Niseko Now: Sunday 8th April 2018
- Apr 8, 2018
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 4, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 1253cm
Posted on Sunday 8th April 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning from Niseko.
And it really is a good one, with a chunk of fresh snow to report. (Not sure chunk is a good word to use, but I'll leave it in there. Good word, chunk. Reminds me of chocolate).
Anyway it almost feels like proper winter again this morning.
It is fantastic to see a covering of snow on the ground and I will very much enjoy scooping it off the top of my car once I get this report up. I'm thinking of ice cream now.
But seriously, it actually looks pretty decent quality too and not heavy wet stuff. Hurray!
So yes a nice surprise of a morning and it will be fun to see how much snow has fallen at higher elevations up there at the top areas of the resorts. One of my secret agents with possibly reliable inside info is telling me saying 8cm or so, perhaps even a little more.
Looking ahead to the coming week there's a mix of weather on there including some clearer weather and some rain with perhaps more snow higher up. Which would be nice. (The snow bit).
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Today is of course the last day of the season for the Niseko Hanazono and Niseko Village areas of the mountain. But not to fear! Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Annupuri will remain open and I will be posting through until Sunday 6th May. Yey!
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Sunday 8th April 2018
Resort specific information (operations subject to change):
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Plans to be open daily until Sunday 6th May
Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Plans to be open daily until TODAY!
Lifts that remain operating:
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center Four
- Holiday Number 1
- Hirafu Gondola
- Swinging Monkey
- King Number 3
- King Number 4
- Hanazono Number 1 quad
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
Official snow depth:
- Top: 420cm
- Base: 130cm
Niseko Annupuri
Plans to be open daily until Sunday 6th May
Lifts that remain operating:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Dream Number 1
- Jumbo Number 1
- Jumbo Number 4
Official snow depth:
- Top: 400cm
- Base: 120cm
Niseko Village
Plans to be open daily until TODAY!
Lifts that remain operating:
- Village Express
- Niseko Gondola
- Wonderland Chair
Official snow depth:
- Top: 380cm
- Base: 120cm
Niseko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 8th April 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1253cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 98 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (31st December) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 406cm reported on 27 days January 2018 snowfall 305cm reported on 26 days February 2018 snowfall 299cm reported on 24 days March 2018 snowfall 49cm reported on 8 days April 2018 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 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.