Niseko Now: Friday 7th February 2025
- Feb 7, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 576cm
Posted on Friday 7th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
There is more good snowy news this morning, with 18cm measured and ski areas reporting 20cm - and up to 30cm - out on the mountain.
I am going to leave the first part of the morning to all the people already out there waiting for the lifts. (Some of the lift lines in recent days are... wow/yikes).
Instead, I will have myself some toast to celeblate.
As far as I can tell, the top lifts seem to be opening as planned this morning. There should be some jolly fine conditions to enjoy up there, especially after a few days of disruption.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain base -6℃, 30cm snow in 12h, calm. Moiwa 800m: -9.7℃, WNW5.0m/s, 30cm fresh snow and good visibility. Mikaeri 750m: -11℃, WNW1.8m/s, 30cm snow, good visibility. Annupuri 1100m: -11.8℃, WNW8.4m/s (15m/s @ 6am), 30cm snowfall, slabs developing, good visibility. Hirafu Hanazono: -11.2℃, NNE5.4m/s. Benkei cape: WNW14m/s, Kamui cape: SW17m/s, 998hPa, 1.3m waves.
Intermittent moderate westerly snowfall and wind is persisting in high elevation. Looking at the weather transition, the wind-drift slabs of the past 48h are starting to consolidate. Test results show that the overall avalanche risk is starting to diminish, however the amount of accumulated snow is huge and slabs are still likely to fracture when skiing with lack of common sense. Avalanche hazards remain HIGH in the Backbowl sidewalls, Annupuri bowl cornice slopes and Higashi-One. All gates opening are scheduled to be delayed. Do not take guests in hazardous areas too easily. Niseko respects the freedom of skiers and snowboarders and open/close the gates. However, it doesn’t mean that the mountain is safe at all when the gates are open. The community is highly concerned about all resort user's safety. Please make conservative decisions when riding the backcountry. DO NOT stay put at the bottom of the valleys. Avalanches occur regularly, but are only an issue if a person is in its way. Is your avalanche transceiver switched on? Have a nice day.
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Individual ski area information for Friday 7th February 2025
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.
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 20cm
Base: 20cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 292cm (+10cm change since yesterday)
Base: 220cm (+5cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The gondola is scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 20cm
Base: 20cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 360cm (+5cm change since yesterday)
Base: 160cm (+10cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Ace Gondola, Ace Family quad, King Gondola and King Holiday pair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 190cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 150cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 20cm
Base: 30cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 220cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 160cm (+10cm change since yesterday)
Lifts:
The Jumbo Number 1 quad lift is scheduled to be open until 7:30pm
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort
Lifts:
All scheduled lifts are operating
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Night skiing
Floodlit night skiing is planned daily until Wednesday 23rd March 2025
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Data as of Friday 7th February 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 576cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (6th February) November 2024 snowfall 38cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 311cm reported on 28 days January 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 66cm 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.