Naeba Now: Sunday 28th January 2018
- Jan 28, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 728cm
Posted on Sunday 28th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good morning! It's a very different morning in Naeba today than it has been for the past few days. There are significant patches of blue sky, with some low, fluffy clouds clinging to the valley sides and peaks. The air temperature is still chilly, reading -7°C but without much wind it will feel pleasant compared to the last couple of days. Another 10cm of new snow in the past 24 hours will keep the pistes fresh as well. The sun will likely win out as the morning pushes on, so it will likely be a fantastic day to explore everything that Mt Naeba has to offer after the prolonged "Storm Finn". With the Dragondola open for the first time in a number of days.
Looking forwards, we should expect clearer conditions for the remainder of today, with another squall of snow and cloud blowing in early tomorrow morning. This should stick around and gift us a little new snow through until Wednesday, when we should expect another break in the cloud for a day. Temperatures are expected to remain just below 0°C during daylight hours until at least Wednesday, meaning the snow should stay fresh on the pistes. Later in the week, it appears that our next significant storm system may blow into Mikuni valley on Friday, but we will need to wait and see what materialises over the next couple of days.
Akarui!
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 28th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 728cm Number of days snowfall observed 35 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 282cm observed on 15 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.