Myoko Now: Wednesday 7th December 2016
- Dec 7, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 37cm
Posted on Wednesday 7th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
The first real snow of the year!
We knew something was ahead yesterday when the day started with the rumbling of thunder high above the mountains, one of the signs of snow ahead (actually, I hear it's from graupel—soft hail—high up in the clouds bouncing around and generating static electricity). We got about 25 centimeters, my snow ruler tells me. It's wet, it's sticky, but everything's white and that is good.
The official (snow permitting) area openings are coming up:
Akakura Kanko: Dec. 16
Akakura Onsen: Dec. 10
Ikenotaira Onsen: Dec. 17
Myoko Suginohara: Dec. 23
Seki Onsen: Dec. 23
Myoko Ski Park: Dec. 18
Kyukamura RunRun: Dec. 17
Tangram Ski Circus: Dec. 17
Madarao Kogen: Dec. 17
This is some good, moist, early-season snow, which hopefully will make a nice base for further snowfalls.
Myoko Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 7th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 37cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (7th December) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 25cm 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.