Niseko Now: Sunday 7th December 2025
- Dec 7, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 71cm
Good morning from Niseko.
A light dusting in places this morning and it looks like it is snowing the higher up you go. Hirafu is reporting 5cm in upper areas.
There's limited visibility on the mountain early on with some thick fog. From base here I'm currently looking up at some rather dark grey clouds.
Tomorrow is showing promise of fresh snow. That is good, as we need are in need of more snow for further parts of the mountain to open up and for runs be properly open.
Being busy with various stuff this week aside, I'm waiting for a more pleasing covering to make my own debut. That is one of the luxuries of being here throughout the season, of course.
I was interested to read some comments posted by the Hakuba Now reporter a few days ago (here). I don't know Hakuba well at all and so I am not qualified to make an informed comparison. However, while I understand that various circumstances are different from Niseko, Hakuba appears to currently be going through a similar kind of rapid 'inbound'-led transformation that we have had experienced in Niseko in recent years.
I hope they deal with the situation wisely.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain base: light wind, +4℃, no new snowfall, overcast, visibility less than 800m. Coastal weather: Benkei cape WNW8m/s, Kamui cape SW16m/s, 1012hPa, 1.5m waves. Hanazono: 0℃, N3.2m/s, thick fog, poor visibility and light dusting. Mikaeri 800m: -3℃, SSE0.6m/s, light dusting, thick fog and bad visibility.
Warm air is flowing north from the Sea of Japan. The temperature is above freezing up to 1000m elevation. Thick fog is lying up high. Moderate SW wind is blowing above 1000m. A little bit of snow fell overnight and shallowly filled in the gap of the surface. Avalanche risk is low, however still to be considered on the steep course-side cut slopes and cliffbands. The light is weak and the terrain undulations are hard to see. Beware of overspeeding, falls and collisions. One injury now can ruin your season. The slopes are crowded, please mind of others. The snow will eventually come. Have a nice day.
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 3cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 85cm (-5cm change since yesterday)
Base: 38cm (-7cm change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
All four lifts
Planned open courses:
Mango Salad
Silver Dream
Juicy Fruit
Parallel
Yotei Sunset
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 5cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 100cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 40cm
Planned lift operations:
Ace Gondola
Ace Number 3 pair
King Gondola
King Number 3 six
Swinging Monkey
Planned open courses:
Center
Junbo
Rinkan (lower)
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Planned lift operations:
Upper Village Gondola
Village Express
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 15cm (-15cm change since yesterday)
Base: 20cm (no change since yesterday)
Planned lift operations:
Dream Number 1 quad
Jumbo Number 1 quad
Planned open courses:
Paradise
Junior
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Planned lift operations:
Number 1 pair
Number 2 pair
Niseko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Sunday 7th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 71cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (4th December) November 2025 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 days December 2025 snowfall 42cm reported on 4 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.