Spring Powder
*7.1cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 7:30am today the temperature was -6°C.
Snow fall depth in Hirafu village, 4 March 2012
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date, 1,409cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 420cm
- Snow depth at the base, 220cm
- 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
After the drive yesterday morning to Annupuri a short walk to the ski lift will find us at the bottom of the Hirafu ski ground. First off we will make our way to the top of the King Triple lift for a run down to Kokutai and then move further down the mountain and tackle Onsenzawa and make a brief stop at Herbies Umbrella Bar. After the refreshments we will make our way over to the other side of the ski resort to hunt down a few fresh tracks in Waterfall.
Rime and Hoar Frost
Rime or hoar frost are the white ice crystals that form on stuff, here are a few things it has formed on above 1000m on Mt. Niseko Annupuri.
Vertically stuck hoar frost, 2 March 2012
Snow rime on tree tops, 2 March 2012
Rime on the ski run lights, 2 March 2012
Rime old lift with Mt. Yotei in the back ground, 2 March 2012
Mt. Annupuri peak hut covered in snow rime, 2 March 2012
Hoar frost on a wind vane, 2 March 2012
Snow Forecast
Get more information on Snow-Forecast.com.
Niseko snow fall data
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