Myoko Now: Friday 16th January 2015
- Jan 16, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 851cm
Posted on Friday 16th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
It's one of those days where it looks like something is about to happen, but it's not doing anything just yet.
We had some pretty good snow falling last night; wet, but some pretty good snowfall. By morning, though, it only was about 15cm in total (and still pretty heavy). Right now it's dark over Mt. Myoko and Mt. Kurohime just to the south; it seems like a lot of weather sort of sneaks in through the gap between the two mountains. The marker flags outside are also hanging absolutely limp - not a hint of wind.
Snow is also on the forecast, but it's not here yet, either. The good news is that we didn't have any rain in the end yesterday, as gloomy as it seemed early in the day. Right now, we're just waiting for whatever happens next—hopefully a good snowfall and a reset on the hill.
Offpiste there was still some good snow remaining on north faces, but that will need some help soon, too (and the temperatures are not as low as the resorts are reporting; it was 0° at the base of Akakan at 7:30 this morning—Ikenotaira and Myoko Snow Park win the honest reporting award for the day).
Akakura Kanko:
320cm, -3°
Akakura Onsen:
248cm, -2°
Ikenotaira Onsen:
270cm, 0°
Myoko Suginohara:
240cm, -8° (top)
Seki Onsen:
450cm, -3°
Myoko Ski Park:
280cm, 0°
Kyukamura RunRun:
330cm, 0°
Tangram Ski Circus:
210cm, -3°
Madarao Kogen:
230m, -3°
Myoko Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Friday 16th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 851cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 290cm reported on 10 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.