Myoko Now: Saturday 16th February 2013
- Feb 16, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 17, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 50cm
Snowfall at base this season 1030m
Weather overview Heavy snow
Wind
Moderate+
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted at 9:26am on Saturday 16th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Be careful what you wish for: one of the fine people behind this website and I were chatting yesterday about how we miss the almost-emergency days of the past few years when the snow takes over daily life.... well, it almost happened today. Lots of snow, lots of wind, drifting, blowing, probable lift and train stoppages (no shower in the house at first too--blocked exhaust pipe).
Ah, the joys of snow country.
Hard to tell how much actually fell, because there was a lot of drifting, but it was a lot, and the density is pretty high. Let's say probably half a metre.
Offpiste, things are a little sketchy; we did see some avalanche debris in valleys below some steep open faces two days ago, probably some sliding over the rain crust that was still persisting in the snowpack. We'll be digging today, so I'll let you know how things are changing (but be careful, and watch for sluffs at least on the steeps today).
Myoko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 16th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1030cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 73cm (10th January) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 334cm reported on 12 days January 2013 snowfall 508cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 171cm reported on 11 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.