Naeba Now: Wednesday 9th January 2019
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 16, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 51cm
Snowfall at base this season 352cm
Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
Sugoi yuki!
The heavy snow - a good 50+cm of it - as well as windy conditions is causing a few issues this morning as the resort copes with it all. A good problem to have, I say... though perhaps disruptive if you are here.
The Dragondola is on hold as the Tashiro area of Kagura is closed and the Gondola here at Naeba is also waiting on the weather as well as the top lift.
Look out for some sun tomorrow.
If you can be here tomorrow, I totally recommend doing what needs to be done to get yourself here!
Official snow depth:
- 180cm
All lifts plan to be operating apart from the following:
*** Weather conditions affecting operations this morning
- Prince Number 1 Gondola
- Number 4 high speed lift
- Number 8 high speed lift
- Daishamen romance pair lift
- Number 2 high speed lift
All courses now open apart from the following:
- Splash Bowl
Planned night-time operations:
- Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019
- 4:00pm until 8:30pm
- Courses open: Number 4 and 5
- Lifts operating: Number 5 high speed lift
Naeba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 352cm Number of days snowfall observed 23 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 51cm (reported on 9th January) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 223cm observed on 15 days January 2019 snowfall 128cm observed on 7 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.