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Naeba Now: Friday 29th December 2017

  • Dec 29, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 421cm

Posted on Friday 29th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.


Good morning!


The skies are clearing a little above Naeba and the sun is trying to win out. For the first time since Monday I can see the top of the mountain, despite "Storm Claudia's" slight hangover of very light snow and winds. Only the Takenokodaira Pair Lift is on standby, due to the need to dig out the chairs before they can open it! In total, "Claudia" has gifted us a a lot of new snow, meaning that the mountain looks very different to how it did before Christmas.


The pistes will be light and fresh today, but with the wind dropping significantly it should feel a little warmer than it has the past few days.


The forecast indicates we should expect light snow for most of the day, with fog and cloud passing in and out of the valley as the day pushes on. We should get a dusting of fresh snow again tonight, continuing through into tomorrow. Sunday is looking like the only dry day this week, with Naeba plunging back into storm mode on Monday, with the heaviest snow forecast for the middle next week.


Fun!


Dragondola (0900 - 1500)(Final Ascent 1530)

Beginner lift No. 4 (0800-2030)

High-Speed Lift No. 3 (0800-2030)

High-Speed Lift No.4 (0900-1630)

High-Speed Lift No. 5 (0830-2030)

Prince Gondola No. 2 (0830-1530)(Final Ascent 1600)

Prince Gondola No. 1 (0900-1530)(Final Ascent 1545)

Takenokodaira Pair Lift (Standby-1545)



Naeba Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Friday 29th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 421cm Number of days snowfall observed 18 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 79cm (reported on 14th December) November 2017 snowfall 46cm observed on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 375cm observed on 16 days




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