Naeba Now: Wednesday 30th January 2019
- Jan 30, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 16, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 623cm
Posted on Wednesday 30th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Naeba.
Lovely morning. The sun is out and there are bright blue skies above with just a few clouds here and there early on. Beautiful.
Stark contrast to the conditions of yesterday.
A cold start and Naeba should be opening as planned today.
The snow isn't going to be far away though... there's more due tomorrow.
Official snow depth:
- 200cm
All lifts plan to be operating apart from the following (some rested on weekdays):
- 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:
- Splash Bowl
- Men's Riesen Slalom (closed due to event being held there today)
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 Wednesday 30th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 623cm Number of days snowfall observed 38 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 399cm observed on 22 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.