Myoko Now: Thursday 21st January 2016
- Jan 21, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 318cm
Posted on Thursday 21st January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
All that thunder and lightning and wind paid off, as we got a pretty good snowfall overnight. No where near the 80cm the news channels were saying was likely, but at least we're seeing ski areas finally (apart from always-increasing Seki) raising there snowfall totals. That's especially good news for the resorts on the south side, which had much lower levels than the Akakuras and Seki.
Light snow continues to fall, although it's not adding that much to the 30cm or so we had here at the base level. Looking very positive for Saturday and Sunday, though.
A lot of graupel (soft hail) fell, especially high up, and the grains were pretty big. If we do get more heavy snow on top of that level, be careful until it's clear that the round stuff has bonded well with the rest of the snowpack. It's the first time this season I get to say be careful about potential avalanche danger! But, with those high winds, too, it's a good time to be a little cautious on lee slopes and most steep slopes if more snow does fall.
And at Akakura Kanko, the snow meant that the town-run Yuki Saka Ba, an igloo bar featuring Myoko's three saké brands, finally opens tomorrow night after being postponed since the beginning of the month.
Akakura Kanko:
-6° / 145cm
Akakura Onsen:
-4° / 130cm
Ikenotaira Onsen:
-4° / 110cm
Myoko Suginohara:
-10° (top)/ 120cm
Seki Onsen:
-5° / 200cm
Myoko Ski Park:
-2° / 140cm
Kyukamura RunRun:
-4° / 140cm
Tangram Ski Circus:
-4° / 120cm
Madarao Kogen:
-4° / 120cm
Myoko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Thursday 21st January 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 318cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (29th December; 1st, 8th and 21st January) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 178cm reported on 13 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.