*0 of fresh snow as fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 07:00 today the temperature was 5°c.
Snow fall depth in Hirafu village, 4 December 2012
Heavy rain has hit the region overnight putting on hold any more early season powder powder turns for now. Later today the rain is expected to turn to snow and from Thursday evening temperatures are set to plummet with heavy snow fall forecast throughout the remainder for the week.
Ski / Snowboard Tuning
Today is a good chance to prep gear for the season and get ski’s and snowboards serviced and waxed. Bontak in Niseko Town and Rhythm Snowsports in Hirafu Village both offer excellent services.
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date in Hirafu Village, 165cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 190cm
- Snow depth at the base, 90cm
- JMA’s six hour precipitation forecast, possibly the most accurate weather map
- Real time lift operations.
Snow Forecast
Get more information on Snow-Forecast.com.
Niseko snow fall data
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