Naeba Now: Friday 8th February 2013
- Feb 8, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 516cm
Weather overview Heavy snow
Wind
Strong
Temperature -
Visibility Poor
Posted on Friday 8th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Hurray! New snow.
Booo! Strong winds.
Perhaps not as much snow as we were hoping for, around 5cm here at Naeba base and both Naeba and Kagura reporting 10cm of fresh snow on the slopes.
You're not going to be able to access all the top goodness though as strong winds are playing about with the lifts this morning. The only part of Kagura open is from the Mitsumata Ropeway to Kagura Gondola - at the moment.... the resort is hoping to open up the Kagura No1 par and the No1 quad as well, but for now that's not the case. Tashiro is closed.
Looks like Naeba is less affected and the No2 Gondola will be operating as planned, perhaps slower depending on those winds. The Dragondola is of course closed with Tashiro not being open today. Top lift - will depend on conditions.
It's a cold morning and snowing now so let's hope for a good new layer of snow. Should be good tomorrow, especially if Kagura doesn't open and it's all fresh untouched for the weekend. Snow might continue into tomorrow but the wind should certainly ease off so the lifts should all be moving.
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Official resort snow depth:
Naeba - 260cm
Kagura - 370cm
Naeba Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Friday 8th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 516cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 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 11cm observed on 4 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.