Naeba Now: Monday 21st January 2019
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 16, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 457cm
Posted on Monday 21st January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Naeba.
Another good 20+cm of fresh snow at base and it is a cold morning.
Strong winds mean that the Dragondola is closed this morning (as is the Tashiro Area of the Kagura resort), but Naeba is mostly open as normal including the top area.
There's more snow on the way too with snow clouds due over the region for most of the coming week.
Official snow depth:
- 190cm
All lifts plan to be operating apart from the following (subject to weather):
- Dragondola
- Prince Number 1 Gondola
- Number 8 high speed lift
- Daishamen romance pair lift
- Number 2 high speed lift
All courses now open apart from the following:
- Challeng
- Splash Bowl
- Dragondola connecting
Planned night-time operations:
- Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019
- 4:00pm until 8:30pm
- Courses open: Number 5
- Lifts operating: Number 5 high speed lift
Naeba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 21st January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 457cm Number of days snowfall observed 30 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 51cm (reported on 9th January) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 223cm observed on 15 days January 2019 snowfall 233cm observed on 14 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.