Niseko Now: Thursday 9th April 2020
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 728cm
Posted on Thursday 9th April 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
And yes we have some fresh snowfall. I have measured 4cm and I note that Niseko Grand Hirafu seem to be talking about 13cm of snowfall on the upper areas of the mountain.
Yey!
The fields lower down in town areas aren't covered (or just dusted depending), so typically late season when there is more of a contrast than usual between base and top.
Last of the season?
Limited visibility out there early morning. Cloudy. Chance of some drizzle later this afternoon, and then perhaps a bit of sunshine tomorrow.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 295cm
- Base: 45cm
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating:
- Ace Number 2 quad center four
- King Number 3 quad
- King Number 4
- The King-Ace connecting course, Onsenzawa and Miharashi courses are now closed
- Other courses remain open
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Niseko Annupuri
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 155cm
- Base: 40cm
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating:
- Annupuri Gondola
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 4 pair
- 9 courses open
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Niseko Village
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 170cm
- Base: 40cm
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating:
- Niseko Gondola
- Wonderland Chair
- The top area is open, take the gondola back down to base
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- The Niseko HANAZONO area is now closed for the season.
- Night time floodlit operations have closed for the season.
Niseko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Thursday 9th April 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 728cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 85 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (21st January) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 21 days January 2020 snowfall 224cm reported on 20 days February 2020 snowfall 143cm reported on 19 days March 2020 snowfall 59cm reported on 12 days April 2020 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 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.