Myoko Now: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
- Feb 23, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 656cm
Posted on Tuesday 23rd February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
The sun's out again - this is getting a bit repetitive this year!
A little snow, then a day of sun. Nothing anything to improve the snowpack, as today's figures show. Even Seki Onsen has started to bring the figures down (although, the 300cm figure still shows that little resort's eternal optimism. Love you guys).
I'm also sad to see the potential heavier snow toward the end of the week has once again diminished to "snow showers" and "light snow," terms I have come to hate. Mostly because this year, light snow really means little light crystals that hardly amount to anything, where in most years we'd have light fall of typical big flakes, and maybe 10cm. THAT is light snow.
OK, I'm getting pessimistic and gloomy again, and it is, after all a nice sunny day, and we're in one of the lovely places of the earth, right? Looking out my window, I also realize that the brush has indeed slowly gotten pushed down a bit by the creeping snow, so it might be fun to get out on snowshoes or light touring skis, even if most of the backcountry still is pretty hard to get through in sections. it just doesn't look like late February....
Oh, but I am adding some snow from yesterday; there was more than 1cm, especially a little bit to the north, and a bit more added on. Just to keep us honest, truthful and accurate.
Akakura Kanko:
-2° / 180cm
Akakura Onsen:
-5° / 165cm
Ikenotaira Onsen:
-4° / 130cm
Myoko Suginohara:
-6° / 100cm
Seki Onsen:
-1° / 300cm
Myoko Ski Park:
4° / 150cm
Kyukamura RunRun:
2° / 170cm
Tangram Ski Circus:
-1° / 140cm
Madarao Kogen:
-2° / 110cm
Myoko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 23rd February 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 656cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 267cm reported on 18 days February 2015 snowfall 249cm reported on 14 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.