Naeba Now: Sunday 31st December 2017
- Dec 31, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 446cm
Posted on Sunday 31st December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good Morning from Naeba! It's the first clear morning we have seen in sometime, and the mountain looks wonderful with it's new caking of snow from the past week. The skies are rapidly clearing and the temperature at the base is exceptionally mild for this time of year at 0°C. We are expected the sun to break through for the majority of the day, before the snow returning overnight. It was the busiest day yet yesterday in Naeba and we're expecting similar today, so it's certainly worth getting up on the hill early to catch some fresh corduroy before everything softens up rapidly due to the mild temperatures.
Looking forwards, the forecast suggests that "Storm Dougle" is expected to slink into town on Monday, with the heaviest snow falling on Tuesday and Wednesday. With "Storm Dougle", temperatures are expected to plummet again, and of course the wind is expected to pick up somewhat during this period, too. Things are expected to clear up again later into next week.
Shinsen'na!
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 31st December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 446cm Number of days snowfall observed 20 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 |
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.