Our Snow Report for Niseko Hirafu brings daily updates on the snow conditions, snow depths, piste and offpiste conditions and the number of open ski lifts. The latest Niseko Hirafu snow report shown below was updated on 30/04/2012. Snow Reports are provided regularly throughout the ski season courtesy of our own network of ski resort managers, the Skiclub of Great Britain and Skiresort Service International GmbH. In addition to the current report on ski conditions, we also provide webcams (including a 4 week cam archive), current live observations from nearby weather stations and also historical snow data for Niseko Hirafu.

Niseko Hirafu Snow Report Issued: 30/04/2012
Last snowed:	26/04/2012
Lifts open:	11 out of 25
Snow Depths
Upper slopes:	280 cm
Lower slopes:	50 cm
New Snow at top:
Most recent snowfall:	5 cm on 26/04/2012
Piste Information
On piste:	Good
Off piste:	Varied
Resort runs:	Heavy
Niseko Hirafu Ski Report
Niseko Hirafu Snow Conditions
Very good piste conditions, best at top
Reported Weather Conditions
Sun/cloud, Partly cloudy, some sunny spells, Temperature: 14° C

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Snow Reports from ski resorts close to Niseko Hirafu
	Distance	Summary Snow Report
Kagura	684 km	Report Date: 27/05/2012 Lower Depth: 0 cm Upper Depth: 0 cm New Snow: 07/04/2012 Lifts open: 0
Eaglecrest Ski Area	5883 km	Report Date: 04/16/2012 Lower Depth: 0 cm Upper Depth: 0 cm New Snow: Lifts open: 0
Last Frontier Heliskiing - Ripley Creek	6245 km	Report Date: 04/23/2012 Lower Depth: 0 cm Upper Depth: 0 cm New Snow: Lifts open: 0
Murray Ridge	6686 km	Report Date: 04/08/2012 Lower Depth: 0 cm Upper Depth: 0 cm New Snow: Lifts open: 0
Powder King	6707 km	Report Date: 04/30/2012 Lower Depth: 0 cm Upper Depth: 0 cm New Snow: Lifts open: 0

Notes on the Niseko Hirafu Snow Report

You will notice in the above snow report for Niseko Hirafu that our reporters have provided information for the piste and offpiste ski conditions separately. If it has not snowed for a week or so in Niseko Hirafu then, as long as temperatures stay well below zero, the resort managers are often able to keep the piste conditions reporting "good" or even "excellent". Meanwhile, the off-piste conditions can quickly deteriorate to report "varied" as the area gets tracked out.

We stress the importance of checking the date on the Niseko Hirafu snow report particularly around weekends. For example, the snow report for Niseko Hirafu on Friday may indicate powder after recent snowfall but following a sunny and busy weekend, when the locals hit the mountains en masse, the ski conditions (at any resort) can deteriorate rapidly and late arrivals may see very different ski conditions. Of course some people look for deteriorating conditions in the snow report for the likely development of mogul fields but for powder lovers and particularly snowboarders this can mean tracked out off-piste snow. Of course, this doesn’t always happen quickly after fresh snowfall particularly at quiet North facing resorts at high altitude where genuine powder stashes may be found days or even weeks later. It is worth checking the piste map for Niseko Hirafu (found in menu above) for the location of favourable slopes that may be described in the "Niseko Hirafu Snow Conditions" part of the snow report. In addition to checking the Niseko Hirafu snow report we recommend that you check the snow forecasts found in the menu at the top of the page along with our ski resort guide.