Niseko Now: Wednesday 9th December 2020
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 123cm
Posted on Wednesday 9th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Hello and good morning from my Hirafu secret lair.
Well, what amounts to just a dusting of fresh snow to report to you this morning. There remains a fair amount of cloud in the sky with some small areas of blue sky to see too, but not much else to report to you really in terms of weather. We might get some snow later on, but don't expect anything major.
The more exciting news is that decent snowfall looks set to be with us starting over the weekend and into early next week. Snowy and cold, as we like it. Let us hope that is the case.
A few changes to what is open today on our lovely mountain:
The Niseko Gondola (at the Niseko Village area) - will be operating from this morning (9:00am until 3:00pm), which will open up more terrain in that area.
The Shirakaba course (off the Ace Number 3 lift) is also now officially open at Niseko Grand Hirafu.
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Ski resort operation information: Wednesday 9th December 2020
The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 100cm
- Base: 30cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Ace Family quad
- Ace Number 2 Center quad
- Ace Number 3 pair
Courses available:
- Family
- Shirakaba
- Center
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 70cm
- Base: 30cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Hanazono Number 1 quad
- Hanazono Number 2 quad
- Hanazono Number 3 quad
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Niseko Annupuri
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 60cm
- Base: 30cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Dream Number 1 quad
- Jumbo Number 1 quad
Courses available:
- Paradise Course
- Junior Course
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Niseko Village
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 60cm
- Base: 40cm
Ski lifts operating:
- Niseko Gondola
- Community Chair
- Banzai Chair
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Night time operations are available in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas from Saturday 19th December 2020.
There is no nighta at the Niseko HANAZONO area.
Niseko Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th December 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 123cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (10th November) November 2020 snowfall 62cm reported on 6 days December 2020 snowfall 61cm reported on 6 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.