Niseko Now: Thursday 9th April 2026
- Apr 9
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 14
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 875cm
The sun is shining through my window right now. Outside I can see some blue sky and quite a lot of cloud.
There appears to be some stronger winds as well with all of the top lifts (and gondola at Village) on hold at the start of operations this morning. Only the gondola is opening at Hanazono this morning.
Wind might continue to be pesky over the coming several days and we can probably expect some rain tomorrow and perhaps even a bit more snow on the mountain on Saturday if we are lucky.
There are only several more days left for Niseko Hanazono and Niseko Village - they both plan to be open until Sunday.
From Monday, just Hirafu and Annupuri will remain open.
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 210cm (-5cm change since yesterday)
Base: 85cm (-10cm change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
All four lifts
Planned last day of the season:
Sunday 12th April
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 285cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 35cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
Ace Family quad
Ace Gondola
King Number 3 six
King Number 4 single
Planned last day of the season:
Wednesday 6th May
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Niseko Village Ski Resort
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 190cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 91cm (no change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
Niseko Gondola
Community Chair
Wonderland Chair
Planned last day of the season:
Sunday 12th April
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Niseko Annupuri Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
Peak: 250cm (no change since yesterday)
Base: 55cm (-10cm change since yesterday)
Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather):
Annupuri Gondola
Dream Number 1 quad
Jumbo Number 1 quad
Planned last day of the season:
Wednesday 6th May
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Asahigaoka ski area (near Kutchan Station) closed on 8th March.
Niseko Moiwa closed on 5th April.
Niseko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 9th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 875cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 91 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 days December 2025 snowfall 189cm reported on 23 days January 2026 snowfall 451cm reported on 28 days February 2026 snowfall 154cm reported on 19 days March 2026 snowfall 50cm reported on 13 days April 2026 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.