*16cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -7°C.
Snowfall in Hirafu Village, 8 March 2014
Cold temperatures and heavy snowfall continues here in Niseko. Strong winds are persisting but should drop throughout the day. The snowfall is expected to continue well into next week!
There will be ridiculously deep wind drifts out there today.
Grab a Goggle Cloth
In this weather it is always a good idea to have a google cloth.
Great for cleaning faceshots off in the gondola
High quality durable micro fibre cloths of the 2013/2014 Niseko United Trail Map are on sale throughout Hirafu as well as Niseko Village and Hanazono 308 for 1,500 yen. The cloths work really well for cleaning goggles and are a great souvenir.
Work out where you are in a white out
Useful information from other places
- Snow depth at the peak, 410cm
- Snow depth at the base, 200cm
- Accumulative snow fall to date, 1165cm
- 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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