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Niseko Now: Tuesday 8th January 2013

  • Jan 8, 2013
  • 2 min read

Updated: Aug 16, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 666cm

Weather overview Cloud, light snow

Wind

Varied

Temperature -7C base / -13C top

Visibility Decent



Posted at 9:02am on Tuesday 8th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here


Good morning from Niseko.


We have around 10cm of fresh snowfall to report this morning and a temperature of around -7C, and I don't expect that will budge much throughout the day today. It is snowing out there (for a change!) and while visibility is not the best, it generally looks decent enough.


Good news too - less wind means that the top lifts are operating from the get go this morning on all of the resorts on the mountain so there'll no doubt be a rush up to the top this morning to explore all the fun that can be found up there.


The forecast has us down for similar kind of conditions over the next few days.



Niseko Now 2012-2013 season

Data as of Tuesday 8th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 666cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (10th, 11th, 19th December) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 418cm reported on 27 days January 2013 snowfall 130cm reported on 8 days




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