Myoko Now: Thursday 18th December 2014
- Dec 18, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 70cm
Snowfall at base this season 371cm
Posted on Thursday 18th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
This is being written during a mid snow clearing coffee break; there is a lot of snow out there to clear, and I'm the one to do it.
I am not sure how much snow was on the ground this morning; there was considerable blowing and drifting, and the snow was pretty heavy and wind-packed. It was somewhere around a meter, but what to say officially... 70cm? 80cm? At least the cars are moving here, even if our windows are still completely filled in (snow reaching to the eaves; low, I'll admit, but still more than two and a half meters tall).
The sun did come out for one moment, and was immediately welcomed by insane winds that completely obscured the roads, but which disappeared as the snow came back in. Ah, the wonders of nature.
One word from the wife: a friend reported that there was no one at Akakura Onsen yesterday. Take advantage of this snow, people! Warm up for the season—in powder! The roads are in pretty good shape, actually (OK, you'll have to dig out your car, but..... A meter of snow!
One more cup of coffee, and back out to drive the snow-wrangling beast.
Akakura Onsen:
220cm, -4/-6°
Kumado No. 1, 4 lifts
Myoko Suginohara:
200cm, -3/-10°
Gondola only, today, then back next weekend
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Data as of Thursday 18th December 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 371cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 371cm reported on 9 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.