Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 80cm Posted on Wednesday 1st January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. Happy New Year to you. Here's to a snowy, snowy one. I was hoping to relay info on more this morning. Hopefully tomorrow: the forecast is still looking promising. The sun is out for the moment so maybe clouds will start appearing during the day. I need to take a bit of a rest this morning and recover from a night out. See you tomorrow. ---------------------------------- Official snow depth: - 40cm Planned operating lifts: - Prince Number 1 Gondola - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Takenokodaira pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift - Number 5 high speed lift - Number 3 high speed lift - Number 4 high speed lift - Hiuchi Number 1 romance pair lift - Dragondola Courses planned to be open: - Many base areas are now open - The upper Takenokodaira course is open - You can now ski or snowboard back down to base from the top of the Number 1 Gondola - Sledding area open in base area - Other courses will open up as soon as there is enough snow - The Dragondola is now operating to get over to the Tashiro Area of Kagura Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Wednesday 1st January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 80cm Number of days snowfall observed 15 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 34cm (reported on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 58cm observed on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 191cm Posted on Tuesday 28th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Mixed up, is what people are calling the weather at the moment. It may be raining down in Yuzawa but here in Naeba we have been lucky to get a bunch of cm of fresh snowfall on the ground at base. And while wind is affecting some resorts (Kagura, GALA Yuzawa and Yuzawa Kogen are closed for the day), Naeba is open.... albeit with just three lifts, so we are limited to lower areas. Milder conditions are actually forecast for today and tomorrow but there's good snow potential from later in the week. Official snow depth: 70cm Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Tuesday 28th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 191cm Number of days snowfall observed 25 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 34cm (reported on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 58cm observed on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 114cm observed on 11 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 195cm Posted on Friday 31st January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning from Naeba. Snow and wind are the headlines for the day. Wind has been blowing snow around and because of it I can only report 4cm on the ground but I imagine there is more (much more) in places up on the mountain. Varying amounts. The wind is also affecting the top lift at the moment and indeed it will be closed for the day. Snowfall due for the day and tonight too. Should be a decent amount of it to report tomorrow if all goes well. -------------------------------------- Official snow depth: - 70cm Planned operating lifts: - Prince Number 1 Gondola - Takenokodaira romance pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift - Number 3 high speed lift - Number 5 high speed lift (open for nighta until 8:30pm) - Hiuchi Number 1 romance pair lift - Dragondola Courses planned to be open: - 19 of 22 courses are now open - Takenokoyama, Mens Riesen Slalom, Splash Bowl currently not open - The Dragondola is operating to get over to the Tashiro Area of the Kagura resort Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 31st January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 195cm Number of days snowfall observed 26 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 34cm (reported on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 58cm observed on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 118cm observed on 12 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 77cm Posted on Sunday 29th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Beautiful morning. Just look at those blue skies (below). Fabulous. The Number 3 base lift is now moving as well so we are gradually getting more access to the mountain. Currently there are 6 courses open and 7 lifts operating. The sledding course is now down by base rather than up on the Takenokodaira area as it was previously. Next snowfall still due for Tuesday. Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 29th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 77cm Number of days snowfall observed 14 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 34cm (reported on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 58cm observed on 9 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 21cm Posted on Thursday 5th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. Just two days now until Naeba opens. There's just a thin later of snow on the lower base area slopes - it's not uniformly white, but if the forecasts are right then tomorrow there will be more snow on the ground. Exactly what will open will surely be reported later tomorrow and so I will post my report later in the day to cover that. Currently very light snow falling in places. See you later in the day tomorrow. Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Thursday 5th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 21cm Number of days snowfall observed 6 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 2cm observed on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 24cm Posted on Friday 6th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good afternoon from Naeba. I don't have a whole lot of specific information for you on this day known as 'Opening Eve'. Bit of snow? Check. Mascot characters? Check. TV cameras? Check. Yes, it sounds like Naeba is about to open! As you can see from the images below, the run in front of the base hotel that is helped along with artificial snow making machines is ok and ready; and that is what I expect to be open from tomorrow morning. It will be rather limited, but first tracks are indeed first tracks and you might even get to be on telly alongside above said mascot characters. If you do, gurn for the camera for me will you. (I'm far too shy for that kind of thing....) Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 6th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 24cm Number of days snowfall observed 7 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 24cm Posted on Saturday 7th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. A quick early report to let you know what will be open today: - Number 5 high speed lift (8:00am until 5:00pm) - Number 4 romance pair lift (8:00am until 5:00pm) - The lower base slopes between those lifts are open with a fairly narrow course of natural + artificial snow So as I write this we are less than 30 minutes away from the 'grand opening'. There's even some free soup on offer at 10:00am. What more could you want?! No fresh cm to report overnight and it is a cloudy start to the day. Have a good Saturday, whether you are! ----------------- Yesterdays update revisited... Good afternoon from Naeba. I don't have a whole lot of specific information for you on this day known as 'Opening Eve'. Bit of snow? Check. Mascot characters? Check. TV cameras? Check. Yes, it sounds like Naeba is about to open! As you can see from the images below, the run in front of the base hotel that is helped along with artificial snow making machines is ok and ready; and that is what I expect to be open from tomorrow morning. It will be rather limited, but first tracks are indeed first tracks and you might even get to be on telly alongside above said mascot characters. If you do, gurn for the camera for me will you. (I'm far too shy for that kind of thing....) Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Saturday 7th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 24cm Number of days snowfall observed 7 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 27cm Posted on Friday 13th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. A fresh white thin layer of snow at base areas this morning. Not as much as we would like (is it ever? Always want more!) but good to see all the same. It's not going to make any difference to what is open though, and today we have the two lifts remaining operating for the day. Just for the record, Kagura are reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall. So we can expect there's something up to that kind of amount fallen on the upper areas of Naeba. There is some cloud still around but blue sky too. It should be a nice day. Hopefully more snow tomorrow after what is forecast to be a sunny start. Naeba is part open: - Number 5 high speed lift (8:00am until 5:00pm) - Number 4 romance pair lift (8:00am until 5:00pm) - The lower base slopes between those lifts are open with a fairly narrow course of natural + artificial snow Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 13th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 27cm Number of days snowfall observed 8 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 8cm observed on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 28cm Posted on Sunday 15th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning. It got to snow yesterday but it didn't last long and didn't bring us much --- nothing more than a dusting really and I can just about justify adding 1cm for the record. Operations at the part open Naeba remain the same for the moment. Sun is forecast for tomorrow. Official snow depth: - 30cm Planned operating lifts: - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Takenokodaira pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift - Number 5 high speed lift Courses planned to be open: - Lower base course area between Number 4 and 5 lifts - Upper Takenokodaira course Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 15th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 28cm Number of days snowfall observed 9 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 9cm observed on 4 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 30cm Posted on Monday 23rd December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning from Naeba. There is a dusting of snow down below, more up top (no official numbers to report) and over at Kagura they are reporting 15cm of snowfall. More snowfall is forecast for tonight and later in the week too. Hopefully if that happens more of Naeba will soon get to be open. Until tomorrow! Official snow depth: - 30cm Planned operating lifts: - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Takenokodaira pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift - Number 5 high speed lift Courses planned to be open: - The Lower base course area between Number 4 and 5 lifts is open (artificial snow) - 900m in length - The upper Takenokodaira course is open (you need to get the Gondola back down to base) - 400m in length - Sledding area open at the top Takenokodaira area - Other courses will open up as soon as there is enough snow Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Monday 23rd December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 30cm Number of days snowfall observed 10 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 11cm observed on 5 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 38cm Posted on Tuesday 24th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. Fresh snow on the ground today I am happy to report. Less than 10cm at base, the resort itself is reporting 10-15cm. For the moment the lifts and courses open remain the same. Forecasts show the light-moderate snow that is currently falling easing off during the day and then sunshine for tomorrow but good signs of potentially significant snowfall on Friday. Yes..... If that happens, expect more lifts and courses open for the weekend. Official snow depth: - 30cm Planned operating lifts: - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Takenokodaira pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift - Number 5 high speed lift Courses planned to be open: - The Lower base course area between Number 4 and 5 lifts is open (artificial snow) - 900m in length - The upper Takenokodaira course is open (you need to get the Gondola back down to base) - 400m in length - Sledding area open at the top Takenokodaira area - Other courses will open up as soon as there is enough snow Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Tuesday 24th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 38cm Number of days snowfall observed 11 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 6 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 41cm Posted on Wednesday 25th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . A beautiful Christmas morning here in Naeba with blue skies and sunshine. It was snowing quite nicely at times yesterday in the daytime but it wasn't piling up to big numbers. A cold early morning today and it will be warming up somewhat during the day; the forecast still shows some good potential snowfall for Friday. May it be so. Say hello to Santa if you see him on the slopes today... Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Wednesday 25th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 41cm Number of days snowfall observed 12 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 13cm (reported on 30th November) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 22cm observed on 7 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com