Naeba Now: Monday 16th January 2017
- Jan 16, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 468cm
Posted on Monday 16th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
A very good morning to you all from Naeba everybody.
Powder! This is definitely the word for today! With over 2 meters of snow fall within the last week and 30cm+ in the last 24 hours there is no lack of fresh powder to be had. For sure today is the day to get your powder board or fat boy skis out!
Conditions are soft, surfy and buttery out there!
It is worth noting that Naeba Ski Area is only reporting 20cm of fresh snow today compared to my observed 30cm, as well as yesterday where they posted between 50-70cm whereas I felt the true number was 80cm. These differences are likely to happen as sometimes it can be difficult to pin point exactly how much snow has fallen as measurements can vary a lot depending on exactly where the measurement is taken.
In general though please be re-assured that when I take a measurement I always strive to take it in a place that fairly reflects the actual snow fall. E.g. I don't find a pile of snow that has been created by the wind etc.
Looking on the weather forecast is for heavy snow until Tuesday. A short break and then heavy snow again as of Friday.
Yep! Yep! Yep! Yep! Yep!
Naeba Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Monday 16th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 468cm Number of days snowfall observed 30 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 301cm observed on 12 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.