Naeba Now: Monday 22nd January 2018
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 621cm
Posted on Monday 22nd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
It's cool, fresh start to the day in Naeba today, with the air temperature reading -6°C. We had a little snow later in the afternoon yesterday, which continued to fall into the late evening, however accumulation was limited to 8cm. The pistes have certainly benefited from the top up, however a good dump of fresh snow is what's needed to really liven things up. As for today's weather so far, there is no precipitation...yet! But the wind is slowly picking up indicating we could expect "Storm Finn" to arrive later in the afternoon. We should expect a little snow overnight again tonight and for temperatures to hover just below 0°C.
Looking forwards, there is a significant shift in the weather patterns we have been seeing over the past couple of weeks. Firstly, the temperature is expected to plummet down to as low as -15°C at the base on Saturday night, and day time highs are expected to be around -9°C. This, coupled with any wind chill, means that any snow which is falling is going to stay in fantastic condition. The snow accumulation predicted currently for "Storm Finn" is totaling 98cm at the base. Now, of course this predicted number will fluctuate as the week goes on, however that is a healthy figure to start the storm off. Of course, a far greater accumulation is expected higher up on the peaks. Coupled with this snow fall, we can expected some brisk winds, with the worst of these passing through on Thursday and Friday. It's great to be welcoming winter back into Mikuni valley!
Yuki!
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Monday 22nd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 621cm Number of days snowfall observed 29 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 175cm observed on 9 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.