Niseko Now: Tuesday 9th February 2021
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 26cm
Snowfall at base this season 951cm
Posted on Tuesday 9th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Good morning to you from Niseko.
Well, it's snowing. It doesn't seem to want to quit!
I have just measured an additional 26cm for my report today. It's cold, the snow is lovely. Fresh, light, and lots of it. As always, probably more higher up.
Visibility is not great but conditions should be excellent out there.
Light to moderate snow forecast through today and maybe tomorrow too, and then from Thursday clearer skies look likely. That clearer spell is set to last until around the beginning of next week.
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Niseko Avalanche Report
Coastal Data 6:25am. Cape Benkei:NNW16m/s. Cape Kamui: WSW10m/s, 1008hPa, wave2.7m. Hanazono 1000m: -14.2℃, SSE4.2m/s. Hanazono 720: -11.9℃, NW7.9m/s. Moiwa 800m: -12.0℃, N10.7m/s. Annupuri 1100m: -15.1℃, N9.3m/s. Yu no Sawa 1100m: -14.6℃, WSW4.2m/s. Mizuno no Sawa Top: -13.6℃, WNW4.5m/s. Kutchan Town:-7.7℃, WNW3.3m/s, snow depth 196cm, 1007.6hPa. Moiwa base: -10, light winds, poor visibility, 15cm wind affected snow in last 6hrs,35cm in last 12hrs.
No other information today.
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Planned ski area operations: Tuesday 9th February 2021
The below information is manually checked each morning from official sources.
The numbers in brackets show the change in the official snow depth numbers since the previous report.
Niseko Grand Hirafu
24 hours new snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 30cm
- Base: 30cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 430cm (+10cm)
- Base: 250cm (+5cm)
Ski lifts operating:
- Planned: Ace Family Quad, Ace Quad Center 4, Hirafu Gondola, King Number 3 Quad, King Number 4
- Ace Family Quad and Ace Number 2 Center Four lifts operate for night skiing
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort
24 hours new snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 22cm
- Base: 25cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 322cm (+7cm)
- Base: 240cm (+5cm)
Ski lifts operating:
- Planned: All lifts
- There is no night skiing at Hanazono
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Niseko Annupuri
24 hours new snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 10cm
- Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 270cm (+0cm)
- Base: 200cm (+10cm)
Ski lifts operating:
- Planned: All lifts apart from Jumbo Number 2 and 3
- Jumbo Number 1 quad lift operates for night skiing
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Niseko Village
24 hours new snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 5cm
- Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
- Peak: 275cm (+0cm)
- Base: 200cm (+0cm)
Ski lifts operating:
- Planned: Niseko Gondola, Community Chair, Banzai Chair and Wonderland Chair
- Community Chair and Banzai Chair lifts operate for night skiing
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Night time operations are available in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas until 7th March 2021. There is no night skiing in the Niseko HANAZONO area.
The Ace Pair Number 1, 3 and 4, King Pair Number 1 lift and King Quad Number 2 lifts are being rested for the season at Niseko Grand Hirafu. There may be other lift operation changes at the moment due to coronavirus situation. Do be sure to check for details with ski areas.
Niseko Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Tuesday 9th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 951cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (31st December and 18th January) November 2020 snowfall 62cm reported on 6 days December 2020 snowfall 348cm reported on 25 days January 2021 snowfall 387cm reported on 27 days February 2021 snowfall 154cm reported on 9 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.