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Myoko Now: Friday 17th April 2015

  • Apr 17, 2015
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1558cm

Posted on Friday 17th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.


Not a great day before we enter the weekend; a low-pressure center moving to the north brought some strong winds earlier, and rain and gloom at the moment.


But it looks like a nice weekend ahead, with high pressure moving in, bringing sun and warmer weather for Saturday and Sunday.


Perhaps we'll have a repeat of last weekend, which saw a really full parking lot at Akakura Kanko and a lot of happy-looking skiers out there. Also nice to see many international families out there as well - the powder season is great, but it's nice in spring, too, as the trees start to turn green, and the first cherry blossoms are now just starting to come out at base level (you really have to look for them, but they're there, and there will be a lot more soon!).


Hard to tell from their website, but it appears that Seki is closed today, but will open for the weekend. It doesn't say "closed" for the current condition, but does say "reopen" in Japanese. Your writer can at least decipher that part...


Akakura Kanko:

240cm, 7°

Open through May 5. Myokokogen Sky Cable gondola and No. 3 lift


Akakura Onsen:

Closed


Ikenotaira Onsen:

Closed


Myoko Suginohara:

Closed


Seki Onsen:

(Not updating the daily reports)

Planning to stay open until mid-May


Myoko Ski Park:

Closed


Kyukamura RunRun:

Closed


Tangram Ski Circus:

Closed


Madarao Kogen:

Closed



Myoko Now 2014-2015 season

Data as of Friday 17th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1558cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 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 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 155cm reported on 11 days April 2015 snowfall 0cm




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