Naeba Now: Sunday 18th February 2018
- Feb 18, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 51cm
Snowfall at base this season 849cm
Posted on Sunday 18th February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Naeba!
It was a snow-globe day yesterday, with "Storm Halle" hitting with full force. This is the first significant storm system we have had move through since later January, so the fresh, deeper snow is a welcomed surprise. With heavy snow continuing to fall as I type, we have already had accumilations of 51cm in the past 24 hours. The snowfall is forecast to ease off as the day goes on, however there are no signs of any let up yet. The air temperature is a cool -7°C this morning, with no expectation that it will increase above this today. The wind has dropped significantly, however there is a breeze continuing to bring in this heavy snowfall. The pistes will be fresh and fun, with fresh lines for everyone, however the lifts are likely to be slow to get going this morning due to the snowfall.
Looking forwards, "Sotmr Halle" looks set to stick around until tomorrow morning, with further snowfall lightening but continuing throughout today. The winds will continue to ease all through the night, dropping off signfiicantly tomorrow. The air temperature will also increase tomorrow morning to a more comfortable -1°C, however it is predicted to remain below 0°C until at least Thursday. We can expect the snow to clear tomorrow breifly, however it will be back on Tuesday with further moderate snowfall.
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 18th February 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 849cm Number of days snowfall observed 48 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 79cm (reported on 14th December) November 2017 snowfall 46cm observed on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 400cm observed on 18 days January 2018 snowfall 307cm observed on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 96cm observed on 11 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.