Myoko Now: Saturday 15th January 2022
- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 17cm
Snowfall at base this season 687cm
Posted on Saturday 15th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
The snowfall slowed down during the day yesterday, but never actually stopped. Today we've got a touch of sunlight, but the snow is still falling lightly.
That big blast of snow yesterday was not particularly light and fluffy (ask anyone here who had to dig out their car). I think it was the first time ever that NHK's weather guy explained, and warned about, slab avalanches, and that big cohesive layer, on top of a hard, icy layer below, could in fact result in that dangerous type of avalanche. Things should be settling down now, so going into the backcountry will be a better choice than right after the snowfall (but it's still going to be a heavy fight to climb, and the slide risk is definitely still out there).
Akakura Kanko:
300cm, -7°
Akakura Onsen:
340cm, -2°
Several lifts are closed; some ungroomed runs closed due to avalanche risk
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Snow Resort
Top 300cm, bottom 270cm; -6°
Myoko Suginohara:
Top 260cm, bottom 160cm; -7°
Seki Onsen:
360cm, -8°
Myoko Ski Park:
Closed again this season
Kyukamura RunRun:
300cm, -1°
Tangram:
210cm, -7°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
300cm, -5°
Lotte Arai Resort
365cm, 3.5°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
175cm, -10°
Myoko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 15th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 687cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 111cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 30cm reported on 1 day December 2021 snowfall 389cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 268cm reported on 13 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.