Myoko Now: Saturday 18th December 2021
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 60cm
Snowfall at base this season 122cm
Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
An exciting 24 hours, with all of the news stations telling us how much snow and wind we were likely to get, and then dropping temperatures and a fairly dramatic sky as the clouds began shooting up over the peaks.
Lots of wind all night, so the snow depths are pretty variable depending on wind exposure. Oh, yeah, and 60cm of snow at base level, which is nice (and why I'm later than I planned — early season snow clearing always takes longer than we expect....Plugged chutes on snow blowers, forgetting how to plow, that kind of thing)
Several of the ski areas were supposed to open last week or today; looks like this nice base will let some of them send out the snow cats to pack the snow down, and open tomorrow (see listings below for more info!)
Akakura Kanko:
Scheduled to open tomorrow, with the Myokokogen Sky Cable Gondola and No. 5 lift running. Not reporting temperature or snow depth yet.
Akakura Onsen:
45cm, -2°
Planning to open tomorrow
Alpen Blick Snow Resort
Scheduled to open today, but no new info yet....
Myoko Suginohara:
Scheduled to open December 25
Seki Onsen:
Scheduled to open December 23
Myoko Ski Park:
Closed again this season
Kyukamura RunRun:
Website says they're opening today, but no further details (or temps/depth)
Tangram:
60cm, -2°
3 of 5 lifts scheduled to open
Madarao Mountain Resort:
60cm, -7°
Scheduled to open tomorrow
Lotte Arai Resort
63cm, 9°
Arai Gondola and Zendana Lift running
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
Scheduled to open December 25
Myoko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 122cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (18th December) November 2021 snowfall 30cm reported on 1 day December 2021 snowfall 92cm reported on 3 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.