Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 22cm Posted on Sunday 4th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Furano Ski Area is now open! Today is the start of the ski season in Furano. There has been 14cm of snow overnight and it is currently snowing moderately. The temperature is -4c and the high will stay just under freezing at -1c. Lift operations are limited. The open lift is the Prince Romance lift (double chair) at the base of Shin Furano Prince Hotel. This will give access to a beginner course of approximately 700m. Furano Ski Area is open Kitanomine Zone: closed Furano Zone: open Operating lifts: Prince Romance Lift only Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Sunday 4th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 22cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (4th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 20cm 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 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 12cm Snowfall at base this season 63cm Posted on Saturday 3rd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here First of all, fresh snowfall. Another 12cm since yesterday. Nice. It's Saturday 3rd December and the first official day of the Niseko ski season for three of the ski areas here. There's still not a huge amount of snow around and so operations are limited to only some lower areas, and Niseko Grand Hirafu and Hanazono have decided to sit out today. Regular snow is still on the forecasts over the coming days and so hopefully we can expect things to expand quite quickly. Anyway, four ski lifts are scheduled to be open from this morning, all servicing limited lower slopes at the respective ski area. Niseko Annupuri: Dream Number 1 quad (9:00am-3:30pm) Niseko Village: Community Chair and Banzai Chair (8:30am-3:30pm) Niseko Moiwa: Number 1 pair (8:30am-3:30pm) Cheaper lift tickets are generally available until 16th December. However, due to the limited operations, a ticket today for Annupuri is a specially cheap 2,700 yen. (I cannot find such information for Village and Moiwa this morning. Perhaps it's a secret!) ---------- Individual ski area operations: Saturday 3rd December 2022 The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources. Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing. Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 20cm (-) - Base: 30cm (-) Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions): - The planned 3rd December opening has been delayed ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 60cm (-) - Base: 25cm (-) Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions): - The planned 3rd December opening has been delayed ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 40cm (-) - Base: 40cm (-) Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 10cm - Base: 10cm Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions): - Dream Number 1 quad ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 40cm - Base: 30cm Planned lift operations (subject to weather conditions): - Community Chair - Banzai Chair ---------- Night skiing: Floodlit night skiing is planned from Saturday 17th December 2022 until Sunday 19th March 2023. Niseko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 3rd December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 63cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (2nd December) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 46cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 10cm Posted on Saturday 3rd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Hello from Shiga Kogen. After some snow yesterday, not that much, the skies have cleared this morning and the sun is out. It is a lovely morning. A few other areas were hoping to be able to open today but it's still just (very) limited operations at Yokoteyama and (from this morning) Kumanoyu. Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 3rd December 2022 Total snowfall at base 10cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (16th November) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 16cm Posted on Saturday 3rd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto Kogen. It has been a fine morning with blue sky and some cloud. There is also a layer of snow on the ground. Yesterday there was over 12cm and 4cm at base since yesterday, with over 20cm being reported by the ski area in higher elevations. It's great to see snow, but it's not enough for the ski area to open. Hopefully there will be more snow tonight and into tomorrow. Geto Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 3rd December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 16cm Number of days snowfall observed 2 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 14cm (on 3rd December) November 2022 snowfall 16cm observed on 2 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 51cm Posted on Friday 2nd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here 2pm update: The ski areas have made their decisions (* though I suppose they are all subject to change). Niseko HANAZONO and Niseko Grand Hirafu have delayed their opening until there's more snow. So they do not plan to open tomorrow. Hirafu are reporting 10cm of snow at the top of the Ace Number 3 pair lift and 20cm by the base. (Interesting numbers). Niseko Annupuri plan to open just their base beginner area from 9:00am tomorrow. The Dream Number 1 quad lift is scheduled to be open. Tickets will be 2,700 yen for adults and 1,700 yen for children of elementary school age. Niseko Village plans to be 'part open', without offering further details. Niseko Moiwa also seem to be planning on opening their Number 2 pair lift tomorrow. So there we have it. Tomorrow is the official start of the Niseko season. It will be very limited, but... yey! It's still snowing but has been a bit on and off this lunchtime. (Please note that apart from this updated text, all the other data in this report remains from the original morning report). ---------- Original morning report: Good morning everyone. There's more good snow news to report this morning with another 20cm since my last report. I like two digit numbers where the first digit is 2. (I like ones that start with 3 even more, but I must refrain from being too greedy so early on). Remember, this is around base, so we can expect there to be more higher up on the mountain. And more is forecast to fall during the day today too. As I write this it is actually quite bright in places, though snow is still falling outside my place. Enough to open tomorrow? As far as I can tell, the only ski area related news I can find early morning is that Hanazono have delayed opening. I expect there to be some other announcements made by early afternoon. I will update this report later on today with any news... ---------- Planned opening dates: Niseko Village: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Grand Hirafu: Saturday 3rd December 2022 [delayed] Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 3rd December 2022 [delayed] Niseko Moiwa: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Friday 2nd December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 51cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (2nd December) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 34cm reported on 2 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 8cm Posted on Friday 2nd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There has been a further 3cm of snow since yesterdays report. It is -8c and the high will top out at -4c. Some very light precipitation is coming down but not much is expect in the way of snow through today. More snow is needed for the ski area to commence operation. Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Friday 2nd December 2022 Total snowfall at base 8cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (1st and 2nd December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 31cm Posted on Thursday 1st December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Greetings! Here we are in December, and it is starting off with some fairly decent snowfall overnight. I have just measured 14cm. It is snowing lightly at the moment with a moderate westerly wind. It's cold too. We are just two days away from the planned opening date. Will they be able to do it? There is more snow on the forecasts over the next few days and into next week. I'll let you know. For any newcomers: Hello! Please note that my daily snowfall numbers are from near Hirafu base, as observed by me. Please read the About page to learn more this (and other) reports on SnowJapan. Someone said they saw the gondola at Hanazono moving yesterday and asked if the ski area was open. No, not yet. The gondola was just stretching its legs. ---------- Planned opening dates: Niseko Village: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Grand Hirafu: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Moiwa: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 1st December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 31cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (1st December) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 14cm reported on 1 day 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 1cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Thursday 1st December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao. It's December, and I can just about (just about) open the snowfall account for the season! There is a thin layer of snow around this morning, and it's not enough to completely cover the ground (and less so over at Tangram). Hopefully we will get more snow tomorrow in larger amounts to give us a proper covering before the weekend. Sun is forecast for Saturday, so that covering might not last. Just over two weeks to go! Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 1st December 2022 Total snowfall at base 1cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 1cm (on 1st December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 5cm Posted on Thursday 1st December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . A snow front arrive late yesterday afternoon and with a drop in temperature snow started to settle across Furano. The roads are now a blanket of white and there is around 3cm on the ground. It is -8c in town and will stay cool through the day going to a high of -5c. Moderate wind gusts are present and it is a clear day with part cloud. Furano Ski Area is still waiting for more snow to commence operation for the season. Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 1st December 2022 Total snowfall at base 5cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (1st December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 17cm Posted on Wednesday 30th November 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here I am happy to report that it is indeed snowing again. Yey! (It makes it easy to quickly forget the heavy rain we had to endure before this). Just 1cm so far, but we expect snowfall during the day today and beyond, with snow and cold conditions lined up on the forecast for the coming days. Hopefully, the slopes will remain white all the way through to spring. I wonder how much we might get before Saturday, the planned opening date for the ski areas here in Niseko. It's not much time to create a good and stable base... but not impossible. I'm going to have myself some celebratory toast while watching the snow come down. ---------- Planned opening dates: Niseko Village: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Grand Hirafu: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Moiwa: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 30th November 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 17cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (17th November) November 2022 snowfall 17cm 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 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 16cm Posted on Sunday 27th November 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Snow is falling this morning once again. Good to see a thin layer of white on the ground, and I can just about justify adding 1cm to the report today. That is as of 9am. We're going to need a lot of more snow for ski areas to be able to open, of course. While we might get a bit more today, forecasts from Wednesday onwards are looking promising for some real wintery snowy conditions. Sounds good to me. ---------- Planned opening dates: Niseko Village: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Grand Hirafu: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Moiwa: Saturday 3rd December 2022 Niseko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Sunday 27th November 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 16cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (17th November) November 2022 snowfall 16cm 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Posted on Friday 25th November 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. There is some snow on the upper Yamabiko and Uenotaira areas this morning. Just a bit. Today should be dry and perhaps sunny. I will be back early next week with another update. Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Friday 25th November 2022 Total snowfall at base 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2022 snowfall 0cm 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