Niseko Now: Wednesday 9th November 2022
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
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Posted on Wednesday 9th November 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
Hello everyone!
After six months of hibernation, I'm back, out and about, and getting ready for the winter season.
I was, of course, very happy to see the news about the Japanese borders re-opening. I am looking forward to seeing some old friends again and hopefully meeting new ones too.
I know the situation isn't quite 'back to normal' in every respect, but I have sensed a real change since May. Some people remain very cautious, and everyone is pretty much still wearing masks, but there seems to be much less sense of worry and a willingness to get on with things. Let's hope that continues, that flights to Japan increase, that the world stops being quite as bonkers as it is, and all that kind of stuff.
The ski areas in Niseko plan to open on Saturday, 3rd December. So just three and a half weeks from now. As noted in the previous reports, there has been snowfall on the mountains over the last few weeks.
A little snow remains at the top of our mountain this morning. It's a fine day with lots of blue skies and just a bit of cloud.
That's it for the moment. Time for some toast.
It's good to be back. I look forward to posting throughout the 2022-2023 Niseko season.
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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.