*0cm has fallen in the last 24 hours in Niseko. At 7:00 today the temperature was 1°C. Warm conditions have prevailed and light rain started at 12:00 yesterday. We unfortunately had heavy rain overnight and conditions are again grim. The expected snowfall has not arrived yet so will just have to deal with it see what happens and dream of powder turns for the time being.
Snowfall in Niseko, 18 December 2019
Alpen Course in Grand Hirafu, 17 December 2019
Hitting the bottom! 17 December 2019
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date in Niseko, 214.5cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 130cm
- Snow depth at the base, 40cm
- 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 2019-20 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.
