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Naeba Now: Monday 24th December 2018

  • Dec 24, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 99cm

Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Naeba.


The resort is reporting 15-20cm of fresh snowfall this morning. I am guessing that is higher up as I am measuring 6cm... but hopefully it will be building up as the snow continues today. There's a bit of a cold wind today too.


We can probably expect to see some sunshine tomorrow but heavy snow is coming our way late weekend. Thursday through the weekend is looking to be very promising indeed. Bring it on, I say. If we get that, Naeba should get to be 100% open pretty quickly.


Operating lifts:


- Dragondola

- Prince Number 2 Gondola

- Number 3 high speed lift

- Number 5 high speed lift

- Hiuchi Number 1 pair lift

- Number 4 romance pair lift

- Takenokodaira romance pair lift


Open courses:


- Takenokodaira

- Number 2

- Number 4 (OPEN FOR NIGHTA)

- Number 5 (OPEN FOR NIGHTA)

- Dragondola connecting course

- Hiuchi (part)

- Number 4 high speed course

- Daishamen

- Number 3

- Wakuwaku

- Downhill


Planned night-time operations:


- Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019

- 4:00pm until 8:30pm



Naeba Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 99cm Number of days snowfall observed 10 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 33cm (reported on 10th December) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 98cm observed on 9 days




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