Niseko Now: Saturday 7th December 2019
- Dec 7, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 167cm
Posted on Saturday 7th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
A fine day was had yesterday. Oh yes.
And to begin the weekend in style, I bring you news of another 15cm of fresh snow.
Also for the weekend more of the mountain will be open. There's more lifts and courses open at Niseko Grand Hirafu (* some for exterts only), Annupuri have their Jumbo Number 1 quad moving and... oh, so much information to take in. See below for the latest information that I can confirm as of 8:30am.
Today the Niseko HANAZONO area also joins the party and they plan to have all three of their quads spinning.
Bottom line: fresh snow, more lifts, more courses.
It should be a very good Saturday... still not 'peak season busy' of course too, so a very good time to get out there and sample the delights on offer.
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Ski resort operation information: Saturday 7th December 2019
The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
Subject to change!
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 130cm
- Base: 60cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center quad
- Ace Number 3 pair
- Hirafu Gondola
- Holiday Number 1 pair
- King Number 3 quad
- Swinging Monkey
Courses available:
- Family
- Sennoki
- Alpen (part)
- Detour for beginners
- Green (part)
- Shirakaba
- Center
- Boyo
- Kokutai (part)
- Jumbo
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 85cm
- Base: 40cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Hanazono Number 1 quad
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
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Niseko Annupuri
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 85cm
- Base: 60cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 3 pair
Courses available:
- Utopia Course
- Shirakaba Course
- Paradise Course
- Junior Course
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Niseko Village
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 80cm
- Base: 50cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Upper Village Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair
- Banzai Chair
Niseko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Saturday 7th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 167cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (6th December) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 82cm 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.