Niseko Now: Monday 6th December 2021
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 109cm
Posted on Monday 6th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Since my report yesterday there is just few cm of snow to report.
This morning is mostly cloudy with a hint of some blue sky in places. The forecast for the coming week is still showing a rather boring mix of cloud and sun and mild conditions - and no snow. Hmmmm.
Ski areas are all part open but available terrain that is limited. With no snow on the horizon the best we can hope for this week is to retain the snow we have. Not too warm please!
Having said that, one change that I have just noticed - the Niseko Gondola at Niseko Village is scheduled to be open today (from 10am) which should be opening up some more terrain.
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Planned ski area operations: Monday 6th December 2021
The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 100cm (-5cm)
- Base: 40cm (-5cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 2cm
- Base: 2cm
Planned lift operations:
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad
- Ace Number 3 pair
Planned open courses:
- Center
- Shirakaba
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 85cm (-5cm)
- Base: 50cm (-)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 1cm
- Base: 1cm
Planned lift operations:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
Planned open courses:
- Yotei Sunset
- Mango Salad
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 80cm (-cm)
- Base: 30cm (-cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
Planned open courses:
- Utopia
- Shirakaba
- Paradise
- Family
- Junior
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 60cm (-cm)
- Base: 30cm (-5cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations:
- Niseko Gondola (from 10am)
- Community Chair
- Banzai Chair
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Night time operations are scheduled in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas from 18th December 2021 until 20th March 2022. There is no night skiing in the Niseko HANAZONO area.
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 6th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th November) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 24cm reported on 5 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.