Myoko Now: Monday 8th February 2016
- Feb 8, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 471cm
Posted on Monday 8th February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A super-bluebird day in Myoko today; not a cloud in the local sky, cold temps, bright white snow.... Wish the snow would keep falling for days and days, but it is nice to have a day like this so people can enjoy seeing what a beautiful area it really is. Still pretty brown up there, but Mt. Myoko is shining and white today.
Looks like snow is back on tomorrow, and hopefully it will be a big one (heavy snow is forecast). Then a day or two to enjoy it before things get seriously weird and the freezing line moves all the way up to 3000 meters on Saturday. I hope they're wrong on this, but I doubt it, and that warm spell is accompanied with heavy rains.
If that does happen, on top of fresh snow, stay out of the mountains (maybe it will be raining so hard people won't even think of heading out). Rain on new snow? Avalanches will be happening everywhere, so really really think about doing something else. If the snow is settled, it's not such a big worry, but this sudden change could bring some pretty extreme conditions.
Akakura Kanko:
-7° / 220cm
Akakura Onsen:
-11° / 170cm
Ikenotaira Onsen:
-11° / 150cm
Myoko Suginohara:
-12° (top? a little strange today)/ 120cm
Seki Onsen:
-3° / 290cm
Myoko Ski Park:
-5° / 180cm
Kyukamura RunRun:
-5° / 170cm
Tangram Ski Circus:
-8° / 145cm
Madarao Kogen:
-9° / 140cm
Myoko Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Monday 8th February 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 471cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (25th January) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 267cm reported on 18 days February 2015 snowfall 64cm reported on 6 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.