The snow has returned to Niseko. According to Kutchan town the first snow fall on Mt. Yotei was on the 4th of October. 360niseko mistakenly reported the first snow fall on 26th of September however this was frost. Since then Mt. Yotei has had a couple light dustings…that has all changed today.
Looking up Hirafu-zaka towards the first snow of the 2013-2014 season in Hirafu
Temperatures have plummeted and as you can see snowfall is making it’s way down the mountain and it looks like we can expect snow at village level over night.
Green white and grey – Alpen course Hirafu, 16 October 2013
So without any further ado how much snow did fall last season?
Daily Snow Reports
Our regular readers will know we logged the snowfall every morning in Hirafu village during the 2012/2013 winter and our total is 15.8m, that’s outside the front door!
Time lapse video from November 18 2012 until April 26 2013
We started measuring on 19 November 2012 and finished on 3 May 2013 with the last snowfall in the village.
Niseko daily snow fall depth during the 2012/2013 season
Niseko monthly snow depth total for 2012 2013 season
January was the biggest month with 4.6m in total then December 4.3m and March 3.4m.
The biggest dump we recorded was 54cm on the 27th of January
2012-2013 Season Snowfall Monthly Comparisons
How much snow fell higher up the mountain?
We have read through all of the Niseko Avalanche Information posts and noted the largest snow fall figure they published each day. This year the figure comes to 10.75m of snowfall.
Niseko Avalanche Information largest daily snow fall readings 2012 2013
The exact figures for snowfall on the upper mountain are difficult to assess. If anyone was verifiable accurate figures for this we would love to hear from you. *We would like to point out that we are not meteorologists, we just love snow and Niseko.
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Will the snow line make it down to the village overnight? 16 October 2013
