Myoko Now: Saturday 30th January 2016
- Jan 30, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 35cm
Snowfall at base this season 406cm
Posted on Saturday 30th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
We had a pretty nice snowfall over night in Myoko, with about 35 cm of fresh to be snowthrown this morning (I'm actually getting a little use out of my trusty monster machine).
The ski areas aren't reporting much additional depth to the snowpack reports, but it did fall. Not really a heavy snow, but of course welcome. Looks like we'll continue to get some light snow later today and on through the weekend, although it's not snowing at the moment.
It's kind of a slow news time, to be honest.... the Myoko Police did issue a warning following some injuries and theft on the slopes (including one fatality involving a foreign national hitting a Japanese person), but still not much by general standards.
Backcountry hasn't been much of an issue, because there isn't that much snow, and there's not open space to get into much trouble. Still lots of small trees to get hung up in, though. So I'm looking out the window toward some gray, cloud-obscured peaks, wondering what it's going to do next. Kind of an "unh" day, I'd say.
Akakura Kanko:
-3° / 195cm
Akakura Onsen:
-4° / 140cm
Ikenotaira Onsen:
-4° / 150cm
Myoko Suginohara:
-7° (top)/ 110cm
Seki Onsen:
-3° / 270cm
Myoko Ski Park:
0° / 145cm
Kyukamura RunRun:
-2° / 160cm
Tangram Ski Circus:
-2° / 145cm
Madarao Kogen:
-5° / 135cm
Myoko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Saturday 30th January 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 406cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (25th January) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 266cm reported on 17 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.