Niseko Now: Monday 5th May 2014
- May 5, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1163cm
Posted on Monday 5th May 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
It's a quite dull start to the day here, with overcast skies. Not warming up again too much, and a moderate wind.
Hirafu have the Ace 3 lift running this morning but the top King 4 lift is not moving at the moment - due to the wind. The other two areas seem to be open as planned for the moment.
Snow continues to melt away leaving more and more ground on show on the lower slopes in particular. Tomorrow is the last day of the season. Always sad to see the snow go, but we've had a long season and no doubt in another 5 months we'll be raring to go again.
I'll be wrapping things up tomorrow in my last report for the 13/14 season.
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Official snow depth numbers and planned operating lifts:
Grand Hirafu:
Top - 185cm
Base - 0cm
Ace Number 2 Center Four lift
King Number 3 Triple
King Number 4
Hirafu Gondola
Annupuri:
Top - 250cm
Base - 30cm
Annupuri Gondola
Jumbo No1 quad
Jumbo No4 pair
Niseko Village:
Top - 230cm
Base - 30cm
Niseko Gondola
Wonderland Chair
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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 Village plans to be at least part open until Tuesday 6th May.
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Niseko Hanazono Resort is now closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 5th May 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 1163cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 101 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 13cm reported on 4 days May 2014 snowfall 0cm |
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.