Niseko Now: Wednesday 7th December 2022
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 116cm
Posted on Wednesday 7th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
I measured another 5cm of fresh snowfall to report to you this morning. A modest amount, but it keeps the daily numbers going. And somewhat heavier snowfall is forecast for later on today through tomorrow.
It doesn't feel quite as cold this morning. There is some light snow falling in places, though not outside my place right now. It is quite bright at the moment and there are hints of sun and even some shades of light blue sky.
More runs at Niseko Grand Hirafu are available from this morning including Beginners access, Kokutai, Green, Alpen and Sennoki. It means that you can now ski or snowboard back down to base without taking the lift back down, though the ski area recommends that only for 'advanced' riders due to there not being particularly deep snow cover just yet.
I have also added the open courses that are open at Hanazono (see list below; it's checked and updated every report).
If we get some decent snowfall over the next few days, we can probably look forward to more area and lifts to open by the weekend.
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Individual ski area operations: Wednesday 7th December 2022
The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources. Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing. Official snow depth numbers in brackets show the change since previous report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 115cm (+35cm)
- Base: 55cm (-5cm)
Planned lift operations:
- Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) (8:30am-3:10pm)
- Ace Number 3 pair (8:40am-3:30pm)
Planned courses available:
- Center Course
- Beginners access (part open)
- Kokutai
- Green (part open)
- Alpen (part open)
- Sennoki
- Family (skiable but not serviced by ski lift)
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 8cm
- Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 87cm (-1cm)
- Base: 55cm (-8cm)
Planned lift operations:
- Hanazono Number 1 (8:30am-3:00pm)
- Hanazono Number 2 quad (8:30am-3:00pm)
- Hanazono Number 3 quad (8:30am-3:00pm)
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola (8:30am-4:00pm)
Planned courses available:
- Juicy Fruit
- Yotei Sunset
- Mango Salad
- Silver Dream
- Crystal Garden
- Stairway to Heaven
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Niseko Annupuri
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 70cm (no change)
- Base: 65cm (no change)
Planned lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola (8:30am-3:15pm)
- Dream Number 1 quad (9:00am-4:30pm)
- Jumbo Number 1 quad (8:30am-4:00pm)
Planned courses available:
- Utopia
- Shirakaba
- Paradise
- Junior
- Beginner course by the Dream lift
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Niseko Village
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 75cm (-8cm)
- Base: 60cm (-10cm)
Planned lift operations:
- Village Express (8:30am-4:00pm)
- Community Chair (8:30am-4:00pm)
- Banzai Chair (8:30am-4:00pm)
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Niseko Moiwa
Planned lift operations:
- Number 1 pair lift (8:30am-3:30pm)
- Number 2 pair lift (8:30am-3:30pm)
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Night skiing:
Floodlit night skiing is planned from Saturday 17th December 2022 until Sunday 19th March 2023.
Niseko Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Wednesday 7th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 116cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (2nd December) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 99cm reported on 7 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.