Myoko Now: Thursday 6th February 2025
- Feb 6, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 62cm
Snowfall at base this season 1057cm
Posted on Thursday 6th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Some crazy snow and wind last night, and a pretty good addition to the snowpack this morning. It’s still coming down steadily now, if it is pretty fine flakes. There are high wind warnings up for Niigata Prefecture today, and Saturday also looks like it could bring some pretty strong breezes to us. It was and is staying cold, too.
There is a pretty hard layer underneath the new snow, so people heading to the backcountry should be a bit cautious today. Lots of light snow also increases the chances of sluffing, and you don’t want to be carried into a valley by flowing soft snow.
Heavy snows cause some unexpected things.
Stopped by my house in the afternoon and smelled what seemed like gas; checked the stove and fixtures, didn’t find anything, but there were some gasoline cans in the entry that needed to be filled for a car-less neighbor. Going to my office, I saw a fire truck with it’s light on one street up, so went to check. The neighbors said the stream started to smell like kerosene; maybe an old tank had been ruptured by the snow; maybe somebody’s snowthrower tank slid into the stream. Went home to find another fire truck at my house, where snow sliding off the roof had knocked the gas meter to the side and allowed gas to leak! Unrelated, but still smelly, and means no hot water in the house until the crew can pull the whole thing out. Which means many hours of digging (the pipes start about five meters down under the snow that has fallen from the roof). Ah, the unexpected fun that comes in snow country. It’s not just avalanches we have to worry about.
Akakura Kanko:
350cm, -9°
Akakura Onsen:
360cm, -5°
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick:
290cm, -9°
Myoko Suginohara:
280cm top, 180cm base, -10°
Kyukamura RunRun:
300cm, -5°
Seki Onsen:
450cm, -11°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
190cm, -6°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
270cm, -7°
Lotte Arai Resort:
597cm, -1°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
240cm top, 200cm base; -8°
Myoko Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 6th February 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1057cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 87cm (16th January) November 2024 snowfall 8cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 513cm reported on 19 days January 2025 snowfall 415cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 121cm reported on 4 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.