Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 216cm Posted on Saturday 2nd December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning everyone. And since my report yesterday, nature has been very kind and served us another 12cm of lovely fresh snowfall at base. I am keen to find out how much more there has been on the mountain. Light snow is falling at the moment. It's cold too. With all this snow early in the season, we're seeing more terrain open up from today. From today, all four of the main resort areas of Niseko United at are (at least part) - largely? - open, and hopefully we'll be able to ski from one to the other. There's a bunch more lifts doing their thing from this morning and more terrain opening up. It's not entirely clear right now just how much but I'm going out myself and hopefully I'll be able to make the situation clearer tomorrow. Definitely enough to have a fantastic day if you are lucky enough to be here at the moment! See below for an updated list of the planned lift operations. I believe nearby Niseko Moiwa is also open from today. Night skiing 'nighta' is scheduled to start for the season from next Saturday at Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri. (Note that there is no nighta at the Hanazono area). I will post my 'November recap' in my report on Monday. Now that all of the resort areas are open, I'll also do a bit of re-organising with the report. Oh yes... Forecast: regular snowfall over the coming days. :) Happy days! I hope that you have a very good Saturday, wherever you are. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am -8℃, 15cm snowfall, Moiwa800m WNW10m/s, -12℃, 30cm snowfall, gradual development of snowdrifts and cornices, light storm, poor visibility. Annupuri1000m W15m/s, 40cm snowfall, developing snowdrifts and cornices. Coastal data Benkei cape NW15m/s, Kamui cape WSW11m/s, 1020hPa, 2.0m waves. The isobars are spread out and the weather is relatively calm, however snowfall and wind persists above 800m. Snowdrifts and cornices are still slowly developing. No notable fractures in the snowpack were observed during the pressure test in the morning. The snow is generally stable. Many of the avalanche accidents occur during and just after storms. Leeward steep slopes and knoll terrain have slabs of wind-affected unstable snow. These types of slopes are dangerous at all time and can slide with the slightest stimulation. The snow in the trees is in good shape, however bushes are still thick and out of bounds access from the resort is still restricted. Please be patient and refrain from ducking ropes. The light is weak and bumps are hard to notice, always be cautious, make conservative judgment and come back safe. A mistake was found in yesterday’s information. Sincere apologies to Doctor Oshiro for misspelling her name. Have a nice day. --- Saturday 2nd December 2017 What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift (8:30am until 3:10pm) - Ace Family quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm) - King Number 3 quad lift (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Hirafu Gondola (8:30am until 3:10pm) - Holiday Number 1 pair lift (8:30am until 3:30pm) - Swinging Monkey (8:40am until 3:00pm) Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm) - Hanazono Number 2 quad lift (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Hanazono Number 3 quad lift (8:50am until 3:00pm) Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 3:15pm) - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 4:00pm) - Jumbo Number 2 pair lift (9:00am until 3:15pm) - Dream Number 1 quad lift (9:00am until 4:00pm) Courses open: - Utopia - Shirakaba - Silver - Paradise - Family - Junior Niseko Village Lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola (8:30am until 3:00pm) - Banzai Chair (8:30am until 4:00pm) - Community Chair (8:30am until 4:00pm) --- Official resort snow depths on Saturday 2nd December 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 190cm Base - 70cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - 130cm Base - 60cm Niseko Village Top - 135cm Base - 60cm --- Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018 Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 2nd December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 216cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 28cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Kutchan/Niseko. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 66cm Posted on Saturday 2nd December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . We're in December, the ski area opening official ceremony was held yesterday, and snow is falling. Everything seems to be in order for the month of opening the mountain. Locals were saying (as the folks from the local shrine whisked us with paper streamers and saké was flowing) that this is the first time in 30+ years that there was snow on the ground for the opening party, I put that partly down to the saké - I remember there was an early opening in November less than 20 years ago - but it's true that snow tends to be iffy right up until Christmas. So, even if we don't see huge accumulations for a while, don't worry because when it comes, it comes. Official planned season ski resort opening dates: Saturday 9th December 2017: Akakura Onsen Friday 15th December 2017: Akakura Kanko Saturday 16th December 2017: Ikenotaira Onsen Kyukamura RunRun Lotte Arai Resort Tangram Ski Circus Madarao Kogen Sunday 17th December 2017: Myoko Ski Park Saturday 23rd December 2017: Myoko Suginohara Seki Onsen Kurohime Kogen Snow Park Myoko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 2nd December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 66cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (19th November) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. 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 18cm Snowfall at base this season 143cm Posted on Friday 1st December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There has been another good snowfall overnight with 18cm on the ground right here in the village. I would expect substantially more than that at the top of the resort and it should be really light powder. The terrain the resort has opened up is still very limited, which is a pity given all the snow we have had. Fingers crossed more will be open by the weekend. Today is around -7c right now and won't get a lot warmer than that. Conditions are overcast with some very light snow falling and it will remain like this for the rest of the day, and we can expect similar conditions through the weekend. Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 1st December 2017 Total snowfall at base 143cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (30th November) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 18cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 16cm Snowfall at base this season 204cm Posted on Friday 1st December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Ho ho ho! It's December! I have lots to report this morning, so let's get to it. First of all... fresh snow. It's a very nice start to the month with 16cm of fresh snow to start things off. Good quality stuff too with temperatures keeping very low... it's really cold out there. As I am writing this, it is generally very cloudy with light snowing right now in places, though not so in others - I see some sunshine over on the Hanazono webcam. The forecast, though, is snow for today, tomorrow and indeed regular snowfall right through well into next week. Excellent. --- Today sees Niseko Village open for the season and they have their Gondola and the Banzai Chair lift operating. Today is also the debut of the new Ace Family Quad lift at Niseko Grand Hirafu. And if you are one of the first 150 people getting there this morning you will get some kind of 'present'. (Sorry, I know I'm probably too late with that particular piece of information!) This new quad lift replaces the Ace Family pair lift and doubles the hourly riding capacity to 2400 folk. Both the base starting point of the lift and the top station have also changed position - the top now extends to the Sen-no-ki course by the upper area of the Family course. The Dai-ni-no-kabe and Kogen courses are no longer open at Niseko Grand Hirafu this morning; not exactly sure why that is. The previously mentioned new Dream Number 1 quad lift at Niseko Annupuri is also scheduled to start moving today. ...and then tomorrow sees the opening of Niseko Hanazono resort area. Great to see the official Niseko Avalanche Report starting up again. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu to all involved in this great work. Phew! All action at the moment! Have a good one and see you tomorrow. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am: -8℃, 15cm snowfall, light breeze. Moiwa800m: NW10m/s, 100cm snowpack, snowdrifts developing. Annupuri1000m: 140cm snowpack. Coastal info: Benkei cape NW12m/s, Kamui cape W6m/s, 1015hPa, 1.7m waves. We’re starting the Avalanche info as the winter has come earlier than usual. The resorts are opening, however out of bounds area are still restricted for skiing. The snowpack is building steadily, however bumpy terrains are not fully buried. Be careful as they’re hard to see when the light is low. Bamboo and bushes are still thick out of bounds. Snowdrifts are building slowly above 800m as the winter weather pattern continues. Avalanche risk is relatively low today. Do not duck ropes, please respect the Niseko Rules. The 21st Niseko Avalanche Meeting will be held at the Niseko Station Warehouse from 6pm on the 5th Dec. This event is organized by the Niseko Avalanche Accident prevention Committee. A lecture by Mr. Satoru Yamaguchi from the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience is schedule. Anybody is welcome to come participate. A First Aid course by Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine will be held at Kanro no Mori from 1st to 3rd Dec. The latest medicinal approach to mountain related first aid will be taught by Dr Kazue Ooki. Be safe out there and have a great season. --- Friday 1st December 2017 What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift (8:30am until 3:10pm) - The new Ace Family Quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm) Courses open: - Shirakaba - Center Course - Green - Detour for beginners - Kokutai - Alpen - Super (upper) - Furiko Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 3:15pm) - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 4:00pm) - Dream Number 1 quad lift (9:00am until 4:00pm) Courses open: - Utopia - Shirakaba - Paradise - Junior Niseko Village Lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola (8:30am until 3:00pm) - Banzai Chair (8:30am until 4:00pm) - Community Chair (8:30am until 4:00pm) Courses open: - Can ski from top to base --- Official resort snow depths on Friday 1st December 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 185cm Base - 70cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - ?cm Base - 50cm Niseko Village Top - 120cm Base - 50cm --- Remaining planned season opening dates: Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 2nd December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018 Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018 Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 1st December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 204cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 16cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Kutchan/Niseko. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 125cm Posted on Thursday 30th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . After some tropical weather over the last couple of days snow cover on the ground was erased in a lot of places. Today is a total contrast to that with temperatures back into the wintery zone. It is -6c at the moment and is expected to stay that way through the day. There is 25cm of new snow in the village. It is snowing lightly and that is forecast to continue right through until the weekend. It should be an epic day on the mountain with all this fresh snow, and hopefully the resort will open up more terrain now. Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 30th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 125cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (30th November) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 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 188cm Posted on Thursday 30th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here It's noticeably colder this morning with my thermometer outside telling me it's -7C. Nothing a good warm jacket, layers and mask can't fix - watch out for wind-chill today. There is slightly over 5cm of fresh snow on the ground here at my base station this morning. That takes my November total snowfall measurements up to 188cm. I'll take a look back over November in a report over the next few days and will try to keep that monthly recap going each month over the season. As I put this report together light snow is falling and it's generally rather cloudy with probably limited visibility out on the slopes. The forecast is looking good for regular snowfall through into next week too so we should be on for a very fine start to December. Niseko Village of course plans to open from tomorrow and then Hanazono on Saturday. I would expect (and hope) that more of Grand Hirafu and Annupuri might be able to open up too. --- Thursday 30th November 2017 What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift (8:30am until 3:10pm) Courses open: - Shirakaba - Center Course - Green - Detour for beginners - Kokutai - Dai-ni-no-kabe - Kogen - Alpen - Super (upper) - Furiko Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 5:15pm) - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm) Courses open: - Utopia - Shirakaba - Paradise - Junior --- Official resort snow depthsThursday 30th November 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 170cm Base - 55cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - ?cm Base - 50cm --- Remaining planned season opening dates: Niseko Village: Friday 1st December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 2nd December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018 Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018 Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 30th November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 188cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 188cm 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 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 100cm Posted on Monday 27th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is a truly cold morning here in Furano at -11c. There is plenty of good to report with a further 20cm on new snow over night, clear skies and no wind. You couldn't ask for much more than that! Temperatures in the village will head up to a high of -3c. The variability in the temperatures will continue and tomorrow we will be into warm positives again and may even see a bit of rain. The ski area is looking very good indeed with all this recent snow. Yesterday it was still only one lift on the upper mountain operating. Hopefully, with the overnight snow, the resort will be able to open up some of the courses back to base. We will have to wait and see if anything is announced today. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 27th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 100cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (26th and 27th November) November 2017 snowfall 100cm reported 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 Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 47cm Posted on Monday 27th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. I was away but it seems that both Ichinose Family and Takamagahara Mammoth 'pre-opened' over the weekend, though they are closed again from today through Thursday, with a possible re-opening properly for the season from Friday. So to sum up - we're back to just Kumanoyu being part open for the moment. The snow reported today is 1cm from Saturday morning and 4cm from overnight. It's a lovely morning here. The sun is out and there's less and less cloud and blue sky. Going to be a very fine day. Sun and warmer temperatures are on the cards for tomorrow and it'll be around Thursday before things get much colder again. Not a whole lot of snow on the forecasts, perhaps some on Thursday. Already open! Kumanoyu (part open) Thursday 30th November 2017: Yokoteyama Friday 1st December 2017 (maybe): Takamagahara Mammoth Ichinose Family Saturday 2nd December 2017: Yakebitaiyama Saturday 9th December 2017: Okushiga Kogen Early December 2017: Hasuike Ichinose Family Shibutoge Sun Valley Terakoya Mid December 2017: Bunadaira Giant Higashitateyama Ichinose Diamond Maruike Nishitateyama Tannenomori Okojo Late December 2017 Ichinose Yamanokami Shiga Kogen Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 27th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 47cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (20th and 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 21cm Snowfall at base this season 183cm Posted on Monday 27th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Hello everyone on this Happy Monday, with four more days left in November. I'm very happy to report that the fantastic start to our season here in Niseko is continuing in style. I have measured another 21cm of fresh snowfall to add to the report, bringing us up to a whopping 183cm new for the month so far. And it is still snowing, though the forecast says we can expect it to stop and perhaps see sunshine later. We are still due to see that spike in temperatures tomorrow but it won't last long with snowfall due once again before the end of Wednesday. Yesterday I heard some locals moaning about 'too much snow'. As I'm sure you'll agree, that really is just silly. They were suitably scoffed at for such silliness. :) I can't imagine ever thinking there's too much snow, just getting overly-excited about it; and perhaps somewhat tired shovelling it. I have also been asked - is Niseko was busy yet? The simple answer is... no. I would imagine that those who are here right now are feeling very pleased with themselves. And a fair few of the folk out there sliding are likely people who are here to work for the season, rather than visitors. It may suddenly feel like mid-season, but in some ways things are still in gearing up. We're back to that 'can't believe it's still November' line of comments. --- What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts operating: - Ace Number 3 Pair lift (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift, for transport up to the open course (8:30am until 3:10pm) Courses open: - Shirakaba - Center Course - Green - Detour for beginners - Kokutai - Dai-ni-no-kabe - Kogen - Alpen - Super (upper) - Furiko Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 5:15pm) - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm) - Jumbo Number 3 pair lift (8:45am until 3:15pm) Courses open: - Utopia - Shirakaba - Paradise - Junior --- Official resort snow depths as of Monday 27th November 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 210cm Base - 85cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - ?cm Base - 70cm --- Remaining planned season opening dates: Niseko Village: Friday 1st December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 2nd December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018 Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018 Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 27th November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 183cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 183cm 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. 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 80cm Posted on Sunday 26th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . A bit of light snow came down early afternoon. Come evening I went for a walk and was surprised to find it snowing heavily with accumulation on the ground of 15cm. This morning I have measured 20cm of new snow at village level, so that is a really good dump that will mean epic conditions this morning on the mountain. Skies are overcast and calm but temperatures have spiked up and it is +2c right now and expected to go up to +6c. This is going to make the village pretty slushy today. Best to get out and enjoy the new snow while it is light and powdery as that is going to change as the morning rolls on. Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 80cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (26th November) November 2017 snowfall 80cm 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 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 27cm Snowfall at base this season 162cm Posted on Sunday 26th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning from Niseko. And it's another really, really good morning and I can confidently add another 27cm to the reports. I have now reported a very impressive 162cm of snowfall this month here at base which is way more than recent seasons - and crazily more than some (I'm talking about you 2014-2015). You can of course keep tabs on this kind of information lower down this page and on the 'Snowfall Analysis' page... just click on the big blue tab at the top of this page. This morning the Niseko Grand Hirafu official snow depth at top has hit 200cm already. Let me just check... yes, it is still only 26th November. Anyway, I mentioned wind yesterday. It doesn't feel too windy outside where I am, but having said that at the start of the day the Annupuri Gondola and Jumbo Number 3 lifts are on standby due to wind conditions over there, so let's hope they can get moving sooner than later. It's just generally cloudy as I write my report though the snow clouds are still around and there's a chance of some more flakes. It's not crazily cold this morning. We are expecting some milder conditions early to mid-week, with a return to fresh snowfall around Wednesday. A few more courses are now available at Niseko Grand Hirafu - details below. Have a great Sunday! --- What's planned to be open today in Niseko (subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu - Ace Number 3 Pair lift (8:40am until 3:30pm) - Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift, for transport up to the open course (8:30am until 3:10pm) - Courses open: Shirakaba, Center Course, Green, Kokutai, Dai-ni-no-kabe, Kogen and Alpen Niseko Annupuri Kokusai - Annupuri Gondola (8:30am until 5:15pm) - Jumbo Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 3:30pm) - Jumbo Number 3 pair lift (8:45am until 3:15pm) - Courses open: Utopia, Shirakaba, Paradise and Junior. --- Official resort snow depths as of Sunday 26th November 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 200cm Base - 80cm Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Top - 125cm Base - 70cm --- Remaining planned season opening dates: Niseko Village: Friday 1st December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018 Niseko Hanazono: Saturday 2nd December 2017 until Sunday 8th April 2018 Floodlit 'nighta' skiing schedule: Saturday 9th December 2017 until Sunday 18th March 2018 Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 162cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 162cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 47cm Posted on Saturday 25th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . And a very good morning to you all. More snow, more lifts and more courses. Lots to report this morning with Happo-one back open and Hakuba 47 and Tsugaike Kogen opening up - along with Hakuba Goryu of course. I have been checking the details and the open status of each resort at the start of the day today is noted below. Like I said, Happo-one open again this morning and they have got more lifts moving too with the Panorama, Usagidaira and Kurobishi areas all due to be open. I'd say we are off to a very good start! The snow clouds should be clearing up today and even now there is a bit of sunshine breaking through the clouds. It should be a good day and sun is forecast for tomorrow morning too. Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Gondola Adam - Kokusai Number 3 pair lift - Panorama pair lift - Alpen quad lift - Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift Courses open: - Panorama area - Usagidaira area - Kurobishi area Official snow depth: - Usagidaira: 120cm - Kurobishi: 140cm Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - Goryu Telecabin (gondola) - Alps Number 1 pair lift - Alps Number 3 pair lift Courses open: - Panorama - Grand Prix - Super Official snow depth: - Top: 105cm Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - Line 8 Gondola - Line A.B pair lift - Line C quad lift - Line E high speed pair lift Courses open: - R1 (upper open, mid and lower areas due to open after checks) - R2 - R3 - R5 - R6 - R7 (due to open after checks) Official snow depth: - Top: 120cm - Base: 30cm Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts - EVE Gondola Courses open: - Han-kou Other official planned ski resort opening dates: Friday 15th December 2017 Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Saturday 16th December 2017 Hakuba Cortina Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Mid December 2017 Hakuba Norikura Onsen Hakuba Sanosaka Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 47cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm 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