Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 286cm Posted on Sunday 10th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Anyone get out for nighta last night? I spend a few hours on the slopes yesterday afternoon and then just a few lifts in the evening as I had to get ready for a 'drinking party' as my friends call them. Fine conditions, and really not many people around - it was great. As Christmas and the end of the year start to loom on the horizon, that not busy thing is set to be changing. It sure is great to be able to enjoy Niseko without the crowds though. Now I know what most other ski resorts in Japan feel like! ;) A friend told me that Niseko Moiwa opened the top gate 6 yesterday too, though we are still generally waiting for the top lifts and gates to open for the season. Anyway, onto this morning. 11cm of fresh snow for the totals and light snow is currently falling - it should be on and off today. As we get into tomorrow it seems we should expect relatively milder temps. I'm hoping we will avoid rain in lower areas and just keep on getting snow (obviously). But generally regular snowfall is there on the forecast Monday and Tuesday. Have a fun Sunday wherever you are. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6.00am: -6°, trace new snow in the last 12 hours, calm winds. Moiwa 800m light winds, -10°, 20cm new snow in last 12hours, snowdrift development overnight from westerly wind. Annupuri 1000m snowpack 135cm. Hirafu 1000m, -12°, light winds, no obvious snow drifting., 15cm new snow. Coastal data: Benkei Cape:NW8m/s. Kamui Cape WSW9m/s, 1015hPa, wave 1.2m. Isobars are spaced widely and weather is calm. 20cm of new snowfall on the mountain in the last 24hours. Above 1000m a strong westerly wind(15m/s) around 3pm yesterday caused significant snowdrift and cornice growth. From this mornings observation snowpack is stable and general avalanche risk is low. The Niseko Avalanche Report is compiled from snowfall transition and snowpack observation daily. Snow conditions can change dramatically in blizzards and bad weather, snowdrifts and snow depth can increase rapidly and surface avalanches can occur easily during these times. Light winds under 10m/s snowdrifts development stagnates and stabilises, the general avalanche risk lowers. However avalanche risk also depends on slope direction, terrain and elevation. Out of Bounds areas are not part of the ski resorts. We care about your safety out of bounds, don't duck ropes to ride out of bounds. The snow changes everyday, Have a good day. --- Sunday 10th December 2017 What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift (nighta) - Ace Family quad lift (nighta) - King Number 3 quad lift - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair lift - Swinging Monkey * All courses are open apart from Large and Dynamic. Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad lift - Hanazono Number 2 quad lift - Hanazono Number 3 quad lift * All lifts are operating Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (nighta) - Jumbo Number 2 quad lift - Dream Number 1 quad lift * Utopia, Shirakaba, Silver, Paradise, Family, Dynamic and Junior courses are open. Niseko Village Lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola - Banzai Chair - Community Chair (nighta) - Upper Village Gondola (nighta) - Village Express (nighta) * Top of Gondola to base is skiable. --- Official resort snow depths on Sunday 10th December 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 220cm Base - 90cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - 135cm Base - 80cm Niseko Village Top - 145cm Base - 80cm Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 10th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 286cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 98cm 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 Kutchan/Niseko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 76cm Posted on Saturday 9th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good Morning Everyone! It's opening day in Naeba and there is fresh snow on the ground. A total of 15cm has fallen so far during this storm, with 8cm coming yesterday afternoon and a further 7cm overnight. Snow is still falling and there is thin coverage across the mountain at the bottom. Despite everything looking white, be sure to stick to the marked pistes today due to lack of base. The pistes will likely be a little chunky today, despite the fresh conditions. The forecast suggests it should be clearing up later today, with patchy sun and cloud tomorrow, coupled with slightly warmer temperatures. Later in the week, we may see some rain turning to snow moving towards the weekend. Enjoy the first day of the season and get those legs warmed up. Magic! Lifts Opening Today Are: -Beginner Lift 4 (0800 - 1700 and 1800 - 2000) -High-Speed Lift 5 (0800 - 1700) -Prince Gondola 2 (0830 - 1545) -Takenokodaira Pair Lift (0845 - 1530) Naeba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 9th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 76cm Number of days snowfall observed 5 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 41cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 46cm observed on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 30cm observed 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 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 91cm Posted on Saturday 9th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It was a snowy day yesterday the snow has eased off for this morning. It's mostly cloudy - bit of sunshine and perhaps more as the day progresses - and very cold! The only official word on fresh snowfall I'm hearing from resorts is 10cm by Hakuba 47. I hope that once things settle down we get more numbers from different resorts. I'm pretty sure if I was operating a ski-jo, that'd be something I really wanted to let people know about early every morning... This information has been update in the details below, but just to mention the changes that I have noticed this morning: At Hakuba Goryu, today the base Toomi lift is moving and that lower course is now open. They are also opening up the Champion and Woody courses, with the Champion Expert course being prepared for a possible opening. All of the main courses at Hakuba 47 are now open; the Tree Riding Zones not yet available. Tsugaike Kogen is operating the same lifts as it has been, but have opened up part of the mid-level Han-no-ki course. And at Happo-one, the Kokusai pair lifts are open this weekend with open courses remain the same. I think that about covers it for this morning. Have a fun Saturday! We'll probably get sun and milder conditions tomorrow but the forecast is still looking very promising indeed from Monday onwards. Keep an eye on the forecasts either using the top tab on this page or the links on the right hand side. Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Gondola Adam - Panorama pair lift - Alpen quad lift - Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift - Skyline Number 2 pair lift - Kokusai Number 1 pair lift - Kokusai Number 3 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama area - Usagidaira area - Kurobishi area - Skyline area Official snow depth: - Usagidaira: 120cm - Kurobishi: 170cm Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - Goryu Telecabin (gondola) - Alps Number 1 pair lift - Alps Number 3 pair lift - Toomi Sky Four lift Courses open: - Panorama - Grand Prix - Technical - Super - Champion - Woody - Toomi Official snow depth: - Top: 140cm - Toomi: 50cm Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - Line 8 Gondola - Line AB pair lift - Line C quad lift - Line E high speed pair lift Courses open: - All main courses are open - Tree Riding Zone not open yet Official snow depth: - Top: 140cm - Base: 30cm Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts - EVE Gondola - Tsuga Number 2 pair lift - Han-no-ki high speed pair lift Courses open: - Tsuga-no-mori - Han-kou - Han-no-ki (part) Official snow depth: - Top: 135cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 9th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 91cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 44cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 39cm Posted on Saturday 9th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . A very good Saturday morning to you from Nozawa. And I do have good news this morning in the form of 33cm of fresh snowfall on the ground around base and up to 25cm of fresh snow being reported by the resort on the upper areas of the mountain. Light snow earlier but it has eased off now and we might get to see clearer skies later. It has been a cold start to the day and should remain cold - milder conditions expected tomorrow along with sunshine. From next week I expect that things are going to quickly start getting busier; for the moment, it's still fairly quiet. Those top runs should be really nice this morning. Remember, it's still only the top area of the mountain that is open - though it's still a fairly big area. I'm keeping my eye on the forecast too. It's still looking really good for decent snow in the coming week. We can expect the resort to open up more lifts and courses as soon as they can. Perhaps next weekend? Have a good Saturday. Operating lifts: - Nagasaka Gondola (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Yamabiko four lift (9:00am until 3:30pm) - Yamabiko Number 2 lift (8:55am until 3:40pm) - Uenotaira four lift (9:00am until 3:40pm) - * Need to get the gondola back down to base Planned open courses: - Yamabiko A - Yamabiko B - Yamabiko C - Yamabiko D - Yamabiko E - Uenotaira - Yunomine B - Bunabayashi course Fresh snowfall - reported by the resort: - Yamabiko (1407m): 25cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 20cm - Hikage (660m): 10cm - Nagasaka (615m): 10cm - Karasawa (563m): 5cm Official snow depth numbers: - Yamabiko (1407m): 75cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 55cm - Hikage (660m): 20cm - Nagasaka (615m): 20cm - Karasawa (563m): 10cm Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 9th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 39cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 18cm 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 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 275cm Posted on Saturday 9th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning from Hirafu base. It's really very cold this morning. This is a good thing of course, just need to be sure to be layered up enough and prepared. The 7cm of fresh snow to report at base (and more on the slopes) should be a nice top-up this morning too. The snow has been a bit on and off since I have been up this morning. Pre-toast, it was snowing pretty good out there for a bit, then it eased off. There has even been a little bit of sun peeking through the mostly cloudy skies. And as I prepare to post this report, it's snowing again. More folk are starting to turn up but things are still relatively quiet and so the snow isn't getting tracked out. It should be a good day for everyone lucky enough to be here. I'm liking the look of the forecast as well with lots of snow on there. We may get some milder conditions tomorrow but it'll be back to cold quickly enough as we enter the new week and back to regular snow. Night skiing 'nighta' starts up for the season from tonight. Remember, there's nighta at Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri areas, but not at the Hanazono area. At Hirafu they plan to have the Ace Family quad lift and the Ace Number 2 Center four lift operating from tonight; and then add the Holiday Number 1 pair lift and Gondola into the mix from next Saturday. I have made a note of which lifts are scheduled to operate for nighta on the lists below. --- So here we are on 9th December with most of the pieces of the puzzle in place and up and running. We're now anxiously waiting for the top lifts and gates to also open. And for Niseko to start getting (very) busy! --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base -10℃, 10cm snowfall, calm. Moiwa800m: -12℃, 5cm snow, minimal snowdrift development and calm. Annupuri1000m: -14℃, light breeze, 5cm snowfall. Hirafu1000m: -12℃, light snowfall. Coastal data: Benkei cape NW10m/s, Kamui cape NW6m/s, 1010hPa, 0.9m waves. The isobars are spread out and the weather is calm. No notable snowdrift development can be observed. 40-50cm of fresh snow is sitting on top of Dec 3rd layer. The snowpack reached 150cm in deepest area. A few layers can be observed, however snowpack is mostly stable and the avalanche hazard is relatively low. The snow is good and fast. Moiwa gate 6 opens today. The snowpack is still shallow in places and terrain features are still distinguished, but fun to ride. Watch out for hidden branches and unburied streams. Water is ice cold. Have you turned your beacon on? Although carrying one is not mandatory, it is strongly recommended to do so. It may save your and other’s lives, if you’re familiar how to use it. --- Saturday 9th December 2017 What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift (nighta) - Ace Family quad lift (nighta) - King Number 3 quad lift - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair lift - Swinging Monkey * All courses are open apart from Large and Dynamic. Konayuki and Miharashi now open. Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad lift - Hanazono Number 2 quad lift - Hanazono Number 3 quad lift * All lifts are operating Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (nighta) - Jumbo Number 2 quad lift - Dream Number 1 quad lift * Utopia, Shirakaba, Silver, Paradise, Family, Dynamic and Junior courses are open. Niseko Village Lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola - Banzai Chair - Community Chair (nighta) - Upper Village Gondola (nighta) - Village Express (nighta) * Top of Gondola to base is skiable. --- Official resort snow depths on Saturday 9th December 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 210cm Base - 80cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - 135cm Base - 80cm Niseko Village Top - 145cm Base - 80cm --- Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: From today! Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 9th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 275cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 87cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 218cm Posted on Friday 8th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The sun is out on this very chilly -11c morning. Overnight there has been 11cm of new snow. It seems not only was November a huge snow month, but December is tracking to be a big one as well. The resort has now opened Sailer and Spies courses from the top to base of the mountain, so that is good progress. Kitanomine looks to be in great condition and it has been groomed and shows good snow cover, but at the moment there is no word from the resort when it will open. Temperatures will remain chilly with a high of -5c and it will cloud over later in the day. Light snow is on the forecast for tonight and tomorrow evening. Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 8th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 218cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 93cm 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 87cm Posted on Friday 8th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Yesterday was a really beautiful day to be outside and on the mountain. Increasing clouds moved in later in the day and this morning the snow clouds are back over Hakuba and there's some fresh snow on the ground. Some really nice snow flakes were coming down when I got up earlier on, and while the flakes are smaller it is still snowing and should be (at least on and off) through the day today. Expecting more cm into early tomorrow but finer skies again over the weekend... to be followed by some potentially heavy snow early in the week. Looking good! Hakuba 47 is reporting 10cm of fresh snow this morning, and there is 5-10cm on the ground around base areas. In complete contrast to the fine lovely blue skies of yesterday, this morning visibility on the slopes looks set to be limited - early on at least. Should be a fine upcoming weekend if you can get here. Apologies in advance if my report is a little later tomorrow. It's my local community 'end of year party' tonight! Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Gondola Adam - Panorama pair lift - Alpen quad lift - Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift - Skyline Number 2 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama area - Usagidaira area - Kurobishi area - Skyline area Official snow depth: - Usagidaira: 130cm - Kurobishi: 165cm Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - Goryu Telecabin (gondola) - Alps Number 1 pair lift - Alps Number 3 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama - Grand Prix - Technical - Super Official snow depth: - Top: 135cm - Toomi: 50cm Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - Line 8 Gondola - Line AB pair lift - Line C quad lift - Line E high speed pair lift Courses open: - Route 1 (* upper area only) - Route 2 - Route 3 - Route 5 - Route 6 - Route 8 Official snow depth: - Top: 140cm - Base: 30cm Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts - EVE Gondola - Tsuga Number 2 pair lift - Han-no-ki high speed pair lift Courses open: - Tsuga-no-mori - Han-kou Official snow depth: - Top: 120cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 8th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 87cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 40cm 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 Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 268cm Posted on Friday 8th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here I have just a little bit of fresh snow to add to the reports this morning, 2cm in fact. Actually I measured 1.9mm, but I'll round it up. My crazy off-the-scale over-reporting instincts have taken over! It has been snowing lightly this morning though not as I am writing this and perhaps today will just be mostly cloudy and calm. Still, regular snowfall is what is up there on the forecasts so it looks like we can expect a steady supply of fresh snow; heavier once we get into next week. Expect more folk to turn up and things start to get busier this weekend. Hopefully more lifts and courses will be available too. Is that Miharashi open at Niseko Grand Hirafu now I see? I believe it is. And it looks like Niseko Village might be getting their Upper Village Gondola and Village Express lifts prepared... Until tomorrow - the first day for nighta. (I just realise that sounds a bit odd). --- Friday 8th December 2017 What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift - Ace Family quad lift - King Number 3 quad lift - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair lift - Swinging Monkey * All courses are open apart from Large and Dynamic. Konayuki and Miharashi now open. Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad lift - Hanazono Number 2 quad lift - Hanazono Number 3 quad lift * All lifts are operating Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift - Dream Number 1 quad lift * Utopia, Shirakaba, Silver, Paradise, Family, Dynamic and Junior courses are open. Niseko Village Lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola - Banzai Chair - Community Chair - Upper Village Gondola (from today? * unconfirmed) - Village Express (from today? * unconfirmed) * Top of Gondola to base is skiable. --- Official resort snow depths on Friday 8th December 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 200cm Base - 80cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - 140cm Base - 70cm Niseko Village Top - 135cm Base - 80cm --- Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: From tomorrow until Sunday 18th March 2018 Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 8th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 268cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 80cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Kutchan/Niseko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 207cm Posted on Thursday 7th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The sun is out today and sitting inside in the light of the sun sure feels warm. Outside it is a different story with the temperature a nice round -10c in the village. This should rise to a high of -6c around lunch time and the sun is expected to give way to cloud. After the report was posted yesterday we received a further 5cm of snow mainly late in the afternoon. Skiing is no longer restricted to only the upper part of the Furano Zone with Sailer Course now open back to the base of the mountain. Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 7th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 207cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 82cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 266cm Posted on Thursday 7th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here It is another very cold early December morning. -7C outside and I see Niseko Village are reporting a temperature of -11C on their upper area. Not much of a wind at all, so resorts should be open as normal. I have 5cm of lovely fresh snowfall to add to my report this morning and it is currently coming down at quite a pace (8:10am), so expect some more in my report tomorrow too. The forecast seems to be indicating that snowfall should be easing off sometime during the day today and we might even see a day of no snow tomorrow. Objection! I spent a good three hours at Hirafu yesterday and shared the lifts with some lovely folk from Brazil... they were understandably rather happy at their choice of 'early season' after worrying about it for the past ten months. Phew! Conditions were really nice and it is still not particularly busy. I have a few friends based in the Tokyo region though who have heard about the conditions and have decided to make an extra early season trip up here. I am pretty sure that they will not be the only ones thinking those thoughts. Heavy snowfall looks due around Monday and into next week. What more can I say! --- I'm keeping an eye on early morning resort operation info and updated the data below each morning; this morning the only change I can see is that Konayuki course at Niseko Grand Hirafu is now open. --- Thursday 7th December 2017 What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift - Ace Family quad lift - King Number 3 quad lift - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair lift - Swinging Monkey * All courses are open apart from Large, Miharashi and Dynamic. Konayuki now open. Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad lift - Hanazono Number 2 quad lift - Hanazono Number 3 quad lift * All lifts are operating Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift - Dream Number 1 quad lift * Top of Gondola to base is skiable. And, indeed, snowboard-able (!?) too. Niseko Village Lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola - Banzai Chair - Community Chair * Utopia, Shirakaba, Silver, Paradise, Family, Dynamic and Junior courses are open. --- Official resort snow depths on Thursday 7th December 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 210cm Base - 85cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - 140cm Base - 70cm Niseko Village Top - 135cm Base - 70cm --- Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018 Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 7th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 266cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 78cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Kutchan/Niseko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 202cm Posted on Wednesday 6th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There has been another good amount of snow overnight, this time amounting to 9cm. It is a nice morning with some cloud and sun in the mix and no wind. Later in the day light snow is expected, but this shouldn't affect visibility. Temperatures will remain around the level that they are now throughout the day. Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 6th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 202cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 77cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 21cm Snowfall at base this season 80cm Posted on Wednesday 6th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Excellent news to report this morning with decent snowfall down to the village. Hakuba 47 is reporting 20cm of fresh snow up top and at base too; and if you look at the official snow depths this morning (below) they have all had a decent 'up'. I can also report 21cm of snow measured myself that I can add to the report. It was snowing really quite heavily just a bit earlier on, but has eased off since then and I can actually see some sun coming through the remaining clouds. Snow is on the forecast for the day though so maybe that will be short lived and won't be the start of a clear up. Sun does look likely tomorrow to be followed by more snow Friday and then late weekend into next week. Actually the forecast is looking very exciting indeed and I encourage you to keep an eye on them. See the top tab or the links on the right hand side column of this page. Looking good. Conditions on the mountain should be great this morning. I'm just unhappy that I can't make it out myself. Hope you can! Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Gondola Adam - Panorama pair lift - Alpen quad lift - Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift - Skyline Number 2 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama area - Usagidaira area - Kurobishi area - Skyline area Official snow depth: - Usagidaira: 130cm - Kurobishi: 165cm Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - Goryu Telecabin (gondola) - Alps Number 1 pair lift - Alps Number 3 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama - Grand Prix - Technical - Super Official snow depth: - Top: 140cm - Toomi: 20cm Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - Line 8 Gondola - Line AB pair lift - Line C quad lift - Line E high speed pair lift Courses open: - Route 1 (* upper area only) - Route 2 - Route 3 - Route 4 - Route 5 - Route 6 - Route 8 Official snow depth: - Top: 130cm - Base: 30cm Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts - EVE Gondola - Tsuga Number 2 pair lift - Han-no-ki high speed pair lift Courses open: - Tsuga-no-mori - Han-kou Official snow depth: - Top: 135cm Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 6th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 80cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 33cm 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 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