Niseko Now: Wednesday 9th January 2013
- Jan 9, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 16, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 671cm
Weather overview Cloud, light snow
Wind
Light to moderate
Temperature -11C base / -15C top
Visibility Fair
Posted at 8:42am on Wednesday 9th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
I saw lots of very happy faces yesterday on the mountain. The top gates were open and lots of people getting excited about the goodies on offer and my legs are still feeling it now. I guess there will be a few more people feeling the same this morning. It was worth it though with some excellent untracked snow to play in. We even had a guest appearance by the sun, who was looking on jealously.
Awesome.
This morning the resorts are all going to be open again as normal with not enough winds to mess up people's plans today! Hirafu reporting wind speeds of 2m/s to 3m/s, and a bit stronger over on Annupuri side, but all of the lifts that should be open will be moving today.
Just over 5cm of new snow to report since yesterday and it is a very cold morning. -11 degrees here in the village area and -16 at higher elevations on the mountain currently. Brrrr. But that's all part of the fun isn't it.
Cloud and light snow lined up for today, and again similar conditions likely over the new few coming days.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 671cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 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 135cm 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.