Myoko Now: Tuesday 5th March 2013
- Mar 5, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1308m
Weather overview Partly sunny, sometimes light snow
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted at 10:37am on Tuesday 5th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Snow keeps trying to fall this morning, with big, fat flakes drifting down even as the sun peeks out from time to time. It could be snowing higher up in the mountains--hard to tell with the peaks again covered in cloud. It should be nice to have a little taste of winter (I mean soft, cold, fresh snow) before things go springlike later in the week. The forecast looks like things won't be s warm as was earlier noted, but rain has suddenly also appeared around Friday and Saturday.
I have to confirm this, but I got word about a foreign skier who decided to go sidecountry, overshot the exit road and ended up in a valley to nowhere. The fire department and police got called in; apparently a successful rescue, but another example of the need to know before you go. Exploring is great; requiring a rescue is not.
Myoko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 5th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1308cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 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 February 2013 snowfall 424cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 25cm reported on 2 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.