Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 790cm Posted on Friday 15th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . I'm up for first tracks this morning (in the name of research for good reporting of course), so it's an early report. There's cloud around at the start of the day but there's sun shining down on the upper slopes as well. It is very cold again. I reckon it's going to be a fine day and expect some sun and blue skies. About 10cm of fresh snow to report since yesterday morning, most of that during the day yesterday. We'll be getting snowed on once again tomorrow, less so on Sunday and then things due to get a little warmer early week. Have a great day wherever you might be! Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday 3pm): - Yamabiko (1407m): 12cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 19cm - Hikage (660m): 11cm - Nagasaka (615m): 11cm - Karasawa (563m): 1cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 330cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 300cm - Hikage (660m): 205cm - Nagasaka (615m): 205cm - Karasawa (563m): 160cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Yunomine pair - Mizunashi pair - Challenge pair - Utopia pair - Kandahar pair (open for general public on 1st Mar 2019) Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 15th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 790cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 161cm reported on 11 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 569cm Posted on Friday 15th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. No cm of snow overnight and just a bit since my report yesterday and it's a cloudy start to the day. Thin cloud and it looks and feels like it's about to clear. Another cold start but I expect it to be a bit (just a bit) milder during the day especially if the sun makes an appearance. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 15th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 569cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 85cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 710cm Posted on Friday 15th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. The cold conditions continue. -5C early on this morning. And 6cm of further snow to report too. The snow has stopped and early on there is a lot of cloud but fine weather is expected today, before a return to snow falling during the day tomorrow. Look for some sunshine early in the week as well as milder temperatures. Fingers crossed not too mild. Official snow depth: - 200cm All lifts plan to be operating apart from the following (some lifts rested on weekdays): - Number 1 Gondola - Number 8 high speed - Daishamen romance pair lift All courses now open apart from the following: - Splash Bowl Planned night-time operations: - Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019 - 4:00pm until 8:30pm - Courses open: Number 5 - Lifts operating: Number 5 high speed lift Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 15th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 710cm Number of days snowfall observed 47 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 51cm (reported on 9th January) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 223cm observed on 15 days January 2019 snowfall 399cm observed on 22 days February 2019 snowfall 87cm observed on 10 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 Naeba. 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 8cm Snowfall at base this season 885cm Posted on Friday 15th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here It got a bit windy yesterday in the afternoon but as far as I can tell lift operations were mostly unaffected (unconfirmed, but I don't suppose it matters now!). 8cm of snow to report this morning. It's fairly calm and while there is a lot of cloud around there is also some blue sky and sun (increasingly) shining through in places. It should be a good day and I expect everywhere to be open so I'll get this report up quickly. Clearer skies are still due early in the week along with milder conditions. Hopefully not too much. ---- Now that we are in the second half of February - ! - let's take a quick look back. I have recorded 175cm of snow over the first 14 reports of the month here at base, and the total for the season so far sits at 877cm. Add a chunk to that for what there'll be at higher elevations. The last day I wasn't able to report any new cm of snowfall was on 30th January, so including today we are now on a run of 16 days of recorded snowfall. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Mountain base 6am: -6℃, 4cm snowfall in 12h. Moiwa 800m: -9.6℃, WSW6.4m/s, cornice and snowdrifts developments. Snowdrift developments observed at Mikaeri junction. Annupuri 1120m snow depth 250cm. Hirafu peak: -12℃, NW15m/s, snowdrift developments, W5-8m/s at 1000m. Mizuno no sawa: -10.93℃, W4.9-8.3m/s, 170cm snow depth at base. Suttsu weather station: -2.2℃, 59cm snow depth, NW14m/s at midnight. Kutchan town: -8.4℃, 192cm snow depth. Benkei cape lighthouse: NW13m/s, Kamui cape: WSW10m/s, 1022hPa, 1.8m waves. Yesterday afternoon’s storm made cornices and snowdrifts develop drastically in slopes above 800m elevation. The storm settled down in the morning. The newly formed snowdrifts are stabilizing and the general avalanche risk is lowering. All gates are scheduled to open from the morning. Please follow the ski patrol’s instructions. The weather in Niseko is highly influenced by the climate of the Sea of Japan. The snow stabilizes quickly after the wind calms down and distinguished hoar/facet weak layers are less likely to form due to small temperature changes throughout the winter. However everybody shouldn’t forget that Niseko was once the place to experience the most avalanche accidents in Japan. The Niseko Rules and this avalanche information started as a necessity from those bitter experiences and not for tourism promotion. Overconfidence and preconceptions are the main causes of accidents. Have a great day. --- Ski resort operation information: Friday 15th February 2019 Subject to change due to weather conditions Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 380cm - Base: 170cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day (Ace Number 1 and King Number 2 lifts rested) - The Ace Family quad (until 8:30pm), Ace Center 4 quad (8:20pm), Hirafu Gondola (until 8:10pm) and Holiday Number 1 pair (until 8:30pm) lifts are normally open during the evening ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 295cm - Base: 235cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day - The Hanazono lifts are normally open until 3:50pm (Number 3 until 3:30pm) ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 320cm - Base: 170cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day - The Jumbo 1 lift is normally open until 8:30pm during the evening ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 320cm - Base: 170cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day (Country Road lift rested) - The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair lifts are normally open until 8:00pm during the evening Niseko Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 15th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 885cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 84cm reported on 8 days December 2018 snowfall 333cm reported on 26 days January 2019 snowfall 285cm reported on 25 days February 2019 snowfall 183cm reported on 15 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 26cm Snowfall at base this season 1044cm Posted on Thursday 14th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto Kogen. Ah yes, more snow. 26cm since the report yesterday morning in total. And really good quality snow too. It was snowing during the day yesterday, just cloudy in the evening. Bit of a late start for the quad lift as they coped with all the snow and there was a bit of course closing (A6) for a bit due to poor visibility. This morning it's cloudy and a bit windy. Bit of blue sky peeking through at times and maybe that will increase during the day. Official snow depth numbers have debatable meaning (it's the fresh snow that counts on a day to day basis) but it's always good to see them shoot up to over 4m. :) Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 1044cm Number of days snowfall observed 51 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 75cm (on 13th February) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 393cm observed on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 375cm observed on 21 days February 2019 snowfall 247cm observed on 12 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 437cm Posted on Thursday 14th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . 12cm fresh snow to add to the reports and light snow falling, cold conditions and decent visibility. Operation info from official sources: - All lifts operating apart from Karamatsu and Yokokura Number 2 - All main courses open Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 120cm - Paradise area: 160cm - Chuo area: 160cm - Utopia area: 150cm - Uwanodai area: 120cm - Oomori area: 120cm --- Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 437cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 218cm observed on 18 days January 2019 snowfall 145cm observed on 17 days February 2019 snowfall 67cm 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 781cm Posted on Thursday 14th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Chocolate fondue! Yes, that's why people are flocking to Nozawa today. At 10:30am on the Hikage area the ski resort will be handing out some free chocolate fondue, whatever that actually is. Sounds good though. And even ladies can have some, it's not just for the blokes. (See: Japan Valentines Day tradition). And I would guess that our favourite skiing Nozawa mascot, who just so happens to be a friendly and bright green vegetable, will also be making an appearance. Though that bit is unconfirmed. Limited amount of chocolate fondue, so don't tell everyone... Oh, you want some snow news too?! About 10cm overnight and more during the day yesterday, so a nice fresh layer. It is keeping cold and it is keeping snowing but I wouldn't expect much out of today and there might be some clearer skies tomorrow. Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday 3pm): - Yamabiko (1407m): 11cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 10cm - Hikage (660m): 10cm - Nagasaka (615m): 15cm - Karasawa (563m): 5cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 330cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 300cm - Hikage (660m): 210cm - Nagasaka (615m): 190cm - Karasawa (563m): 160cm Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 781cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 152cm reported on 10 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 567cm Posted on Thursday 14th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen. Snow has been falling (and still is) but right now and there's actually quite a bit of blue sky appearing over Maruike. I wonder if that will remain, clear up, or just be a temporary lull. I get the feeling it might clear a bit (total guess). Still, it is keeping very cold and there's another layer of fresh snow, and it's top quality light snow too. Excellent conditions. Good chance of some sun tomorrow and then the next snow on Saturday. Early week looks like sun and milder conditions are likely. Some ski areas will be handing out some chocolate this morning. Valentines Day, you see. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 567cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 83cm 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 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 350cm Posted on Thursday 14th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Your headlines this morning: Hakuba Cortina: 20cm Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm (top of Riesen lift) Hakuba 47: 5cm Hakuba Goryu 1-5cm Light snow during the day yesterday and this morning not huge numbers (20cm sounds good at Cortina), but it is remaining cold and the snow quality looks great. Can't wait to go check it out on the mountain myself. And that's what I'm going to do, right now. Just before that: looking ahead, perhaps some sun tomorrow, snow on Saturday and then clearer skies around Sunday and Monday. As long as it keeps cold... ----- Hakuba Happo-one Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 280cm - Usagidaira: 185cm - Nakiyama: 135cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Official snow depth: - Top: 290cm - Toomi: 155cm - Iimori: 110cm ----- Hakuba 47 Official snow depth: - Top: 280cm - Base: 135cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 345cm - Han-no-ki: 335cm - Maruyama: 150cm - Shirakaba: 270cm - Champion: 160cm - Oya-no-hara: 190cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 170cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Official snow depth: - Top: 300cm - Base: 190cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Official snow depth: - Mountain Side: 200cm - Village Side: 120cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Official snow depth: - 265cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Official snow depth: - 225cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Official snow depth: - Top: 190cm - Base: 120cm Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 350cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 31cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 704cm Posted on Thursday 14th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning all. 14cm of fresh on the ground and it's another cold morning here in Naeba. Looks like it's going to continue as well, though the forecasts do show an easing off during the day and perhaps even some sunshine and clearer skies tomorrow; before more snow on Saturday. Open as normal and some fine snow conditions. Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 704cm Number of days snowfall observed 46 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 51cm (reported on 9th January) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 223cm observed on 15 days January 2019 snowfall 399cm observed on 22 days February 2019 snowfall 81cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 877cm Posted on Thursday 14th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here I almost feel like I could do a bit of automated copy-pasting and spend more time with my toast in a morning at the moment. There was a bit of blue sky once again for a short time late morning yesterday, but for the most part not much scenery to be enjoyed. But there was most certainly lots of lovely snow to be enjoyed. And this morning there's another 14cm of snowfall to report. Snow. Very cold. Limited visibility. That kind of thing. It might be a little more windy today but I doubt enough to trouble the normal operation of lifts. It still looks like there may be some clearer skies early in the week next week and probably a bit of snow every day until then. It is Valentines Day today - hurray! - and I suspect there might be some sweets being handed out in places today. If not, I know I'll be jolly disappointed. I see Annupuri are going to be supplying chocolate to the first 100 people who buy a lift ticket this morning - boys or girls. (The 'tradition' in Japan is that Valentines day is when chocolate is supplied to boys from girls. And chocolate is supplied to girls from boys on White Day on March 14th. That lot is a discussion for a different place!) --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Mountain base 6am: -10℃, 15cm snowfall in 24h. Moiwa800m: -12.9℃, W7.3m/s, cornice and snowdrifts developments. Mikaeri junction: -12℃, snowdrifts developments. Annupuri1120m snow depth 250cm. Mizuno no sawa 12cm snowfall in 12h, NNW9-13.5m/s, 185cm snow depth. Hirafu peak: -17℃, strong winds developing snowdrifts, 25cm snowfall in 12h. Suttsu weather station: -5.0℃, 61cm snow depth. Kutchan: -16.9℃, 198cm snow depth. Benkei cape: N9m/s, Kamui cape: NNE3m/s, 1023hPa, 2.0m waves. Intermittent 10-15m/s northerly storm has persisted above 800m elevation, making cornices and snowdrifts develop slowly. The sea surface temperature is relatively high, making snow clouds form more abundantly and resulting in higher snow precipitation than average. The avalanche hazard level in leeward slopes above 800m elevation is moderately high. All gates are scheduled to open. Do not stimulate cornices and knolls and ride one by one. Avoid valley bottoms and better not stop halfway down a slope. Do not traverse across slopes under cornices. The weather is changing quickly, beware of whiteouts. Safety is never guaranteed in Winter Mountains. The snow condition is awesome again today. --- Ski resort operation information: Thursday 14th February 2019 Subject to change due to weather conditions Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 380cm - Base: 180cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day (Ace Number 1 and King Number 2 lifts rested) - The Ace Family quad (until 8:30pm), Ace Center 4 quad (8:20pm), Hirafu Gondola (until 8:10pm) and Holiday Number 1 pair (until 8:30pm) lifts are normally open during the evening ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 285cm - Base: 240cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day - The Hanazono lifts are normally open until 3:50pm (Number 3 until 3:30pm) ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 320cm - Base: 170cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day - The Jumbo 1 lift is normally open until 8:30pm during the evening ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 320cm - Base: 170cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts planning to be operating as normal at the start of the day (Country Road lift rested) - The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair lifts are normally open until 8:00pm during the evening Niseko Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 877cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 73 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 84cm reported on 8 days December 2018 snowfall 333cm reported on 26 days January 2019 snowfall 285cm reported on 25 days February 2019 snowfall 175cm reported on 14 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 75cm Snowfall at base this season 1018cm Posted on Wednesday 13th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Wow. Around 20cm during the day yesterday and another 50cm overnight giving me 74cm of fresh snowfall to report this morning. Impressed? Can't say I was expecting so much but... we'll take it! And, it's snowing. Not much more to say. Guess where I'm heading! Official snow depths: * Top: 400cm * Base: 290cm Planned operating lifts - subject to change due to weather: * Number 1 Gondola * Number 1 pair lift * Number 2 pair lift * Quad * The Number 2 Gondola is usually rested on normal weekdays Courses & Tree Runs - subject to change due to weather: * All of the main official courses are available * All tree runs open Nighta skiing operations * Every Saturday until 24th February 2019 Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 13th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 1018cm Number of days snowfall observed 50 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 75cm (on 13th February) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 393cm observed on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 375cm observed on 21 days February 2019 snowfall 221cm observed on 11 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