Myoko Now: Saturday 24th December 2022
- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 60cm
Posted on Saturday 24th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
We have some serious snowfall going on this morning.
The wind really picked up late last night as the first flakes began to fall; it was pretty windy at moments about 30 minutes ago but it's calmed down as the snow starts to fall more heavily. And as I write this, we're suddenly seeing some almost cyclical, heavy winds coming from all directions. Strong enough that there might be lift closures, especially Akakan's gondola.
I'm going to whine about the ski area reporting today, because it's a lot harder this year to sort through the websites to find what we really need to know - how much snow, what's the temperature, and, most importantly, which lifts and runs are open. The list of shame: Akakura Onsen, which has twice delayed opening (and that's OK), but gave us a lengthy weather report but no notes on when, which lifts, etc. Seki Onsen, which is never easy to understand (lots of unrelated, outdated information and a tiny text note of "Open!"). Alpen Blick/Ikenotaira, which used to have an easy-to-understand listing of lifts, snow, runs, temps, but now makes you dig through the more "resort-oriented" website, to then download a pdf with the daily report (OK, I need to change my browser so it opens pdfs onscreen, but you get my meaning). And the link is dead anyway. Lotte Arai is getting better about noting which lifts will be open later on (9am is too late, right?), but that is really an early-season issue.
End of my rant, people! The positive: it's really exciting to see real, vision-obscuring, continuous snowfall. Tomorrow the conditions will be very different, if the snow continues at the current rate, which is putting down a few centimeters per hour.
Openings and operations
Akakura Kanko:
80, -6°
All lifts except Hotel No. 1
Akakura Onsen:
25cm, -3°
Waiting for more snow (unclear info)
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick
Rescheduled opening to December 24, but they’re also noting a possible delay
Myoko Suginohara:
Opening was supposed to be today, but postponed
Seki Onsen:
70cm, -4°
Open. It seems.
Kyukamura RunRun:
Waiting for snow (no new info)
Tangram Ski Circus:
20cm, -5°
Nos. 1, 3 lifts
Madarao Mountain Resort:
15cm, -5°
No. 1 lift
Lotte Arai Resort
136cm, 3.3°
Arai Gondola, Zendana lift, Okenashi lift
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
20cm, -8°
Pre-opening today; events but no lifts
Myoko Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Saturday 24th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 60cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 60cm 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.