Naeba Now: Saturday 16th February 2013
- Feb 16, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 618cm
Weather overview Snow
Wind
Moderate to strong
Temperature -
Visibility Poor
Posted on Saturday 16th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Snow bonanza!
Kagura is proudly reporting 40-50cm of fresh white fluffy stuff this morning. Hurray!
But as perhaps expected, the strong winds that we are experiencing this morning are affecting resort operations. Tashiro Ropeway is closed and Kagura is only open from the Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 Romance lift.
Here in Naeba we have around 30cm of snow, and the top lifts and Gondolas here are also on hold due to wind.
Booo!
It can't be helped of course, and while there will certainly be disappointed people today, it just means that the goodies will be on offer to the people who turn up tomorrow. Tomorrow should be calmer and we might even get some sun if the clouds clear up soon enough.
Don't worry about the official snow depths not changing much (or at all in the case of Kagura). The new snow is most definitely here, honest!
Very cold too this morning, one of the coldest this season I reckon. Brrrr...
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Official resort snow depth:
Naeba - 230cm
Kagura - 380cm
Naeba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 16th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 618cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 113cm observed on 10 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.