Myoko Now: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 833cm
Posted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Seems like everybody got snow except Myoko again; people traveling to Nagano got 20cm; even Tokyo got its heaviest snow since 2014. Not much yet as of this morning here, even as the winds have started to pick up.
If the forecasts are correct, today is the day for wind; if it blows anywhere near the 60kph at 1000 meters that is predicted, the gondolas at Akakan and Suginohara are likely to close, as will other lifts open to the winds. Just hope the wind also brings some more powder!
We can use a reset in the backcountry, and a rebuild of the snowpack on the groomed (so we can keep going into spring).
Out early today (course judge for a cross-country race); basically nothing has changed from yesterday!
Myoko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 833cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 81cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 468cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 304cm 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.