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Naeba Now: Monday 8th January 2024

  • Jan 8, 2024
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 45cm
Snowfall at base this season 123cm

Posted on Monday 8th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.


Morning from Naeba.


Good news. 45cm of snow and actually more than that in some wind-drift areas (60cm in places).


It is quite windy still though only light snow at the moment and fair visibility especially in lower areas.


The snow is light and fluffy, exactly how we love it. Upper parts has been wind affected and there might be differences in a snow cover so ride carefully!


Some lifts are affected early on as the ski areas works with all the new snow. The Dragondola (and Tashiro Area of Kagura) are also closed for the day due to the weather conditions).


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Official snow depth:


Summit: 50cm (not a big increase considering snowfall!)

Base: 30cm


Scheduled lift operations:


Prince Number 2 Gondola

Takenokodaira romance pair lift

Daishamen pair lift

Number 4 romance pair lift

Number 3 high speed lift

Number 4 high speed lift

Number 5 high speed lift

Hiuchi pair lift

Dragondola CLOSED TODAY


Courses planned to be open:


- 11 of 24 courses are open

- You can ski/board back down from Takenokodaira back to base but more snow is needed for all runs to be open

- Summit lift not yet available


Naeba Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Monday 8th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 123cm Number of days snowfall observed 7 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 65cm observed on 4 days




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