Naeba Now: Sunday 7th January 2018
- Jan 7, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 588cm
Posted on Sunday 7th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Naeba! It's a cloudy overcast start to the day today, with this high cloud expected to hang around for a little while yet. Due to the high cloud, it's a day for the low light lenses to come out of their box. The temperature is below 0°C, but due to the cloud cover it feels a little milder than it might with clear skies. There is very little wind to concern us today.
The Roxy Park is getting into the swing of things in Naeba, with a number of small kickers and boxes out under High Speed 5, but there are plenty more features still waiting to be dug out from under the old Pair lift there.
Looking forwards, sadly the rain that has been forecast for Monday evening hasn't disappeared off the radar yet. At the base, temperatures are expected to rise well above 0°C later on Monday and through Monday night, providing the opportunity for rain to fall all the way up to the top of the mountain at 1789m. This should, however, turn to snow into Tuesday and could persist right through the week. A reasonably-sized storm system is being predicted, so another good dump of powder might be on the cards this week. One positive to note is that this coming storm system is expected to be far less windy than both "Storm Dougle" and "Storm Claudia".
Yowai hikari!
Dragondola (0900-1530)(Final Ascent 1500)
Beginner lift No. 4 (0800-2030)
High-Speed Lift No. 3 (0800-1700)
High-Speed Lift No.4 (0900-1630)
High-Speed Lift No. 5 (0830-2030)
Prince Gondola No. 2 (0830-1600)(Final Ascent 1600)
Prince Gondola No. 1 (0900-1530)
Takenokodaira Pair Lift (0845-1545)
Takenokoyama Pair Lift (0930-1530)
Hiuchi Pair Lift (0900-1600)
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 7th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 588cm Number of days snowfall observed 26 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 142cm observed on 6 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.