The Snow Continues
*12.5cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 6:30am today the temperature was -10°C. It is snowing right now in the village with the intermittent snow expected throughout the day – spectacular conditions again today throughout the region.
Snow fall depth in Hirafu village, 17 February 2012
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date, 1,279cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 420cm
- Snow depth at the base, 230cm
- JMA’s six hour precipitation forecast, possibly the most accurate weather map
- Real time lift operations.
- The latest Niseko avalanche report.
What’s happening today
For a change of pace we will head over to Niseko Moiwa Ski Ground and take a few warm up runs down Main Burn before the larger quad lift opens round 9:00. Some of our favorite runs at Moiwa include Sky Slope and the bowls beyond Gate 6
Game on
Yesterday was rumored to be one of the best days on the mountain with a lot of happy dazed snowboarders and skiers wandering around Hirafu village telling anyone who would listen how good it was – today should be no different. Here are a few images from Niseko Moiwa Ski Ground taken last month.
Niseko Moiwa - Main Burn, 23 January 2012
Niseko Moiwa - Main Burn close shot , 23 January 2012
Niseko Moiwa - Giant Run , 23 January 2012
Niseko Moiwa - Sky Slope, 23 January 2012
Niseko Moiwa - Gate 6 , 23 January 2012
Niseko snow fall data
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