger winds at times.
Oh yes, talking about those strong winds. They're here this morning and stopping some lifts from moving - the situation at the time of writing has been added below. Fingers crossed the affected lifts will be able to start during the day. Wind is expected to get less later on but still might cause problems. Check with the resorts.
Other than that, it is continuing to snow lightly again this morning and mostly rather grey and cloudy, current temperature of -5C.
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Niseko Avalanche Report:
There is no Niseko Avalanche bulletin today.
Please seek further information from the ski patrols before stepping out of the gates.
There are many risks involved in out of bounds riding.
Avalanches, hitting trees, falling in creeks, sudden changes of weather, suffocation and loosing way are some of them.
The out of bounds area is outside the ski resort’s management. You are self-responsible for all your actions.
Be prepared and be prudent.
Niseko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 5th January 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 328cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (26th and 28th December) November 2015 snowfall 61cm reported on 4 days December 2015 snowfall 244cm reported on 17 days January 2016 snowfall 23cm 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.