Niseko Now: Sunday 8th December 2013
- Dec 8, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 161cm
Posted on Sunday 8th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Best day of the early season so far yesterday with more terrain open and that fresh coating of snow to enjoy, with it snowing for most of the day in the end.
Nice conditions to be found up top as well.
And I have another 10-15cm of snowfall to report since yesterday as well as further openings including the Gondola at Niseko Village - which actually started yesterday, but I didn't have that information in time for the report. Grand Hirafu also now have a 'Mini Park' open on the lower slopes of the Shirakaba course.
The mountain is still 100% fully open, but it's getting more like it now. Snow is still coming down with poor visibility on the mountain. But I'm sure most of you will agree, that's good!
Lots more please.
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Lift operations (at time of writing):
Grand Hirafu:
Ace Family Pair
Ace Number 3 Pair
Ace Number 2 Quad Center Four
King Number 3 Triple
Swinging Monkey
Hirafu Gondola
Hanazono:
Hanazono Number 1 lift
Hanazono Number 2 lift
Hanazono Number 3 lift
Niseko Village:
Gondola
Community Chair
Banzai Chair
Annupuri:
Gondola
Jumbo Number 3
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Official snow depth numbers:
Grand Hirafu:
Top - 130cm
Base - 65cm
Hanazono:
Top - 90cm
Base - 50cm
Niseko Village:
Top - 80cm
Base - 40cm
Annupuri:
Top - 85cm
Base - 65cm
Niseko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Sunday 8th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 161cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (12th November) November 2013 snowfall 123cm reported on 9 days December 2013 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 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.