Myoko Now: Tuesday 31st January 2017
- Jan 31, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 43cm
Snowfall at base this season 986cm
Posted on Tuesday 31st January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
The rain turned to snow at the end of the day yesterday, and then some serious snowfall.
Lots of wind during the night and into the early morning, too, so we have a lot of big snow drifts (like my sealed-in front door earlier; made for some fun shoveling with the hardening rain-soaked stuff at the bottom of the pack).
It's also pretty cold this morning, with the car thermometer (my reliable source when I can't hang one out) said -6° around 7 this morning. It could be a great day, with the sun likely to come out later.
A little care should be taken by those heading into the backcountry; that wind (which has now died down) very likely loaded lee slopes. On top of the rain layer below, things could be a little dicey, so do be careful and maybe avoid the steepest slopes.
Myoko Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Tuesday 31st January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 986cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 91cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 629cm 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.