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| Last Updated: Tuesday 9th February 2010, 9:58AM |
| New
snowfall |
0cm (Akakan) |
| Previous
day |
305cm (Akakan) |
| Current
snow depth |
250cm (Akakan) |
| Temperature
bottom |
4 (Akakan) |
| Temperature
top |
2 |
| Weather
condition |
Light overcast |
| Wind
condition |
Increasing from west, southwest |
| Visibility |
Good, with occasional fog |
| Lift
operation |
All lifts open |
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| Tuesday 9th February 2010, 9:58AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Light overcast |
| New
snowfall: |
0cm (Akakan) |
| Snow
depth: |
250cm (Akakan) |
It started out a gloomy day in Myoko — rain, lots of rain; clouds, dark gray clouds. Things are looking a bit brighter now, with the sun peeking out and the rain tapering off. The winds are starting to rise a bit from the west/southwest, and it's very mild out.
The forecast for later and on into the week is for snow, so there are good things to look forward to. The rain also conditioned the super-dense windpack and probably brought down a lot of avalanches in the backcountry (it certainly brought down the snowpack figures for most of the resorts, too, apart from the one that never decreases ). It will be interesting to see how things have settled as we begin to venture out again in the coming days.
Current Official Snow Depths:
Akakura Onsen:
265cm
Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
250cm
Ikenotaira:
290cm
Myoko Suginohara:
210cm
Seki Onsen:
570cm
Myoko Ski Park:
300cm
Kyukamura:
300cm
Tangram:
210cm
Madarao:
200cm
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| Monday 8th February 2010, 11:12AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Sunny, with high, thin clouds |
| New
snowfall: |
5cm (Akakan) |
| Snow
depth: |
305cm (Akakan) |
Myoko had a lot of snow over the weekend — wind, snow, more wind and more snow. It's hard to tell how much in total fell; it definitely was more than the resorts are reporting. Pretty heavy windpack out in the trees and backcountry; impossible to ski on Saturday, local reports have it, although better (at least for boarders) on Sunday.
That much windpack on top of some questionable layers in the snow (there are three distinct layers beginning at about 25cm below this latest heavy fall) means that caution is required. There was a major avalanche over in Shiga on a west-facing (ungroomed, currently unused) slope, and now with the sun coming out, the conditions are not getting any better. Choose your slope carefully (tours were called off on Sunday, just because it's too questionable, and probably impossible to ski down — probably a walk-down through the heavy snow!).
Current Official Snow Depths:
Akakura Onsen:
300cm
Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
305cm
Ikenotaira:
290cm
Myoko Suginohara:
230cm
Seki Onsen:
590cm
Myoko Ski Park:
340cm
Kyukamura:
400cm
Tangram:
230cm
Madarao:
240cm
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| Saturday 6th February 2010, 9:59AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Heavy snowfall |
| New
snowfall: |
60+cm (observed) |
| Snow
depth: |
300cm (Akakan) |
One word: snow. Hard to tell when you're constantly shoveling, but somewhere around a meter has fallen since yesterday afternoon. The winds that were predicted have so far not materialized, so the lifts appear to be running just fine.
Offpiste, be very careful; the slopes are loaded and sluffs are a certainty. Avoid terrain traps—or even better yet, stay on the slopes for today—there will be powder everywhere!
Current Official Snow Depths:
Akakura Onsen:
295cm
Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
300cm
Ikenotaira:
280cm
Myoko Suginohara:
220cm
Seki Onsen:
560cm
Myoko Ski Park:
360cm
Kyukamura:
360cm
Tangram:
230cm
Madarao:
220cm
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| Friday 5th February 2010, 5:22PM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Heavy snowfall |
| New
snowfall: |
20cm (observed, end of day) |
| Snow
depth: |
260cm (Akakan) |
Snow continued to fall all through the day today, turning to heavy fall and stronger winds at the end of the day. Cold temperatures and lots of snow make for cold faces; be sure and bring a neck gaiter, fleece face cover, etc. tomorrow.
Looks like there could be considerable snowfall overnight (yeah!); the trains were stopped between Joetsu and Kurohime until 3 pm (ouch). Check with JR if you're on trains tonight or tomorrow; be ready for some lift closures if the predicted high winds come up tomorrow. But the snow is super light, and that makes up for any inconveniences nature might produce. No changes for most of the areas, but more than 20cm has fallen by the end of the day.
Current Official Snow Depths:
Akakura Onsen:
265cm
Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
260cm
Ikenotaira:
235cm
Myoko Suginohara:
200cm
Seki Onsen:
520cm
Myoko Ski Park:
290cm
Kyukamura:
270cm
Tangram:
210cm
Madarao:
190cm
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| Thursday 4th February 2010, 3:52PM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Moderate, ongoing fall of light snow |
| New
snowfall: |
10cm (Akakan) |
| Snow
depth: |
260cm (Akakan) |
Beautiful, continuous fall of light snow... I woke up this morning with found memories of the season of heavy snows three years ago, where it wasn't always heavy snow, but it almost never stopped. Kind of the same feeling in the a.m.—light snowfall that just doesn't seem to want to stop
It's cold as well, so the powder is keeping its high skiability; lots of people coming off the mountain with big smiles on today. More snow is forecast ahead, too...
Current Official Snow Depths:
Akakura Onsen:
260cm
Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
260cm
Ikenotaira:
235cm
Myoko Suginohara:
200cm
Seki Onsen:
520cm
Myoko Ski Park:
290cm
Kyukamura:
290cm
Tangram:
215cm
Madarao:
190cm
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| Wednesday 3rd February 2010, 3:13PM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Moderate to heavy fall of light snow |
| New
snowfall: |
40+cm (observed) |
| Snow
depth: |
250cm (Akakan) |
Well, good intentions.... I hoped to get online early, but we had a good dump of snow, meaning some early-morning snowthrowing, plus a neighbor who is away (so double the normal use of the big machine). But it's nice snow — good big flakes, very, very light. It should be outstanding skiing, as the wind did threaten to rise midday, but never got too strong (i.e., the lifts kept running.
The winds are picking up now a bit, with snow continuing to fall fairly heavily. It's still cold, too, with the temperature at base remaining around -4°.
Current Official Snow Depths:
Akakura Onsen:
265cm
Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
250cm
Ikenotaira:
235cm
Myoko Suginohara:
200cm
Seki Onsen:
500cm
Myoko Ski Park:
290cm
Kyukamura:
290cm
Tangram:
210cm
Madarao:
190cm
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| Tuesday 2nd February 2010, 4:49PM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Sunny day; clouds and winds moving in |
| New
snowfall: |
10+cm (observed) |
| Snow
depth: |
220cm (Akakan) |
Red sun in morning....sailors might take warning, but we're looking ahead toward some good snow ahead. I was up in the mountains early this morning (hence a delayed report), and we could watch the barometer fall and the first flakes start falling. Now, just before 5, winds have become to rush down Mt. Myoko, and the peaks are covered in white.
The local forecasts are for blizzard-like conditions in the morning, and it has that feel right now. I'll post early in the morning, so if the winds are high and the lifts look likely to close, you'll have a heads-up.
Backcountry: lots of layers in the snow, but hard to say what's happening. Some fairly easy shears at 25cm and 45 cm today, but solid on compression tests. As always, watch the steep slopes (i.e. too far south on Maeyama — stick to the north-side ridge on the main face, particularly if we do get a heavy fall.
Current Official Snow Depths:
Akakura Onsen:
225cm
Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
220cm
Ikenotaira:
220cm
Myoko Suginohara:
200cm
Seki Onsen:
480cm
Myoko Ski Park:
240cm
Kyukamura:
250cm
Tangram:
195cm
Madarao:
180cm
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| Bright sun and fresh snow in the trees along the cross-country course between Akakan and Ikenotaira |
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