Naeba Now: Saturday 3rd February 2024
- Feb 3, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 17, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 323cm
Posted on Saturday 3rd February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Morning from Naeba.
Light snow falling this morning and just 1cm to report since yesterday.
It is keeping cold, which is helpful, and while there is some wind, lifts are opening as planned. Even the Prince Number 1 gondola is moving this morning.
Expect a busy weekend.
Fresh snow is still on forecasts starting sometime on Monday. The fresh layer will be welcome.
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Official snow depth:
Summit: 120cm
Base: 60cm
Scheduled lift operations & other info:
Prince Number 1 Gondola
Prince Number 2 Gondola
Takenokoyama romance pair lift
Takenokodaira romance pair lift
Number 4 romance pair lift (open until 8:30pm)
Number 3 high speed lift
Number 4 high speed lift
Number 5 high speed lift (open until 8:30pm)
Number 8 high speed lift
Hiuchi pair lift
Dragondola
22 of 24 courses are open this morning.
Naeba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Saturday 3rd February 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 323cm Number of days snowfall observed 19 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (23rd December) * total over the days before 23rd December 2023 snowfall 58cm observed on 3 days January 2024 snowfall 260cm observed on 14 days February 2024 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 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.