Myoko Now: Friday 23rd February 2024
- Feb 23, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 731cm
Posted on Friday 23rd February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
It's snowing again today, thank goodness, although not a lot has fallen.
The plows actually woke me up around 3:30 am (it's the sound that tells me that action may shortly be required), but they were just cleaning up the washboard that was our road yesterday.
It's coming down pretty nicely at the moment, so let's hope there's more on the way. Look at some of the snow depth figures!
Got an interesting message yesterday (via the site contact form):
Attention: Myoko snow reporter
I have been part of a group of Australian skiers visiting Myoko since 2015 (except corona).
We love your mountain but are concerned about the changes which we observe. Major development plans for the mountain, new international style hotels.
Too many visitors will turn your wonderful mountain into just another ski resort.
Long live Sugi!
And it was signed (in katakana) Robert. Thanks so much for that; yes, we share the concern. I'm lucky enough to be on some advisory groups for the prefecture, and my main message is, if we lose our "Myoko-ness," we'll lose the reason our best guests want to come here. And (unlike some of the newer people here), I like living in Japan; I understand that there are good reasons why locals do what the locals do. And I think Robert feels it too. Change will happen, but I hope we can build better, not just bigger. And, this is a skier's mountain, really, with a lot of really pristine nature just behind us. Is that the place for a shopping center and world cuisine?
Your thoughts always welcome.
Akakura Kanko:
140cm, -6°
Akakura Onsen:
160cm, -3°
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick
125cm, -6° (yesterday's report)
Myoko Suginohara:
85cm, -7°
Kyukamura RunRun:
110cm, -3°
Seki Onsen:
280cm, -4°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
65cm, -3°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
100cm, -4°
Lotte Arai Resort:
303cm, 1.6°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
45cm, -3°
Myoko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 23rd February 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 731cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 1 day December 2023 snowfall 135cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 404cm reported on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 150 cm reported on 12 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.