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Myoko Now: Wednesday 6th December 2017

  • Dec 6, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 26cm
Snowfall at base this season 92cm

Posted on Wednesday 6th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.


26cm of nice fresh out there this morning!


It's also a lot lighter than last month's pretty wet first falls... very encouraging.


We're getting very close now; that freezing line (the altitude where it's 0°C) will be mostly staying below 1000 meters, and there's a chance for some heavy snow toward the end of the week, so Akakura Onsen might just make its planned Saturday opening. If not, it's not far off.


And you have to remember, too, that we often wonder weather or not we'll have a white Christmas (sometimes right up to about the 23rd-24th) and then it turns around right away.


I'd say things are looking pretty positive.


Official planned season ski resort opening dates:


Saturday 9th December 2017:

Akakura Onsen


Friday 15th December 2017:

Akakura Kanko


Saturday 16th December 2017:

Ikenotaira Onsen

Kyukamura RunRun

Lotte Arai Resort

Tangram Ski Circus

Madarao Kogen


Sunday 17th December 2017:

Myoko Ski Park


Saturday 23rd December 2017:

Myoko Suginohara

Seki Onsen

Kurohime Kogen Snow Park



Myoko Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Wednesday 6th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 92cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (6th December) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 31cm reported on 2 days




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