Myoko Now: Friday 26th January 2024
- Jan 26, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 573cm
Posted on Friday 26th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A bit more snow overnight; there must have been some strong winds blowing at some time during the night, because there was a lot of birch bark bits all over the surface of the snow this morning, and some shovels blown around.
Calm early, though, when I got up for the (luckily light) snow clearing activities.
One request for visitors: don't ride on the streets! We had a big group of boarders coming down the main street heading down the hill just north of the Kanko gondola last night, mostly sitting (so really hard to see) and one guy standing. In Japan, there are laws, and there's local agreement, and while there isn't a specific law against it, the agreement locally is you don't do it. Cars can't see you, especially if it's snowing; generally it freaks people out. And it's generally disrespectful, especially if a local asks you to stop. And you don't. Ain't your home, kids, so play nice (or go home).
And most people are great, by the way.
That was curmudgeonly! Good to get it off my chest....
Akakura Kanko:
180cm, -8°
Akakura Onsen:
190cm, -4°
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick:
150cm, -7° (no new report)
Myoko Suginohara:
155cm, -9°
Kyukamura RunRun:
180cm, -2°
Seki Onsen:
240cm, -6°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
110cm, -3°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
150cm, -6°
Lotte Arai Resort:
293cm, 1.1°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
120cm, -9°
Myoko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 26th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 573cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 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 396cm 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.