Winter Has Landed

Nov 18, 2012 | News

The snow continued to fall heavily throughout the day with more than 10cm falling in Hirafu village. Slide it. *Move your cursor over the image to reveal today’s new snowfall The first shot was taken at 07:30 and the second at 14:10. Short movie below was shot...

Niseko Snow Report, 18 November 2012

Nov 18, 2012 | News, Snow Reports

More Snow in Hirafu Village At village level there was no accumulation of snow overnight however higher up the mountain and around the new Grand Hirafu Base and Hirafu Gondola there were patches of coverage. At 06:45 the snow started falling more heavily and large...

Niseko Snow Report, 16 November 2012

Nov 16, 2012 | News, Snow Reports

First Snow in Hirafu Village *0.1cm of fresh snow has fallen over night with a light dusting of snow in Hirafu Village. At 06:10 the temperature was 0°c. First Snowfall Images Shots from this morning!! As temperatures rise the snow is expected to melt quickly but...

Fresh Snow in Hirafu

Nov 15, 2012 | News, Snow Reports

Temperatures dropped considerably overnight and this morning the light rain in Hirafu village was falling as snow higher up on the mountain. The snow line was visible at around 700m the lowest it has reached so far for the 2012-13 season. Great to see snow again after...

Skateboarding Hirafu-zaka

Nov 14, 2012 | News

As Niseko residents prepare for the inevitable arrival of winter, the first snowfall (Hatsu Yuki 初雪) this year is considerably later than usual. Most locals have some kind of theory about what this will mean for the coming season, but there is one thing everyone...