Good morning from Niseko.

As expected we enjoyed lovely clear skies through the day yesterday with a few pleasing scattered white clouds appearing in the evening.

This morning - we're back to the blue skies!

It had to happen at some point... the lower courses at Niseko Grand Hirafu are now closed, meaning that you now need to ride the Ace Number 2 Center Four quad lift back down to base.

Information on what courses remain open at both Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Annupuri has been updated below.

Hirafu Gondola is once again taking a weekday break (part timer!) but should be back open for Golden Week starting on Saturday.

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Ski resort operation information: Monday 22nd April 2019
Planned resort operations - subject to change due to weather conditions

Niseko Grand Hirafu
Niseko Grand Hirafu plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019

Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 240cm
- Base: 15cm

Planned ski lift operations:
- Hirafu quad [8:30am - 4:30pm] * weekends only
- Ace Number 2 Center Four quad [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- King Number 3 quad [8:40am - 4:30pm]
- King Number 4 [8:50am - 4:30pm]

Courses that remain open:
- Detour for Beginners
- Shirakaba
- Center
- Large
- Rinkan
- Jumbo
- Dynamic

* All other courses are closed
* You can no longer ride back down to base
* ...take the Ace Number 2 Center Four quad back to base

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Niseko Annupuri
Niseko Annupuri plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2019

Official snow depth (reported by resort):
- Peak: 220cm
- Base: 35cm

Planned ski lift operations:
- Annupuri Gondola [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 1 quad [8:30am - 4:30pm]
- Jumbo Number 4 pair [8:45am - 4:30pm]

Courses that remain open:
- Champion
- Utopia
- Silver
- Shirakaba
- S-ji
- Paradise
- Family
- Junior

* You can still ride back down to base
* The Gondola is also open for 'sightseeing' (ie. without skis or boards)

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Niseko Village and Niseko HANAZONO areas are now closed for the 2018-2019 season