Natural snow · February

Niseko United snow in February

Over the last 11 winters, mid-mountain (784 m) at Niseko United had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 100% of February days. The summit (1,308 m) reached 100%, the village (260 m) 100%.

Questions

Is there snow in Niseko United in February?

Yes, reliably. Mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 100% of February days over the last 11 winters, before any snowmaking.

Early or late February for snow at Niseko United?

The first and second halves of February have been about as reliable as each other (100% and 100%).

How many recent winters had reliable snow at Niseko United in February?

11 of the last 11. In those winters mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of natural snow on at least 90% of February days. Eleven winters show how much one season differs from the next, not a long-term trend.

Does this include snowmaking?

No. These figures are modelled natural snow only, so groomed pistes often ski better than this.

Snow is modelled from eleven winters of ERA5 weather data, natural snow only. It ignores snowmaking, grooming and wind, so use it to compare places, dates and heights, not as a guarantee. Always check local avalanche bulletins before going off-piste.

Weather and live snowfall: Open-Meteo (ERA5, Copernicus). Terrain: AWS Terrain Tiles. Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles. Ski areas, pistes and lifts: OpenSkiMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0).

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