*25.5cm of fresh snow as fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 07:00 today the temperature was -6°c.Another huge dump of snow overnight and the snow is still falling. Conditions couldn’t get any better right now.
Snow fall depth in Hirafu village, 2 December 2012
LOOK AT IT!
A huge 24hr dump of snow, 2 December 2012
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date in Hirafu Village, 162.5cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 180cm
- Snow depth at the base, 85cm
- JMA’s six hour precipitation forecast, possibly the most accurate weather map
- Real time lift operations.
Coming To Life
Yesterday we reported the opening of the Niseko Village ski ground, the resort did open but only the lower couple of lifts. Today the resort will reportedly start operating the Niseko Gondola if that happens Niseko Village will be the place to be.
Last night saw the opening of quite a few bars in town including 2 perennial favorites Wild Bills and Gyu + Bar.
Wild Bills open for the season, 1 December 2012
The famous Gyu + Bar now open for it’s 14th season, 1 December 2012
Snow Forecast
Get more information on Snow-Forecast.com.
Niseko snow fall data
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