Niseko Now: Sunday 6th November 2016
- Nov 6, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 18cm
Posted on Sunday 6th November 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
I may have had a number of months off my daily Niseko reporting duties, but I was thinking that I would have a bit more time to re-charge in this first part of November - but the weather is thinking differently. I'm not complaining.
So, yesterday we ended up being rained on. And quite heavily at times too. Boo!
But, this morning I have woken to another 4cm of snow on the ground here at base. Hurray!
Strong winds as well at the moment. They should calm down as the day goes on and we might get to see some sunshine tomorrow, and a day or two of slightly warmer conditions.
It's shaping up to be an interesting pre-season.
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We are now less than 3 weeks away from the first ski lifts opening in Niseko. Below are the planned dates for the four main resorts:
Niseko Grand Hirafu: Wednesday 23rd November 2016 until Sunday 7th May 2017
Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 26th November 2016 until Sunday 7th May 2017
Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 3rd December 2016 until Sunday 2nd April 2017
Niseko Village: Thursday 1st December 2016 until Sunday 2nd April 2017
Night skiing is planned from Saturday 10th December until Monday 20th March 2017 at the Annupuri, Grand Hirafu and Village resort areas.
Niseko Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Sunday 6th November 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 18cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 11cm (5th November) November 2016 snowfall 18cm reported on 3 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.