0 cm of fresh snow has accumulated in Niseko in the 12 hours to 7am.
Conditions at Hirafu midway station (820m)
Snowfall estimated: 0 cm
Temperature: 0.7 °C
Wind: NNW 7.2 m/s
Conditions observed in Niseko Town (139m)
Snowfall observed: 0 cm
Temperature: 4.6 °C
Wind: NW 2.6 m/s
It’s sunny but a spring haze covers all Niseko today. I went to Niseko Village yesterday. Rain at night was snow at upper area. A few cm of new snow was very sticky and not welcome:( However the groomers were in good condition and I enjoyed it!
Today is even warmer than yesterday, I will go to Grand Hirafu at opening time 8:30 am. If the temperature is high like today, better to go earlier as groomers will be chopped out easily. Snow could be sticky today because of spring haze, yellow dust from northern China and Mongolia, this changes snow yellow and sticky.
Sunny and warm for whole this week. Enjoy spring days!!
– Maiko :)
