Niseko Now: Sunday 7th December 2014
- Dec 7, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 40cm
Snowfall at base this season 131cm
Posted on Sunday 7th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
I'm happy to be able to report another big delivery of snow to report this morning. It has been snowing through the day yesterday and overnight as well, the result being 40cm or so of fresh snow down here in the village.
Conditions out on the slopes yesterday were really great and it will only be better tomorrow. Better visibility too, for the moment anyway, as right now there's lots of blue sky and sun to enjoy. Snow is forecast on and off for the day so it may well not last long.
Niseko Annupuri will be opening up in a short while at 9am this morning - they plan to have the Jumbo Number 1 lift running and the Paradise and Junior Courses should be open.
Operations at Niseko Village seem to be remain unchanged this morning, but more courses opening at Grand Hirafu with the lower part of Green Course, Alpen, Kokutai and the Detour for Beginners now officially open up. Over at Hanazono, Stairway to Heaven, Legend of Shinya and Crystal Garden have joined the party.
Wrap up well and enjoy!
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Here's what's open this morning:
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Courses: Family Course, Alpen, Detour for Beginners, Green, Center, Kokutai
Lifts: Ace Family Lift, Ace Number 2 Center Four lift, Ace Number 3 lift
Niseko Hanazono
Courses: Stairway to Heaven, Silver Course, Yotei Sunset, Legend of Shinya, Crystal Garden
Lifts: All 3 quad lifts operating
Niseko Village
Courses: Final Fling, Shaky Knees, Next Stage, Banzai
Lifts: Community Chair, Banzai Chair
Niseko Annupuri
Courses: Paradise Course, Junior Course
Lifts: Jumbo Number 1 Quad
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Official snow depth numbers at the time of writing:
Grand Hirafu / Hanazono:
Top - 145cm
Base - 90cm
Niseko Village:
Top - 70cm
Base - 50cm
Annupuri:
Top - 110cm
Base - 80cm
Niseko Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Sunday 7th December 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 131cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (7th December) November 2014 snowfall 30cm reported on 5 days December 2014 snowfall 101cm reported on 6 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.