Naeba Now: Saturday 15th December 2018
- Dec 15, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 78cm
Posted on Saturday 15th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Snow has been falling since yesterday and there is a lot of activity as more of Naeba opens. There have been spells of clearer conditions with the snow coming back.
From today the Prince Number 2 Gondola is moving as well as the Takenokodaira pair lift up there in the top area of Naeba. You can also ski down from that area back to base.
Naeba is getting rather busy now.
We can expect some sun tomorrow before a return to snowy conditions in the first half of the week.
Operating lifts:
- Prince Number 2 Gondola
- Number 5 quad
- Number 4 romance
- Takenokodaira pair lift
Open courses:
- Takenokodaira
- Downhill course (from top of Gondola to base)
- ...via Number 4 and 5 course lower areas
Planned night-time operations:
- Saturday 15th December 2018 until Sunday 24th March 2019
- 4:00pm until 8:30pm
Naeba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Saturday 15th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 78cm Number of days snowfall observed 7 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 33cm (reported on 10th December) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 77cm observed 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 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.