Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 5cm Posted on Wednesday 24th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Morning. And yes, there is more snow to report this morning. It feels colder than it has been, the snow has continued - and I have 3cm to add to the report. It is quite windy and snowing at the moment and we should be getting more over the next few days. Lets hope it steps up a gear. I am going to have some celebration toast now. Not that I need a special event for such a thing, of course, but it feels exciting to have snow on the ground. ----- Planned opening dates: Niseko Village: Friday 3rd December 2021 Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Grand Hirafu: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Moiwa: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 24th November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 5cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (24th November) November 2021 snowfall 5cm 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 15cm Posted on Wednesday 24th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . It's the last week of November and it is snowing. Stop Press! It is chucking it down with at least 10cms last night and a further 5cm already this morning. This is set to continue into the weekend. It seems that a similar situation is being experienced for the rest of us Up North so exciting to see the slopes all white after close on 7 months (or is this just a test run for the snow gods until the season starts in mid-December?!). In any event, let's hope that this is a good sign of things to come and a great season (and not one peaking early!). FYI, by all accounts, bookings are coming in rapidly for the New Year break so, if you are intending to come to Zao over that period, best hurry and secure the place you want - albeit, with the foreign traffic still not permitted to enter Japan, there will be plenty of places available. Zao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 24th November 2021 Total snowfall at base 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (on 24th November) November 2021 snowfall 15cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 4cm Posted on Wednesday 24th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning everyone. And I have some snow to report! 3-4cm of it around Happo base areas and no doubt more than that higher up. It suddenly feels like winter and with more snow due over the next few days (perhaps rain lower down), we might get to see some lifts moving quite soon. No news on that front just yet, and I'll post when I have more. Hakuba Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 24th November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 4cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 4cm (24th November) November 2021 snowfall 4cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 3cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Wednesday 24th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . We are still a way off opening (planned for 18th December) but we have a sprinkling of snow on the mountain that I wanted to share. Madarao and Tangram both plan to open for the season on Saturday 18th December. Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 24th November 2021 Total snowfall at base 3cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (on 24th November) November 2021 snowfall 3cm 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 27cm Snowfall at base this season 27cm Posted on Wednesday 24th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Greetings from a winter-like Geto Kogen. Yes, we may have had a hot summer and a colourful autumn, but we are not firmly into that early winter feel. And from the night before last the base has become white and there is already a good 20-30cm of snow. Excellent. They are reporting 45cm on upper areas. I'm going to avoid talking about you know what and just concentrate on snow. I hope you will be with me for the season. The ski area plans to open on Saturday 27th November --- just a few days away! Geto Kogen Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 24th November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 27cm Number of days snowfall observed 1 day Most snowfall observed on 1 day 27cm (on 24th November) November 2021 snowfall 27cm observed 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 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 2cm Posted on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning everyone. Less than two weeks to go now and I am happy to report that is it snowing! There is just a little settling on the ground right now at the base of ski areas. I'm seeing close on 2cm in places, so that's what I'm awarding this report. None further down in town just yet, and even some sunshine and clearer skies, but great to see it coming down on the mountain. Of course we are now getting to the place where we need and expect to see snow falling. Hopefully over the next few days there will be more to report - the forecasts tell us to expect! ----- Planned opening dates: Niseko Village: Friday 3rd December 2021 Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Grand Hirafu: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Moiwa: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 23rd November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 2cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 2cm (23rd November) November 2021 snowfall 2cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Weather overview Fine Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello, it has been a while! Here we are in the last week of November 2021. After a hot summer and (still) beautiful autumn, winter is now just around the corner. Madarao and Tangram both plan to open for the season on Saturday 18th December. That means we are still over three weeks away. Hopefully by the time that date comes we will have a nice base of snow and the season can start in style. I will be back with you from time to time before then as the snow arrives. I know there are many of you who want to be here but unfortunately are not able to visit due to the continued travel restrictions. I feel for you. I still plan to be here bringing you news from Madarao through the coming season. Here's to a season that features a lot of snow. Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 23rd November 2021 Total snowfall at base 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2021 snowfall 0cm 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 7cm Posted on Saturday 20th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Today was the planned opening of Furano Ski Resort for winter 2021-22. Unfortunately the snow storm that was needed hasn't come through and the resort is delaying opening until there is more snow. The good news on the snow front is that there has been 4cm at village level overnight and next week looks promising with daily snow forecast from Wednesday onwards. It is 0c at 8am and the high will be +3c. It is a beautiful Saturday morning with blue sky, sunshine and the town is covered in a sparkling layer of white. Furano Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 20th November 2021 Total snowfall at base 7cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 4cm (20th November) November 2021 snowfall 7cm 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Posted on Tuesday 16th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Furano Ski Resort has a tentative opening date of Saturday 20 November. Yesterday there were a few bursts of snow flakes and this morning the Kitanomine village had a light dusting of snow that settled on cars. The mountain itself also got more of dusting than a true snowfall, and significantly more will be needed before opening. The good news is that more snow is forecast at high elevations during the week. At town level this is likely to be rain. Winter has started! Furano Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 16th November 2021 Total snowfall at base 0cm 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 7cm Posted on Tuesday 2nd November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning! Welcome back to Shiga Kogen Now. I am not actually in Shiga Kogen myself at the moment - circumstance dictates that I will there from the end of November. There has actually already been some snowfall in Shiga Kogen, around 23rd October. The slopes are bare this morning apart from a few bits that remain in some of the higher areas. (The snow reported in this report is from that time, not in the last 24 hours). Regarding ski area opening dates: With the help of some friendly snow making machines, Yokoteyama/Shibutoge is going to try and open this coming Saturday 6th November and Kumanoyu plans to open from 12th November. They are the particularly early ones and there is of course a fair chance that those plans will be delayed. (There does not seem to be natural snow on the horizon over the next few days). Most of the ski areas in Shiga Kogen open in the month of December. Please check out the archive reports here to get an idea of when things usually get going. Anyway, I will be back with you at the end of the month and my daily reports starting in December. I will also try to update again before then, especially if and when there is snow to report. In the meantime, take care and see you soon! Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 2nd November 2021 Total snowfall at base 7cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (2nd November) November 2021 snowfall 7cm 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 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Posted on Tuesday 2nd November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hello from Nozawa! It's November, which means that I am able to say... Nozawa Onsen plans to open later this month! Yes, the planned opening date for the 2021-2022 season is Saturday 27th November, so it is less than four weeks away. The season usually begins with a limited opening of upper areas and I recommend you take a look back at archive reports to see how things have happened in recent years. The upper areas of mountains in northern Nagano have already seen their first snowfall of the season and we have had some suitably colder conditions as well, after that very hot summer. Everyone is hoping that this upcoming season will be brighter and busier, though of course the international borders of Japan still remain closed for tourism. It would be good to hear encouraging good news on that front, but for the moment we all just need to wait and see how it plays out. Things do seem to generally getting more positive though. Please let that continue. I will post again before the season begins with news of snowfall, and then cover the season once again once it gets started. Planned opening date (subject to change): Saturday 27th November 2021 Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 2nd November 2021 Total snowfall at base 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2021 snowfall 0cm 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Posted on Monday 1st November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Hello and good afternoon from Niseko. It has been a while hasn't it. I hope that you and yours are keeping well. It's November already and I am now in the process of coming out of my hibernation and starting to get excited about the upcoming winter season. The summer has been hot, sometimes really hot even up here in Hokkaido. Japan hosted the Olympics - I'll refrain from commenting on that - and got itself quite alarmed at the biggest wave of COVID cases around the same time over summer, but happily things seem to have really calmed down now. The confirmed case numbers are way back down and everyone is hoping that they will stay that way. Fingers crossed we really are past the worst of it now. Japan seems to be gradually getting back to normal... just with masks. The international borders remain closed to tourists from overseas. Other countries may well be starting to open up to international travel, but people wanting to visit Japan are going to have to wait until the rules on the Japanese side ease off. When will that happen? Right now, that remains an unknown. I think it's fair enough to say that most businesses are realistically thinking that it will be next season (2022-2023) before foreign visitors are welcomed back, at least in a major way. For winter sports, anyway. We will see. Whatever happens in that respect, I intend to be here reporting to you from Niseko over the upcoming 2021-2022 winter season. Talking of which, here are the official planned opening dates of the ski areas on the mountain: Planned opening dates: Niseko Village: Friday 3rd December 2021 Niseko Annupuri: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Grand Hirafu: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 4th December 2021 Niseko Moiwa: Saturday 4th December 2021 The first snow on the higher elevations was spotted a few weeks ago in the middle of the month. It was good to have some really cold conditions in October. Lets hope we get a really good season of snow. OK, that's it for the moment. I will be back before the season starts with some updates and news about snow. There are some changes on the horizon coming to SnowJapan, but it's not really for me to tell you about those. It's something else to look forward to in the coming months. :) See you soon. Niseko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Monday 1st November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2021 snowfall 0cm 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