Myoko Now: Thursday 25th February 2016
- Feb 25, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 722cm
Posted on Thursday 25th February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Another jaw dropper: it kept on snowing overnight and into the morning! It looks like... it looks like a good December out there (we have no snow walls to mention this year). It's not particularly heavy at the moment, but it is falling steadily, and that has meant another 25cm by morning.
And, of course, this is the day that the snowthrower threw its fan belt....
Well, we can always find some sort of machinery to deal with the snow; the important thing is that it is snowing out there, and the resorts are reporting an increase in snow cover. After a season of writing grim snow reports, I have this warm feeling inside. If this keeps up, maybe we'll have some spring skiing, and resorts staying open as planned (not to jinx anything; the snowpack really is low, and one good south wind with rain can eat a sizeable portion of it!).
I have to run early this morning, so all old reports are marked with an *
Myoko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Thursday 25th February 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 722cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 315cm reported on 16 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.