Myoko Now: Thursday 17th December 2020
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 72cm
Snowfall at base this season 191cm
Posted on Thursday 17th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Another mad day of snow; it was a "double Peter" — "Peter," or "pee-tah" being the local slang for a snowthrower; double because, well, it took two sessions of clearing to make sure our cars could get in to park safely.
A little bit of wind late last night, so a little bit of drifting, but not much really compared to what can happen. So a pretty big one-day fall; please see photo and note, too, that I didn't measure at the top of the settlement cone, but on the flat there. So 72cm is a big number, but I'm pretty confident about it!
It may be starting to peter out here; the sun just tried to come out, and the snow has tapered off.
The forecast is for a bit of a break tomorrow, but then those Siberian winds off the Sea of Japan return Saturday, just in time for most of the resorts to open. Imagine that: a powder, pre-Christmas opener! Just too good....
Here's today's information:
Akakura Kanko:
Opening December 19
Akakura Onsen:
90cm, -2°C
Ikenotaira Onsen:
Opening December 19
Myoko Suginohara:
Opening December 26
Seki Onsen:
Opening December 19
Kyukamura RunRun:
Opening December 19
Tangram Ski Circus:
Opening December 19
Madarao Kogen:
Opening December 19
Lotte Arai Resort
243cm, -1.6°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
Opening December 26
Myoko Ski Park:
Closed this season
Myoko Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Thursday 17th December 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 191cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (17th December) November 2020 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2020 snowfall 190cm reported on 5 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.