Niseko Now: Friday 7th January 2022
- Jan 7, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 470cm
Posted on Friday 7th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
All feels quite calm this morning.
There's not much wind, just a light northerly. There's some new snow, though just a bit. And it is snowing lightly early on. Visibility seems fairly decent at the moment, just a bit on the grey side and brighter in places. Forecasts do point to somewhat clearer skies later in the day and maybe some sun too.
And that's about it for this morning. See you tomorrow.
Oh one thing. Someone mentioned that I kind of didn't mention the November snowfall in my recap yesterday. That is a fair point. Later on today I will edit my post from yesterday to include that, just for the record.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Mountain Base: -7℃, calm, trace new snow. Moiwa 800m: -9℃, light SE winds, light snowfall. Annupuri 1150m: -9℃, W5m/s, light snowfall. Hirafu Ridge: -11℃, light wind and snow. Coastal Data: Benkei cape: WNW 5m/s. Kamui Cape NNW5m/s, 1024hPa, 0.8m waves.
No special information. All peak gates are expected to open except Anbetsu Gate 10. Please follow the patrols instructions and prepare before exiting the gates. Overconfidence in your knowledge and experience causes accidents. Follow Niseko Rules.
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Planned ski area operations: Friday 7th January 2022
The below snow depth and snowfall data is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 280cm (-15cm)
- Base: 140cm (-10cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 3cm
- Base: 3cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Hirafu Gondola
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- Swinging Monkey
Planned open courses:
- All courses open
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 230cm (-10cm)
- Base: 160cm (-20cm)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 1cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Hanazono Number 1
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
- Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 220cm (no change)
- Base: 150cm (no change)
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 5cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- All lifts operating
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open for night skiing until 7:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 2 pair
- Jumbo Number 3 pair
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
Planned open courses:
- All open
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 210cm no change
- Base: 140cm no change
Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions):
- Niseko Gondola
- Village Express
- Community Chair [* open for night skiing until 7:00pm]
- Banzai Chair
- Wonderland Chair
Niseko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 7th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 470cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (23rd December) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 307cm reported on 23 days January 2022 snowfall 78cm 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.