Myoko Now: Monday 18th March 2013
- Mar 18, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1335m
Weather overview Cloudy with showers at times
Wind
Strong westerly
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted at 10:27am on Monday 18th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
The wind is way up, the rain is occasionally sprinkling down, but no heavy rains just yet on a Monday in Myoko.
You can almost see the snowpack decreasing in the breeze, though; there's still a good amount of snow up on the hill, but the roadside walls are just falling away rapidly. It is WARM, too - all the morning reports are in the just-under-plus-ten degrees area (except Akakura Onsen, which didn't file today, and Seki, which has listed a cryptic "00" for the temperature....)
Looks like rain will continue through tomorrow, when one again the freezing line will be coming way don the mountain, bringing some snow with it. It's definitely been a blustery March this year (unfortunately without the powder we've seen over the last few seasons).
The high wind makes lift closures possible, so check before you go, especially the gondolas at Suginohara and Akakan.
Myoko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 18th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1335cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 73cm (10th January) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 334cm reported on 12 days January 2013 snowfall 508cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 424cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 52cm 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.