Niseko Now: Saturday 5th May 2018
- May 5, 2018
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 4, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1260cm
Posted on Saturday 5th May 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Hello everyone.
This is kind of my last proper report of the season, coming to you from my secret underground lair. (* I like that one, thanks! Muahahah!)
Tomorrow I'll post my final season wrap-up and the message SnowJapan message. So please do come back for that - it will probably appear later than usual, and will remain up until November.
OK, so on to today. It's cloudy and foggy up on the hills too. Some spots of rain as well earlier on this morning and we might see some more early morning but it should ease off properly. Keeping pretty chilly too.
Tomorrow also looks like it will be a mix of cloud with perhaps some rain later on. A little warmer too for the last day of the season.
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Tomorrow is the last day of ski lift operations here in Niseko.
Booooo!
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Saturday 5th May 2018
Resort specific information (operations subject to change):
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Plans to be open daily until Sunday 6th May
Planned lift operations:
- Ace Number 2 Center Four
- King Number 3
- King Number 4
- Hirafu Gondola
Courses that remain at least part open:
- Detour for Beginners
- Shirakaba
- Center
- Large
- Rinkan
- Jumbo
- Dynamic
Official snow depth:
- Top: 260cm
- Base: 0cm
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Niseko Annupuri
Plans to be open daily until Sunday 6th May
Planned lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Jumbo Number 1
- Jumbo Number 4
Official snow depth:
- Top: 230cm
- Base: 20cm
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Niseko Village
Plans to be open daily until Sunday 6th May
Planned lift operations:
- Niseko Gondola
- Wonderland Chair
Official snow depth:
- Top: 240cm
- Base: 5cm
Niseko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 5th May 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1260cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 99 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (31st December) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 406cm reported on 27 days January 2018 snowfall 305cm reported on 26 days February 2018 snowfall 299cm reported on 24 days March 2018 snowfall 49cm reported on 8 days April 2018 snowfall 13cm reported on 3 days May 2018 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.