Myoko Now: Thursday 5th April 2018
- Apr 5, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 1315cm
Posted on Thursday 5th April 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Wasn’t necessarily planning on writing every day, but I had to with snow on the ground. Very light, but it’s snow, and very fine snow is falling at the moment.
Could be even more over the weekend as things get colder….
Akakura Kanko:
190cm, -2°; Myokokogen Sky Cable Gondola, Hotel No. 3 lifts; closing May 6
Akakura Onsen:
145cm, -2° Yodel No. 2, No. 4, No. 5; Kumada No. 1, no. 4 lifts open; closing April 8
Seki Onsen:
290 cm; 5° (no updates here); closing May 6
Lotte Arai Resort:
336cm, 2.5°; Lift operations not released yet; Mamushigaeshi, Exciter, Legendary and Discovery courses closed; Ohkenashi Bowl, FK, North Bowl, Funaishi-zawa, Happy Place and Benzaku-zawa in the avalanche-controlled areas open; closing May 6
Myoko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Thursday 5th April 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1315cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 81cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 468cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 524cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 228cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 33cm reported on 8 days April 2018 snowfall 1cm 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.