Myoko Now: Wednesday 28th January 2015
- Jan 28, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 1036cm
Posted on Wednesday 28th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Winter is back! Snow is back!
Nothing like a good, fresh coat of the white stuff to restore the look of the town... the snow was getting a bit ratty looking there....
Not a huge accumulation so far - perhaps 15cm, with some blowing.
Nice, fairly large flakes are falling right now, and what has fallen is pretty light. A little more, and we have the makings of some good powder (keep an eye up high on wind-loading, though; these cycles of warm/rain/sun followed by layers of wind-deposited snow are pretty scary).
A good day to go back outside again; I know a lot of people (like the guys who recognized me this morning, and who went to Nagano for some city fun yesterday) did anything but ski. It happens, right? There's lots to do here, luckily, when the weather and hills don't cooperate.
Funny on the temperatures today: my car, the best and most accurate source, said -5°C at the base of Akakan at 8am.
Akakura Kanko:
340cm, -8° (seems a little low)
Akakura Onsen:
270cm, 0° (seems a little high)
Ikenotaira Onsen:
280cm, -3°
Myoko Suginohara:
250cm, -3°
Seki Onsen:
430cm, -4°
Myoko Ski Park:
320cm, -2°
Kyukamura RunRun:
360cm, -2°
Tangram Ski Circus:
230cm, -3°
Madarao Kogen:
250m, -7°
Myoko Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Wednesday 28th January 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1036cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 475cm reported on 18 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.