Naeba Now: Wednesday 31st January 2018
- Jan 31, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 753cm
Posted on Wednesday 31st January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Naeba! It's a warmer start than it was yesterday, with the air temperature reading -4°C. There is little wind and the skies are mostly clear. Visibility is good and the pistes are well-groomed. The pistes which aren't groomed are still in fabulous condition, if a little tracked out. But worry not - another good dump of snow is forecast on the horizon for the next couple of days. For the remainder of today, we should expect the skies to remain clear until nightfall, when a small accumulation of snow is likely occur.
Looking forwards, we can expect light snow throughout tomorrow, yet clearing overnight on Thursday night. Temperatures are likely to stay around 0°C, with overnight lows no lower than -7°C. Friday is when the real action kicks off again, with moderate to heavy snowfall predicted to begin Friday afternoon and persist through until at least Monday morning. The wind will pick up somewhat to bring this moist block of air in, but forecast are predicting that this won't be as much of a problem as it was during "Storm Finn". Temperatures are expected to drop to below -5°C consistently for the latter part of the coming storm cycle.
Hareta!
Dragondola (0900-1530)(Final Ascent 1500)
Beginner lift No. 4 (0800-1700)
High-Speed Lift No. 3 (0800-1700)
High-Speed Lift No.4 (0900-1630)
High-Speed Lift No.8 (0900-1630)
High-Speed Lift No. 5 (0830-2030)
Prince Gondola No. 2 (0830-1600)(Final Ascent 1530)
Prince Gondola No. 1 (0830-1530)
Takenokodaira Pair Lift (0845-1545)
Takenokoyama Pair Lift (0930-1530)
Hiuchi Pair Lift (0900-1600)
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 31st January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 753cm Number of days snowfall observed 38 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 307cm 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.