Niseko Snow Report, 4 December 2014

Dec 4, 2014 | News, Snow Reports

*20.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -4°C. More than half of snowfall came down overnight and it is presently snow heavily. The wind has completely stopped at village level and the snow is falling...

Niseko Snow Report, 3 December 2014

Dec 3, 2014 | News, Snow Reports

*6.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:30 today the temperature was -2°C. Overnight we did not receive quite the heroic amount of snowfall we’d all been dreaming about but the day is young! It is snowing heavily and it will be...

A New Beginning

Dec 1, 2014 | News, Winter Sports

After a mixed but ultimately disappointing November it looks like we are about to kick off the season here in Niseko. There is a massive cold front bearing down on us and this is expected to deliver heavy snowfall and freezing conditions throughout the week –...

Grand Hirafu Postpones Opening Day

Nov 21, 2014 | News

Grand Hirafu have announce that they will be postponing their scheduled opening day for a week due to a lack of snow. With 20cm at the base and 50cm at the peak conditions aren’t quite there. Please take a look at Grand Hirafu’s report. Here’s hoping...

A Slower Start Than Expected

Nov 21, 2014 | News, Winter Sports

After the excellent snowfall and excitement of first tracks last week conditions have pretty much stayed cold but without the expected snowfall. At this stage it looks like we will have to wait until next week for decent snowfall. Chances are good that Grand Hirafu...