Naeba Now: Friday 5th January 2018
- Jan 5, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 572cm
Posted on Friday 5th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Naeba!
The skies are finally clearing and I can see across the valley for the first time in 2018! It's a cool, crisp morning here, but the sun is out and is rapidly warming up the valley. The pistes have been well-groomed last night after the snow stopped falling, so there is abundant corduroy for everyone. The lack of wind will also be a real treat to those of you that can get up on the mountain today.
We crossed an important milestone yesterday, with the cumulative snowfall so far this season surpassing the total snowfall of the season of 2015/16! It's a good start but let us not get complacent yet.
It's important to note that the Dragondola will be opening at 1200 today, as they need to dig one of the towers out of the snow!
The forecast suggests we should expect varied weather conditions today, with some sun mixed with cloud, and potentially even a small amount of snowfall up top this afternoon. Tomorrow it will likely be somewhat overcast, with the wind picking up slightly, bringing with it further small snow flurries. Into early next week, temperatures are likely to rise again, followed by the next storm system that will be travelling through the valley on Tuesday.
Hayai!
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 5th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 572cm Number of days snowfall observed 25 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 126cm observed on 5 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.