Naeba Now: Wednesday 12th December 2012
- Dec 12, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 103cm
Weather overview Light snow
Wind
Varied
Temperature -
Visibility Very good
Posted on Wednesday 12th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Yesterday sure was an interesting one weather wise. Starting off with blue skies and those lasting most of the morning, but we were back to snow by the time things were darker and this morning Kagura has signed the delivery note on 20-30cm of new snow up top.
It is a cold start to the morning and light snow has been falling from the skies this morning though easing off as I write this and it is quite bright now here in Naeba. Glimpses of the sun again? Though not like yesterday with those blue skies early on.
While snow clouds are forecast to be around today and perhaps into tomorrow, it will be the last of new snow for a bit as things are destined to clear up. In fact it looks like we might even get some rain at the weekend - even higher up - so fingers crossed that won't happen but it does seem likely that things are going to warm up a bit come the weekend.
Naeba are hoping to open the famous Daishamen course this weekend and hopefully more - will let you know. For the moment it is still just the No5 lift on the lower slopes that is open.
Nighta at Naeba should open from 22nd December but the resort has decided to open for a one night special this coming Saturday - the No5 lift will be operating from 5pm - 8:30pm.
Kagura continues to be almost fully open.
Official resort snow depth:
Naeba - 90cm
Kagura - 200cm
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Data as of Wednesday 12th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 103cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 100cm observed 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 Naeba. 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.