Myoko Now: Tuesday 1st March 2016
- Mar 1, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 60cm
Snowfall at base this season 793cm
Posted on Tuesday 1st March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A great start to March, with 60cm of snow on the ground (hard to tell, really, as there was a lot of wind involved through the night).
Sorry not to post earlier, but the snow also meant I got called out to play with the heavy metal (I love little bulldozers), especially since I still need to change a fan belt on the snow thrower - which is really more convenient, but it's nice to sit and work in a warm cab).
The snow continues to fall, and it's nice and cold. Really feels like winter in Myoko. Late though it may be, it's still welcome.
Time to enjoy it, because once again we'll see the freezing line rise up on the weekend to 2000 meters or more. We keep seeing this in the 2016 season, and I hope we won't in 2017.
The word from the mountain is good, light snow up high. With all that wind - we had cornices and windloading around the house - be careful on lee slopes up there. If you don't know what I mean, time to do a little study before you go out!
Akakura Kanko:
-9° / 220cm
Akakura Onsen:
-8° / 200cm
Ikenotaira Onsen:
-7° / 130cm
Myoko Suginohara:
-14° (top) / 130cm
Seki Onsen:
-7° / 330cm
Myoko Ski Park:
-4° / 200cm
Kyukamura RunRun:
-1° / 240cm
Tangram Ski Circus:
-5° / 140cm
Madarao Kogen:
-9° / 160cm
Myoko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 1st March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 793cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (1st March) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 267cm reported on 18 days February 2015 snowfall 326cm reported on 18 days March 2015 snowfall 60cm reported on 1 day |
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.