Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 142cm Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . More lifts and courses have opened on the Furano Zone and the skiing is now from the top all the way down to base. Downhill Romance 3 chair gives access from the top of Furano Ropeway to the peak of Furano Zone. Around the base areas there is strong wind. 24cm of new snow has fallen in the village and there is high cloud with big clear breaks of blue sky. No precipitation is coming down at the moment but the forecast is for more snow through the day. Needless to say it will be a cold day out there with -13c at the top combined with strong wind. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Zone open. Operating lifts: Furano Ropeway Furano Downhill Romance 2 chair Furano Downhill Romance 3 chair Prince Romance chair Furano Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 142cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (26th November) November 2021 snowfall 72cm reported on 5 days December 2021 snowfall 70cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 60cm Snowfall at base this season 122cm Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . An exciting 24 hours, with all of the news stations telling us how much snow and wind we were likely to get, and then dropping temperatures and a fairly dramatic sky as the clouds began shooting up over the peaks. Lots of wind all night, so the snow depths are pretty variable depending on wind exposure. Oh, yeah, and 60cm of snow at base level, which is nice (and why I'm later than I planned — early season snow clearing always takes longer than we expect....Plugged chutes on snow blowers, forgetting how to plow, that kind of thing) Several of the ski areas were supposed to open last week or today; looks like this nice base will let some of them send out the snow cats to pack the snow down, and open tomorrow (see listings below for more info!) Akakura Kanko: Scheduled to open tomorrow, with the Myokokogen Sky Cable Gondola and No. 5 lift running. Not reporting temperature or snow depth yet. Akakura Onsen: 45cm, -2° Planning to open tomorrow Alpen Blick Snow Resort Scheduled to open today, but no new info yet.... Myoko Suginohara: Scheduled to open December 25 Seki Onsen: Scheduled to open December 23 Myoko Ski Park: Closed again this season Kyukamura RunRun: Website says they're opening today, but no further details (or temps/depth) Tangram: 60cm, -2° 3 of 5 lifts scheduled to open Madarao Mountain Resort: 60cm, -7° Scheduled to open tomorrow Lotte Arai Resort 63cm, 9° Arai Gondola and Zendana Lift running Kurohime Kogen Snow Park Scheduled to open December 25 Myoko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 122cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (18th December) November 2021 snowfall 30cm reported on 1 day December 2021 snowfall 92cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 45cm Snowfall at base this season 131cm Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Yesterday I said there was some serious snowfall due --- and... we got it! Whopping amounts of snow here in Shiga Kogen. Snow, cold, low visibility. Only for the brave this morning. It's a quickly changing situation this morning as people cope with the snow, the weather conditions and more lifts trying to open up. A bit of a confusing situation actually, but the ski areas that have been open do seem to be able to have their lifts moving this morning for anyone wanting to brave the weather! And more lifts are opening including I notice Nishidateyama and Ichinose Diamond.... Ski areas currently part open in Shiga Kogen (official snow depths in brackets) Ichinose Family Official snow depth: 100cm 3 lifts scheduled to be operating Kumanoyu Official snow depth: 60cm 3 lifts scheduled to be operating Okushiga Kogen Official snow depth: 90cm 2 lifts scheduled to be operating Takamagahara Mammoth Official snow depth: 90cm 2 lifts scheduled to be operating Yakebitaiyama Official snow depth: 100cm 1 lift scheduled to be operating Yokoteyama Official snow depth: 90cm 5 lifts scheduled to be operating Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 131cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (18th December) November 2021 snowfall 58cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 73cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Shiga Kogen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 34cm Snowfall at base this season 58cm Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa, and a good one it is too. Snow has arrived. :) The ski area this morning is reporting a magnificent sounding 83cm of fresh snow on the top Yamabiko area since yesterday. 50cm from Uenotaira. Those are impressive numbers. Lower down at base areas there is also a good thick layer of snow and it is still snowing now. Definitely feels colder too. The Paradise quad, Skyline connecting lift and Yu Road are scheduled to be moving today; Paradise and Kokenashi runs should also be open, all being well. Hopefully from now on we'll be able to stick in winter mode pretty much through until spring. Information checked each morning. All subject to change. Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1615m): 83cm (!) - Uenotaira (1407m): 50cm - Hikage (660m): -cm (not reporting yet) - Nagasaka (616m): -cm (not reporting yet) - Karasawa (563m): -cm (not reporting yet) Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 110cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 90cm - Hikage (660m): -cm (not reporting yet) - Nagasaka (616m): -cm (not reporting yet) - Karasawa (563m): -cm (not reporting yet) Planned operating lifts: - Nagasaka Gondola - Yamabiko Four lift - Yamabiko Number 2 Four lift - Uenotaira quad - Paradise quad - Skyline connecting lift - Yu Road Courses currently open: - Yamabiko A - Yamabiko B - Yamabiko C - Yamabiko D - Yamabiko E - Uenotaira - Kokenashi A/B - Paradise (dependent on snow conditions) Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 58cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (18th December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 43cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 42cm Snowfall at base this season 67cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Limited to poor Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hurray! Thanks to the copious amounts of snow that has fallen on our mountain overnight, Tangram Ski Circus is actually able to open as originally planned this morning... the Number 1 pair and Number 3 and 5 quads are planned to be moving today. The other lifts plan to start their season on 25th December. Madarao has announced that it will be opening from tomorrow, Sunday 19th December... The ski area is reporting 60cm of fresh snow on the mountain... and an official snow depth of the same number. The Number 1 lift and Number 2 quad lift will start the season off, open from 8:30am tomorrow morning. 7 courses will be open. It's a cold morning and snow continues to fall from the skies, so hopefully there'll be more cm on the way through tomorrow. Season in, as they say. Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 67cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (on 18th December) November 2021 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 56cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 239cm Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . It's cold and it's snowy. Perhaps not as much as we were expecting but still a good 15cm after starting last night. There's more on the way so it should be piling up. Limited visibility this morning. Night skiing starts from today with the Number 1 pair lift operating. Courses open: All main courses at least part open Tree run courses should be available from early January Lifts operating: All lifts operating Official snow depth: Upper: 155cm Lower: 75cm Geto Kogen Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 239cm Number of days snowfall observed 12 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 42cm (on 2nd December) November 2021 snowfall 106cm observed on 5 days December 2021 snowfall 133cm observed on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Geto Kogen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 36cm Snowfall at base this season 72cm Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Excellent news to report from Hakuba this morning with a really good layer of snow on the ground. I'm adding 36cm to this report, and it still snowing - and cold. Wind doesn't seem to be creating problems which is good, so conditions should be great for anyone heading up to the slopes this morning. Hakuba Goryu, 47 and Tsugaike are all reporting 50cm of fresh snow on their upper areas with about 30cm added to lower areas. Lower course areas of 47 are open again this morning. Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field and Hakuba Cortina are also both part open from today, so there's now six ski areas open. The official Happo-one site is struggling this morning (presumably with traffic) so I can't bring you any specifics from there. Bottom line: Great news. More opening and incoming fresh snow. Some of the info below might be outdated. Hopefully we'll be able to catch up on things tomorrow... ----- Hakuba Happo-one Reported snowfall: - Kurobishi: 45cm - Usagidaira: 34cm - Nakiyama: -cm Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 135cm - Usagidaira: 107cm - Nakiyama: - Planned lift operations: - Adam Gondola - Panorama pair lift - Kokusai Number 3 pair lift - Alpen quad lift - Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift Planned course openings: - Panorama course - Usagidaira course - Kurobishi course Hakuba 47 Reported snowfall: - Summit: 50cm - Base: 30cm Official snow depth: - Top: 145cm - Base: 30cm Planned lift & course openings: - All scheduled lifts open (Line D usually only opens when the gondola is not operating) - Almost all open - Tree Riding Zones closed Hakuba Goryu Reported snowfall: - Upper: 50cm Official snow depth: - Upper: 130cm - Toomi: ?cm Planned lift operations: - Telecabin gondola - Alps Number 1 pair lift - Alps Number 3 pair lift Planned course openings: - Panorama course - Grand Prix - Technical - Super Tsugaike Mountain Resort Reported snowfall: - Upper: 50cm Official snow depth: - Upper: 160cm - Lower: 50cm Planned lift & course openings: - Gondola - Han-no-ki pair lift - Tsuga Number 2 pair lift - Han-no-ki course upper area, Tsuga-no-mori area Hakuba Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 72cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (18th December) November 2021 snowfall 29cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 43cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 140cm Posted on Friday 17th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here It's snowing this morning. And quite nicely as I write this. There's not much fresh on the ground for the moment (with ski areas reporting around 5cm), but we should now be heading into a period of particular excite. Steady snowfall is on the forecast through into next week, heavy at times. Tomorrow should be getting really cold. I think that's it for this morning. So I'll see you tomorrow. ----- Oh yes, night skiing is planned to start from tomorrow, but it will depend on the snow and might be delayed. And on the subject of night skiing I must apologise as it seems that one piece of information has slipped through my radar --- HANAZONO do plan to do night skiing this season! I'll write more about that in my report tomorrow. ----- Planned ski area operations: Friday 17th December 2021 The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report. Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 135cm (+5cm) - Base: 55cm (+5cm) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 10cm - Base: 10cm Planned lift operations: - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad - King Number 3 quad Planned open courses: - Center - Shirakaba - Jumbo - Rinkan - Detour for Beginners ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 105cm (+5cm) - Base: 62cm (+4cm) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 8cm - Base: 5cm Planned lift operations: - Hanazono Number 1 - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad - Hanazono Symphony Gondola ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 70cm (no change) - Base: 60cm (no change) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 3cm - Base: 3cm Planned lift operations: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 2 pair Planned open courses: - Utopia - Silver - Shirakaba - Junior - Paradise - Family ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 55cm (no change) - Base: 25cm (no change) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 0cm - Base: 0cm Planned lift operations: - Niseko Gondola - Community Chair - Banzai Chair ----- Night time operations are scheduled from 18th December 2021 until 20th March 2022. *** Apologies - HANAZONO do indeed plan to do night skiing this season, but not from tomorrow. More in tomorrows report. Niseko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 17th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 140cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th November) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 55cm reported on 9 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 138cm Posted on Thursday 16th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here I have just a bit of fresh snow to report from yesterday, though actually the ski areas themselves are not reporting any this morning. It was a curious mix of weather yesterday with some rain at lower areas but snow higher up. It feels colder this morning and there's a bit of sun shining through early this morning. It should be a fairly decent morning out there, I suppose, but it feels like we should be ending all this faffing about and get those taps turned on properly. Thankfully, that looks like it might well be happening from later tomorrow. In ski area news the Niseko Gondola (at Niseko Village) will be re-opening this morning. Also, the Silver course has now been added to the list of courses that are open at Annupuri. ----- Planned ski area operations: Thursday 16th December 2021 The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report. Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 130cm (no change) - Base: 50cm (-25cm) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 0cm - Base: 0cm Planned lift operations: - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad - King Number 3 quad Planned open courses: - Center - Shirakaba - Jumbo - Rinkan - Detour for Beginners ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 100cm (-5cm) - Base: 58cm (-2cm) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 0cm - Base: 0cm Planned lift operations: - Hanazono Number 1 - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad - Hanazono Symphony Gondola (?) ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 70cm (no change) - Base: 60cm (no change) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 0cm - Base: 0cm Planned lift operations: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 2 pair Planned open courses: - Utopia - Silver - Shirakaba - Junior - Paradise - Family ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 55cm (no change) - Base: 25cm (no change) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 0cm - Base: 0cm Planned lift operations: - Community Chair - Banzai Chair ----- Night time operations are scheduled in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas from 18th December 2021 until 20th March 2022. There is no night skiing in the Niseko HANAZONO area. Niseko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 16th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 138cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th November) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 53cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 118cm Posted on Thursday 16th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It looks like a great day ahead and the skiing will be good with 10cm of new snow that has fallen overnight at base, and around 20cm on the upper mountain. Snow has stopped falling and it is partly cloudy with the sun breaking through and hitting the peaks of the resort. Visibility is good. In addition to the runs on the upper mountain, the Prince Romance chair is now open and catering for beginners. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Zone open. Operating lifts: Furano Ropeway Furano Downhill Romance 2 chair Prince Romance chair Furano Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 16th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 118cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (26th November) November 2021 snowfall 72cm reported on 5 days December 2021 snowfall 46cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 13cm Snowfall at base this season 137cm Posted on Tuesday 14th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning from Niseko. We got some more fresh snowfall during the day yesterday and as a result I have another 13cm to add to my reports. It is a somewhat calmer scenario this morning with less wind and it's a generally grey kind of start to the day. Forecasts are looking good for consistent snow from Friday. It should be building up and hopefully ski areas will be able to open up more. It's always great when I am able to just say 'all open'. A few lift operation changes to report. This morning Hirafu have their King Number 3 quad lift moving and few more courses available - specifically Jumbo Rinkan, Detour for Beginners. Over at Annupuri they are ging to have their Jumbo Number 1 quad operating. Night skiing is planned to begin from this coming Saturday. Haven't heard any specific news on that but if we get more snow before the weekend I think we should be ok with that. (I'm guessing). ----- I will try to keep up with exactly what courses are open in my lists below. Hirafu and Annupuri are quite forthcoming with such information, but the other two are curiously less so. Perhaps it's a secret. I must say, it feels a bit weird having to really rummage around just to try and find out what to me seems like fairly basic information. Anyway, I will report the information that I am able to find. (And in this case, I won't guess). ----- Planned ski area operations: Tuesday 14th December 2021 The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report. Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 135cm (+25cm) - Base: 75cm (+30cm) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 25cm - Base: 25cm Planned lift operations: - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad - King Number 3 quad Planned open courses: - Center - Shirakaba - Jumbo - Rinkan - Detour for Beginners ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 105cm (+17cm) - Base: 70cm (+40cm) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 20cm - Base: 25cm Planned lift operations: - Hanazono Number 1 - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 70cm (no change) - Base: 60cm (+40cm) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 10cm - Base: 10cm Planned lift operations: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad Planned open courses: - Utopia - Shirakaba - Junior - Paradise ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 60cm (+10cm) - Base: 25cm (no change) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 15cm - Base: 10cm Planned lift operations: - Community Chair - Banzai Chair ----- Night time operations are scheduled in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas from 18th December 2021 until 20th March 2022. There is no night skiing in the Niseko HANAZONO area. Niseko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 14th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 137cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th November) November 2021 snowfall 85cm reported on 6 days December 2021 snowfall 52cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 58cm Posted on Tuesday 14th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Yesterday did indeed turn into blizzard conditions extending down to the valley. Only an extra 3cms at base though due in part to the high winds. Today is totally the reverse with clear blue, sunny skies. Enjoy. Areas at least part open: Chuo Diamond Valley Utopia Uwanodai Official snow depth Summit: 30cm Paradise: 30cm Chuo: 30cm Utopia: 35cm Uwanodai: 20cm Zao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 14th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 58cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 27th November) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 20cm observed on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com