Myoko Now: Tuesday 4th February 2014
- Feb 4, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 618cm
Posted on Tuesday 4th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
April has left and February has returned. Not with lots of snow yet, but the white stuff is back.
It's a little dust on gray ice at the moment, but hopefully there will be a lot more over the next few days. We need it, after two days where the wind and sun really brought down the levels (as reported by some of the more honest resorts below).
Again, just how well that old snow is going to bind to this fresh is an issue for anyone venturing off into the backcountry. With the thin snow cover so far, and the quick change of temperature, it's likely that there will be a hard layer persisting in the snowpack for a while, which of course means higher avalanche risk. Please be careful when the powder comes back!
Official info:
Akakura Kanko:
180cm
Akakura Onsen:
130cm
Ikenotaira:
205cm
Myoko Suginohara:
150cm
Seki Onsen:
380cm
Myoko Ski Park:
175cm
Myoko Kyukamura Runrun
220cm
Madarao
180cm
Tangram Ski Circus
165cm
Myoko Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Tuesday 4th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 618cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 days January 2014 snowfall 377cm reported on 20 days February 2014 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.