*38.5cm of fresh snow as fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:15 today the temperature was -9°c.
Snow fall depth in Hirafu village, 19 December 2012
Heavy snow fall hit the region yesterday and has continued unabated.This morning the the snow seems to be coming down even harder if that is possible! There is a moderate wind which may effect some of the lifts higher up on the mountain but it it is safe to say it will be incredible on the mountain.
7 hours worth, 19 December 2012
Deep December
As the snow continues to pile up the skiing and boarding is just getting better and better. Here are a couple shots from a morning session in Hirafu yesterday.
Ripping through One in Hirafu, 18 December 2012
Boasting off a mushroom, 18 December 2012
Tree runs in the powder, 18 December 2012
Jose steep and deep, 18 December 2012
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date, 398cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 275cm
- Snow depth at the base, 140cm
- JMA’s six hour precipitation forecast, possibly the most accurate weather map
- Real time lift operations.
- The latest Niseko avalanche report.
Snow Forecast
Get more information on Snow-Forecast.com.
Niseko snow fall data
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