Naeba Now: Sunday 3rd February 2013
- Feb 3, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 508cm
Weather overview Light snow
Wind
Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility Good
Posted on Sunday 3rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
I got rained on for a bit yesterday but the less I think about the better. We don't like the R word, it should not be part of what happens between December and April.
Anyway, 3cm of snow outside on the lower slopes this morning in Naeba. Kagura say up to 10cm.
Seems like wind means both the Gondolas here in Naeba are on hold at the moment, but the Prince Number 2 gondola is scheduled to start it's day at 10:20am. (Exactly!) Doesn't feel windy here at base but stronger winds high up apparently.
Today if you finish up at Tashiro and are one of the first xxx people, you might be lucky enough to get some free 'tonjiru' soup. What more could you want!? Starts at 2pm at Tashiro base, so that's quite early for those of us wanting a full day out in the snow. Limited supplies. So some difficult decisions required. Snow or soup?
Tomorrow will be a bit warmer again, but back to cold and hopefully continued cold from Tuesday.
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Official resort snow depth:
Naeba - 260cm
Kagura - 370cm
The top lift at Kagura is now open!
Naeba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 3rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 508cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day |
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.