Niseko Announce New Gondola
Niseko Village has confirmed a major lift expansion that will reshape access on the southern side of the Niseko United ski area, with a new gondola scheduled to open next winter and a second stage planned for 2027–28.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 01 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
min °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
chill °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Humid % | 94 | 95 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 50 | 51 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 69 | 60 | 57 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 75 |
Freeze m | 4500 | 4450 | 4450 | 4600 | 4700 | 4900 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5350 | 5450 | 5400 | 5450 | 5400 | 5300 | 5300 | 5200 |
 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Resort name is also written as Niseko Hirafu.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
Overall 3.9 Based on 81 votes and 120 reviews
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- Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
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