Myoko Now: Tuesday 11th March 2014
- Mar 11, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 1003cm
Posted on Tuesday 11th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
It's clear and very white in Myoko this morning.
No official reports in yet, but I have work to do and a report to file, so I'll say we had about 15cm overnight on top of the 25 or so yesterday. To be honest, the resorts' reports aren't all that helpful; we're still seeing some saying they're losing snow when others are adding fresh to the count. Overall I guess they give a pretty good sense of where we are, and thankfully the snowpack has recovered from our earlier bouts with rain and wind.
The avalanche danger definitely is higher today, with lots of wind loading the past three days (there are plumes blowing off the peaks this morning as well). Be very careful on lee slopes, as pillows of wind-blown snow are almost certainly out there and ready to break. And today's hint: carry a good map. We almost had another rescue on Saturday, with a skier going off of Suginohara and ending up, drenched, in a stream at the bottom of a valley. Luckily his emergency call gave police a good triangulation and he was found by the resort's snowcat. It's likely he would have had at the very best a cold, cold night. We won't think about the worst (just glad he's OK).
Official info:
Akakura Kanko:
350cm
Akakura Onsen:
250cm
Ikenotaira:
235cm
Myoko Suginohara:
210cm
Seki Onsen:
450cm
Myoko Ski Park:
310cm
Myoko Kyukamura Runrun
350cm
Madarao
230cm
Tangram Ski Circus
210cm
Myoko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Tuesday 11th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 1003cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 days January 2014 snowfall 377cm reported on 20 days February 2014 snowfall 242cm reported on 15 days March 2014 snowfall 145cm reported on 9 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.