Niseko Now: Friday 7th April 2023
- Apr 7, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1006cm
Posted on Friday 7th April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
It's not great weather this morning with a lot of fog around as well as the rain, and some wind too.
The United website shows all lifts closed right now, but I am currently in Hanazono and I can see people getting on the lift and people skiing down the slope. I'm not sure what is going on there, some kind of website hiccup.
In ski area news, Annupuri have decided to open their Dream quad at base until Sunday.
There are now just a few more days now for the Hanazono, Village and Moiwa ski areas. From Monday, we should be down to just Hirafu and Annupuri remaining open.
We may still have quite a while to go, but it sure feels like we are in the last part of the season. Gives everything a bit of a 'chill' feel which can certainly be appealing. Right now though, I think lots of us would probably just like some nice sunny spring weather!
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Ski area information for Friday 7th April 2023
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources.
Lift information is the planned operations for the day, weather permitting.
Official snow depth numbers in brackets show the change since previous report.
Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Info:
- The following runs are now closed:
- Family Course, Sennoki Course, Alpen Course, Path to King Area, Onsenzawa, Super (lower area), Furiki (lower area)
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 275cm
- Base: ?cm
Lifts:
- Hirafu Gondola
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
Planned season:
- Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu plans to be open until Sunday 7th May 2023
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 187cm (-13cm since yesterday)
- Base: 100cm (-10cm since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola
Planned season:
- Niseko HANAZONO Resort plans to be open until Sunday 9th April 2023
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Info:
- All courses are still available, apart from Marchen, Fukayuki Rinkan and Challenge
- The Panorama and S-Ji courses are no longer groomed
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 180cm (no change since yesterday)
- Base: 40cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
- Dream quad (until Sunday)
Planned season:
- Niseko Annupuri Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 7th May 2023
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 160cm (-10cm since yesterday)
- Base: 120cm (-10cm yesterday)
Lifts:
- Niseko Gondola
- Village Express
- Banzai Chair
- Wonderland Chair
Planned season:
- Niseko Village Ski Resort plans to be open until Sunday 9th April 2023
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
- Number 1 pair lift
Planned season:
- Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort plans to be open until Sunday 9th April 2023 (* extended from 2nd April)
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Data as of Friday 7th April 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 1006cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 90 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (27th & 28th January, 6th February) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 336cm reported on 27 days January 2023 snowfall 332cm reported on 27 days February 2023 snowfall 289cm reported on 25 days March 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 6 days April 2023 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.