Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 329cm Posted on Thursday 10th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Conditions will be fantastic today on and off the trails with a fresh 15cm of new snow overnight. It is still snowing moderately heavy but may ease up soon. The temperature is a pleasant -5c, not too cold, and overcast skies. The weather for Friday and the weekend looks promising with some nice sunshine in the mix. Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 10th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 329cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 200cm reported on 21 days January 2019 snowfall 60cm 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 336cm Posted on Thursday 10th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . There's some cloud but the sun is going to be shining this morning. There's lots of fresh snow around after the heavy snowfall into yesterday (it got less so as the day went on). Today should just be superb, and I'm excited. It is a very cold start to the day, so let's get wrapped up and enjoy it. What more can I say?! Fresh snowfall recorded by resort (since yesterday at 3pm): - Yamabiko (1407m): 0cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 2cm - Hikage (660m): 0cm - Nagasaka (615m): 0cm - Karasawa (563m): 00cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 265cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 245cm - Hikage (660m): 180cm - Nagasaka (615m): 170cm - Karasawa (563m): 135cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Kandahar pair - Yunomine pair - Mizunashi triple - Challenge pair - Utopia pair All courses open apart from the following planned to be open: - Kandahar West - Kandahar East - Grand Prix - Kamoshika (part?) Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 10th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 336cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 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 132cm 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 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 267cm Posted on Thursday 10th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Hello from Shiga Kogen. Well, there's some cloud around this morning - some patches of clearer sky earlier on, but generally now it is not as sunny-fine as we thought it might be. Perhaps it will get to be clearer... after the stormy conditions of yesterday it kind of feels like we deserve a bit of sun! It's cold too this morning. Snow conditions should be really good. The snow being reported here is what fell after my report yesterday morning. Wind was really blowing it around yesterday - there's some nice deep conditions to be found. Take care and have fun. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 10th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 267cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 95cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 166cm Posted on Thursday 10th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Brrrr, it's a very cold start to the morning. No fresh snow to report overnight but there I have a bit to record since my report yesterday. I am not finding any reports of fresh snow from the ski resorts. Things cleared up somewhat by the middle of the day yesterday with some blue sky appearing though some cloud remained. Maybe some snow overnight tonight but beyond that we can probably expect some clearer weather over the upcoming long weekend (Monday is a national holiday). Next decent snow beyond that brewing up for around Tuesday, so let's keep an eye on that. Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 10th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 166cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 22cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 54cm 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 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 376cm Weather overview Fine Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 10th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. It's shaping up to be a great morning here. Some cloud still around after the snow-fest of yesterday; the resort is not reporting any fresh but I have some to report since writing yesterday. There's more than that in wind-swept places. Basically, lots of snow - we are doing well at the moment. A very cold start to the day too. Great stuff. Looks like there's going to be clearer skies rather than snow for the most part into next week now. As long as it keeps cold, should be good. Monday is a national holiday in Japan so it's a long weekend upcoming. The Madarao Kogen Fire Festival is on Saturday 12th January starting from 8:30pm. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 10th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 376cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 249cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 124cm reported on a 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 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 22cm Snowfall at base this season 546cm Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto. Guess what? Yes, it was snowing during the day yesterday. Lightly in the morning with some wind blowing around lunchtime and the snow starting to build up in places pretty quickly. The wind didn't last too long but the snow continued leaving us with a fairly calm evening. This morning there is 22cm of fresh snow on the ground and it is cloudy with a moderate wind. There's a bit of sun shining through the clouds in places. Good news for tree run area fans - the Summit and Shooter areas should be opening from Saturday (12th January). Looking forward to that. Official snow depths: * Top: 320cm * Base: 255cm Operating lifts: * Number 1 Gondola * Number 1 pair lift * Number 2 pair lift * Number 2 Gondola * Quad lift Courses & Tree Runs: * All of the main official courses are now available * Rabbit tree run course is now open. The others are not yet available * Summit and Shooter plan to be open from Saturday 12th January Nighta skiing operations: * Every Saturday until 24th February 2019 * Every day from 29th December 2018 until 6th January 2019 Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 546cm Number of days snowfall observed 26 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (on 9th and 28th December) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 393cm observed on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 124cm observed 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 13cm Snowfall at base this season 314cm Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is snowing very lightly but last night there was a decent amount of snowfall that has accumulated to 13cm on the ground. Conditions on the slopes are going to be great this morning, and ungroomed areas will be lots of fun with all that fresh powder. It is overcast and visibility is okay, and it looks like it may improve during the morning. More snow is possible from afternoon. Open lifts: Prince Romance chair Downhill Romance 2 chair Downhill Romance 3 chair Furano Ropeway Kitanomine quad chair Kitanomine 2 chair Kitanomine Gondola Link chair Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 314cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 200cm reported on 21 days January 2019 snowfall 45cm 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 48cm Snowfall at base this season 328cm Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Oh yes. Some people may not like this kind of huge dumpage - I'll call them silly people - but I love it. It's one of those days when I am reporting numbers that are larger than the resort is posting - they are probably worried about scaring folk away. A bit of a blowing wind may also have something to do with that. Anyway, there's loads of snow around. I am measuring 48cm of fresh on the ground and that is the biggest number I have been able to report this season so far. The resort is reporting 50-54cm on the top areas. :) There may well be some delays in lift openings this morning, but I can't find any such info as I post this (8am). If you are keen to venture out in such conditions, be warned - visibility is looking very limited. The snow should be easing off later this afternoon. Tomorrow we are still expecting some sunshine, so it should be top notch conditions. If you are not able to be here, I guess you are perhaps just a little jealous! I'll try not to rub it in. ;) Fresh snowfall recorded by resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 50cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 54cm - Hikage (660m): 45cm - Nagasaka (615m): 40cm - Karasawa (563m): 30cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 270cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 255cm - Hikage (660m): 155cm - Nagasaka (615m): 150cm - Karasawa (563m): 120cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Kandahar pair - Mizunashi triple - Challenge pair - Utopia pair All courses open apart from the following planned to be open: - Kandahar West - Kandahar East - Grand Prix Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 328cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 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 124cm 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 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 42cm Snowfall at base this season 257cm Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Snow storm. 30-40cm of fresh snow both seen and reported by some resorts around the area. There's more than that in places. Blown around by moderate to strong winds. Whiteout. It actually started off with pretty wet kind of snow last night but has turned into better quality stuff this cold morning. It's a day to sit out for most people. And if you decided to go out in this lot, you may find limited options as a fair few lifts are still not moving as of 9:15am and may well not get open today. Extra caution needed in this kind of weather. I'm going to sit it out - try to fight it with the snow blower at times - and wait until the sun shines tomorrow. That is going to be superb. In the meantime, the more snow the better I say. Come on, bring it on. The below information is manually checked for each report. Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves. Giant - Official snow depth: 90cm Hasuike - Official snow depth: 70cm Hoppo Bunadaira - Official snow depth: 90cm Higashitateyama - Official snow depth: 110cm Ichinose Diamond - Official snow depth: 110cm Ichinose Family - Official snow depth: 120cm Ichinose Yamanokami - Official snow depth: 110cm Kumanoyu - Official snow depth: 100cm Maruike - Official snow depth: 70cm Nishitateyama - Official snow depth: 90cm Okushiga Kogen - Official snow depth: 175cm Sun Valley - Official snow depth: 80cm Takamagahara Mammoth - Official snow depth: 120cm Tannenomori Okojo - Official snow depth: 120cm Terakoya - Official snow depth: 110cm Yakebitaiyama - Official snow depth: 170cm Yokoteyama - Official snow depth: 95cm Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 257cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 85cm 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 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 22cm Snowfall at base this season 164cm Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . A very good morning to you from Hakuba. Now this is what we want. Heavy snowfall with some resorts reporting 50cm of fresh snowfall. I like the sound of that. First off, the headlines and what the ski resorts are reporting: Hakuba Cortina: 50cm (base); 50+cm (top) Hakuba Happo-one: 30cm (top of Riesen quad) Hakuba 47: 30-35cm Hakuba Goryu: 15-20cm Tsugaike: they don't give out numbers, but they are adding 50cm to the snow depth of top areas Some lifts may well be affected by the current conditions so I advise checking before going. The only thing I can find right now is that Cortina is only part open and some lifts affected at Tsugaike and Goryu. But others appear to be open. Limited visibility. Heavy snowfall. Extra care needed. Be careful out there. Tomorrow should be both calmer and clearer. In fact, perhaps a perfect day to be out on the slopes. It appears that Hakuba 47 are opening their Kamoshika tree riding zone area from today ----- Hakuba Happo-one Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 215cm - Usagidaira: 155cm - Nakiyama: 80cm Notes: - All course areas open apart from Riesen Grat - Urakuro and Omusubi off-piste areas not yet open ----- Hakuba Goryu Official snow depth: - Top: 195cm - Toomi: 95cm - Iimori: 50cm Notes: - All course areas open apart from Adventure and the ungroomed tree area ----- Hakuba 47 Official snow depth: - Top: 195cm - Base: 80cm Notes: - All courses areas open - 'Osaru' Tree Riding Zone is open - 'Kamoshika' to open today maybe ----- Tsugaike Kogen Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 195cm - Han-no-ki: 180cm - Maruyama: 80cm - Shirakaba: 100cm - Champion: 80cm - Oya-no-hara: 80cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 80cm Notes: - All courses areas open ----- Hakuba Cortina Official snow depth: - Top: 230cm - Base: 150cm Notes: - All courses areas open ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Official snow depth: - Mountain Side: 120cm - Village Side: 50cm Notes: - Both the Mountain Side and Village Side are part open ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Official snow depth: - 155cm Notes: - All courses areas open apart from Expert - All lifts apart from Number 1 and 7 are operating ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Official snow depth: - 100cm Notes: - All courses areas are now open - All lifts apart from Number 8 are operating ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Official snow depth: - Top: 110cm - Base: 60cm Notes: - All lifts are operating Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 164cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 22cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 52cm 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 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 60cm Snowfall at base this season 362cm Weather overview Snow Wind Blowy Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Heavy snow alert! Heavy, as in falling quickly and building up. Light, as in light and fluffy. That's what we like to hear! The resort is mentioning more than 60cm of snowfall on their social media this morning; the official resort report is saying 40cm, so not sure what's going on there. I am indeed measuring 60cm (plus or minus in a few different areas) - a bit of wind has made measuring rather difficult this morning. I think that is a fair representation of what we have got though. Madarao are also reporting a bit of congestion on the road coming up here and the likelihood of some delays with lifts opening as they cope with all this snow. Visibility is very limited too. So it's not everyone's idea of a great day to be on the slopes.... But it is one of the better kinds of problems to have to deal with! And tomorrow the sun should be out giving us a potentially amazing day. And I don't over-use such comments as you no doubt know. Hope some of you can be here to enjoy it. ----- The Madarao Kogen Fire Festival is on Saturday 12th January. Lots of events including fireworks, food and drink and torchlit skiing display, starting from 8:30pm. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 362cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 249cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 110cm reported on a 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 531cm Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Another 20cm to report to you this morning measured from just outside my top secret lair close to Hirafu base area. Pesky strong winds were messing with a few top lifts in the middle of the day yesterday. The good part of that is that today if everywhere is open - which seems to be the case at the start of the day - there should be some fine untracked snow up there to enjoy. For the first time in a while, forecasts don't show that much snow in the upcoming week. There might even be more sunny conditions than whiteout snowy ones. Some people will be happy with that. All was ask is for some regular top-ups in between the nice weather, and hopefully temps will remain low. Doesn't look like there's much to worry about on that score. Let's enjoying! --- Niseko Avalanche Report Niseko base 6am: -7℃, light storm, 25cm snowfall in 24 hours. Moiwa 800m: -10.3℃, W13.7m/s, snowdrifts and cornices are developing. Mikaeri: no data. Hirafu peak: -14℃, N18m/s, 25cm snow in 24 hours with 50cm snowdrifts. Mizuno no sawa: -12.5℃, NNW5.5m/s. Kutchan weather station: -5.4℃, snow depth 138cm. Coastal data Benkei cape: N14m/s, Kamui cape N10m/s, 1013hPa, 2.3m waves. The atmospheric pressure gradient is getting steeper and mountains are in a stormy condition. The cornices have developed up to 100cm in 24hours, snowdrifts are drastically accumulating in leeward slopes. Cornices are very unstable and snowdrifts will crack very rapidly. The avalanche risk in leeward slopes above 800m is very high today. Peak gates will be closed. Do not cross ropes to step out of bounds. The snow in the tree runs under 800m is good, however it is strongly recommended not venture out too far from the ski resorts today. Stay out of strictly off limits areas. We strongly hope that everybody pays a little more attention to the official Rules and Information of the Niseko Community. --- Ski resort operation information: Wednesday 9th January 2019 The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report. Subject to change! Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 300cm - Base: 150cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts apart are normally operating - 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 - The Center Four lift will be open from 8:00am until 8:20am until 31st January 2019. (500 yen charge). Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 214cm - Base: 165cm Ski lifts operating: - All Hanazono lifts are normally operating - The Hanazono lifts are normally open until 3:50pm (Number 3 until 3:30pm) Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Courses: - All official courses are now available ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 240cm - Base: 130cm Ski lifts operating: - All Annupuri lifts are normally operating - The Jumbo 1 lift is normally open until 8:30pm during the evening - Annupuri First run from 7:20am until 8:20am on 12th, 13th, 14th January. (1,500 yen charge). ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 250cm - Base: 140cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts apart from the Country Road Chair are normally operating - 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 Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 531cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 114cm 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