Myoko Now: Thursday 31st January 2013
- Jan 31, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 17, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 859m
Weather overview Sunny
Wind
Calm
Temperature -
Visibility
Excellent
Posted at 7:56am on Thursday 31st January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
None of the resorts have submitted snow reports today--maybe busy doing those end-of-the-month billings and reporting--but I'll give you the officially, me-observed data for the last day of January. We basically got just a light dusting of snow, after maybe 10cm of wind-blown micro-powder yesterday (tiny, tiny crystals that mean slow skiing). The temperature is currently -5.6°C according to the outside monitor, and it is a beautiful, sunny day.
Enjoy it while you can, because it looks like warm, rainy days for two days, and then winter comes back--a little scary for backcountry conditions, if a rain crust freezes hard and fresh falls on top. Not fun elsewhere, either, to be honest. Remember, cruising the piste is still fun and easier on the knees than ice chunks.
Myoko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 31st January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 859cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 73cm (10th January) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 334cm reported on 12 days January 2013 snowfall 508cm reported on 21 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.