*15cm has fallen in the last 24 hours in Niseko. At 7:00 today the temperature was -6°C. The relentless snowfall just keeps coming!! Another very solid 24 hrs of snowfall and we are sitting very pretty here in Niseko. Most of the snowfall came down yesterday and the overnight top up was around 3-4 cm. With more and more terrain opening up every day there are a lot of happy people in town. We will see a bit of a rise in temperature from tomorrow but it looks like the snowfall will keep coming anyways….so who cares! Seriously though keep an eye of the avalanche report and play by the rules and it is all good!
Snowfall in Niseko, 15 December 2018
Hirafu Night Riding, 14 December 2018
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date in Niseko, 261cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 160cm
- Snow depth at the base, 80cm
- Real time lift operations.
- JMA’s six hour precipitation forecast, possibly the most accurate weather map
- Snow Forecast 6 day weather summary
- The latest Niseko avalanche report.
360niseko Snow Station Readings Disclaimer
The 360niseko’s snow station for the 2017-18 season is in Higashiyama at 200m *The Hirafu Gondola is at 305m. Please be aware that this new reading is NOT in Hirafu village but a few kilometers down the road. There is always a deviation how and where the snow falls – the area is famous for micro climates and mini weather patterns. Some days there may be 10cm in Annupuri and 25cm in Hanazono and vice versa – some days 30cm of fresh snowfall comes down everywhere!! Altitude plays a big part as well so please don’t take the 360niseko snow readings as being definitive – the readings are what is outside our house on the ground.
