Myoko Now: Wednesday 7th February 2024
- Feb 7, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 651cm
Posted on Wednesday 7th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A nice additional few centimeters of very light, snowflaky snow overnight; it's sunny with some high, thin clouds and some snow flakes still trickling down from some of those clouds out there.
A nice day to be out on the slopes, really, with lots of white trees and some pretty good views.
Had an interesting talk with our local policeman, after pulling a couple of rental cars out of ice and wet snow: really think twice about renting a car to come to Myoko! Our enforcer of the law talked about helping some people with summer tires; the two I was helping at least had snow tires, but no 4WD. So the front wheels spin like mad and the car goes nowhere. Seems like the rental agencies take the reservation for a 4WD, they just can't keep the reservation (Seinfeld reference, for those of a certain age). Well, they sometimes helpfully throw in some chains, which are useless and difficult and won't get you on the freeway unless they're over snow tires and maybe not even then. I'm not sure, because I'm ready (4WD, snow tires, all the gear, the mighty wet-work rubberized gloves). Public transport is great in Japan! Send your bags straight to your hotel, or to the airport on your return home!
Akakura Kanko:
210cm, -5°
Akakura Onsen:
230cm, -3°
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick:
175cm, -5°
Myoko Suginohara:
150cm, -6°
Kyukamura RunRun:
180cm, -2°
Seki Onsen:
270cm, -3°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
120cm, -6°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
160cm, -4°
Lotte Arai Resort:
333cm, 1.2°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
120cm, -4° (also exceeding one meter again!)
Myoko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 7th February 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 651cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 1 day December 2023 snowfall 135cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 404cm reported on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 70cm reported on 5 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.