Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 504cm Posted on Saturday 2nd February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. Cloudy at the beginning of the day but it has been improving and like neighbouring regions we are seeing increasing clearer skies and sunshine - perhaps we'll more of it as the day goes on. Definitely much calmer. No fresh snow being reported by resorts. But I measured some - since my report yesterday, so that is what is recorded here. (Why do ski resorts here seem to just ignore snow that falls in the daytime. An ongoing frustration; let's move on!) OK so, tomorrow. Sunshine. That's nice. Warmer conditions. Not so. Some forecasts have some rain even up here in Shiga Kogen. I am hoping we will avoid that. The good news in all that is that it should be snowing once again early in the week. So generally fine weather due during the day today and tomorrow. Hope some of you can enjoy it. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 2nd February 2019 Total snowfall at base 504cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 20cm reported 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 Shiga Kogen. 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 326cm Posted on Saturday 2nd February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Morning from Hakuba. This morning the fresh snow news is less in the north with Cortina just reporting 1cm and Happo, 47 and Goryu all reporting between 5-10cm of fresh snow on the mountain. Not huge numbers of course but better than none as the weekend begins and the car parks quickly fill up. We're expecting clearing clouds today and fairly mild conditions. There is still a lot of cloud around the mountains but it's clearer in some places. Probably a beautiful clear morning tomorrow. It's still looking likely to be unseasonably warm (around 7C in village) with rain later in the day into Monday. Colder and back to snow please. (Please repeat many times). In the meantime should be a good morning. Looking busy out there. Take care and have fun. Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 2nd February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 326cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 7cm reported 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 Hakuba. 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 645cm Posted on Saturday 2nd February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. Another 6cm of snow this morning and the clouds have been clearing - looks like it is going to be a fine day. Pretty mild conditions expected, with some very mild conditions forecast for tomorrow. Hoping not too much but it does look like we're going to have something of a warm period before we get more snow in the coming week. Both the Naeba gondolas and the Dragondola are open. It's going to be a busy weekend and nice conditions early on. Official snow depth: - 200cm All lifts plan to be operating apart from the following (some rested on weekdays): - Number 8 high speed lift - Daishamen romance pair lift All courses now open apart from the following: - Splash Bowl - Men's Riesen Slalom (closed due to event being held there today) Planned night-time operations: - Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019 - 4:00pm until 8:30pm - Courses open: Number 5 - Lifts operating: Number 5 high speed lift Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 2nd February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 645cm Number of days snowfall observed 39 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 399cm observed on 22 days February 2019 snowfall 22cm 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 730cm Posted on Saturday 2nd February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Oh dear. It's still very cold, windy and blizzard-like conditions here this morning. It's not letting up yet! Just lower lifts are opening at the start of the day - 3 lifts at Hirafu, 5 lifts at Village, and 1 lift at both Annupuri and Hanazono are starting up. Another 7cm of snowfall measured but that wind has been blowing it around and it's not exactly coming down straight either. So it is one of those days when you wonder just how much has fallen. Can't do more than just measure it though in the meantime! Visibility is better this morning and while there is still a lot of cloud about, there is actually a bit of blue sky on show too. Tomorrow should be calmer and we'll see some milder temps before dropping again around Monday and more snow moving in. --- Real danger awaits in these conditions. Do be sensible and careful. And see you tomorrow. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Mountain Base 6.00am: -9°, 5cm new snow in the last 12 hrs, strong wind and snowdrift development. Moiwa 800m: -11.3, N18m/s, continued cornice and snowdrift development . Mikaeri Weather Station: -11°, 150cm snowdrift development. Annupuri 1150m: snow depth 215cm. Hirafu Ridgeline: -15°, N15m/s. Mizuno no Sawa: -12.79°, 8cm new snow in last 24hrs, snow depth 160cm. WNW9.9m/s.(max21.1m/s 5.30am). Suttsu Weather Station: -3.8°, NNW21.5m/s, snow depth 47cm. Kutchan Weather Station: -6.9°, WNW9.9m/s, snow depth 162cm. Blizzard conditions at mountain base. Above 800m there is major snowdrift and cornice development from the strong winds. Tests show delayed snow drift stabilisation and cornices are easily collapsing. On SE faces around 1000m there is a risk of cornice collapse triggering surface avalanches around 100cm depth. Predicted fracture layer is Jan 30 frost layer. Even if the wind drops and lifts are able to run, do not go into Osawa or Kozan no Sawa valley bottoms. Also on the surrounding mountains take care on leeward snowdrift slopes, even below the treeline. Snow in trees is heavy, wind packed and a challenge. Be careful hitting a tree. Expect easily occurring avalanches in the steep gulleys in Moiwa Anbetsu area. Don’t follow tracks that you don’t know where they are going. Most accidents happen during or directly after blizzards. Even if the weather comes good, stay out of the valley bottoms. Always be cautious. --- Ski resort operation information: Saturday 2nd February 2019 Subject to change due to weather conditions Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 330cm - Base: 120cm Ski lifts operating: - Just three base lifts operating at the start of the day - The Ace Family quad (until 8:30pm), Ace Center 4 quad (8:20pm), Hirafu Gondola (until 8:10pm) and Holiday Number 1 pair (until 8:30pm) lifts are normally open during the evening ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 245cm - Base: 190cm Ski lifts operating: - Just the base lift operating at the start of the day - The Hanazono lifts are normally open until 3:50pm (Number 3 until 3:30pm) ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 290cm - Base: 150cm Ski lifts operating: - Just the base Dream quad lift operating at the start of the day - The Jumbo 1 lift is normally open until 8:30pm during the evening ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 290cm - Base: 160cm Ski lifts operating: - Upper Village Gondola, Village Express, Community Chair, Banzai and Morino operating at the start of the day - The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair lifts are normally open until 8:00pm during the evening Niseko Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 2nd February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 730cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 84cm reported on 8 days December 2018 snowfall 333cm reported on 26 days January 2019 snowfall 285cm reported on 25 days February 2019 snowfall 28cm reported 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 Kutchan/Niseko. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 798cm Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Light snow in the morning yesterday with just a generally cloudy afternoon. Oh yes and back to light snow later in the evening leaving us with just a bit of snow on the ground to measure - actually just 1cm. Surely more than that built up on the mountain, I would think. Cloudy skies again this morning with limited visibility just now. Hopefully we might get some more snow tomorrow. Possibly some today too actually. We'll just have to see what nature delivers to us. Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 798cm Number of days snowfall observed 40 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (on 9th and 28th December) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 393cm observed on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 375cm observed on 21 days February 2019 snowfall 1cm 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 Geto Kogen. 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 27cm Snowfall at base this season 674cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning all! Some lovely flakes of snow falling this morning. And while the resort is reporting 20cm, I am measuring 27cm. And counting. It's due for the day, perhaps less so this afternoon. Limited visibility though so there's not much to see other than those lovely flakes falling against a grey/silver kind of soupy background. It's a very cold morning too with a moderate northerly blowing around. Calmer and clearer tomorrow? And rather warm due on Sunday. With the fresh from today, if you are choosing one of the weekend days, I'd go with Saturday. Hope you come to enjoy it. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base 674cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 249cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 395cm reported on a 22 days February 2019 snowfall 27cm reported 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 Madarao. 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 371cm Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Sorry, no report today. Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base 371cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 218cm observed on 18 days January 2019 snowfall 145cm observed on 17 days February 2019 snowfall 1cm 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 Zao Onsen. 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 417cm Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There is a light to moderate wind blowing and it is snowing very lightly. The snow is very fine and in the village there is only a dusting that has accumulated on the ground. It is forecast to get a little colder during the day. The slopes are in great condition with all the recent snow that has fallen. This pattern of light snow and some wind will remain through today and tomorrow. Open lifts: Prince Romance chair Downhill Romance 2 chair Downhill Romance 3 chair Furano Ropeway Kitanomine quad chair Kitanomine 2 chair Kitanomine Gondola Link chair Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base 417cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 200cm reported on 21 days January 2019 snowfall 147cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 1cm reported 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 Furano. 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 641cm Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hello and good morning from Nozawa. Some fresh snow to report to start February off. The resort reports 25cm of fresh on the top Yamabiko area with 10-15cm on lower areas. It's a cold start to the morning too with decent visibility in most areas, bit limited on the top. Snow forecast for today, easing off as the afternoon goes on. OK so how's the forecast for the weekend shaping up? Well, currently it seems we can probably expect some cloud/sun tomorrow and then a warming up with temps nudging up a bit too high for comfort on Sunday. But hopefully it will be short lived and we'll be back to cold come Monday. And while we might get more snow on Monday, we should expect some rain before the snow. So I would say that the pick of the weekend is going to be Saturday... Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 25cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 11cm - Hikage (660m): 15cm - Nagasaka (615m): 15cm - Karasawa (563m): 10cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 335cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 295cm - Hikage (660m): 210cm - Nagasaka (615m): 200cm - Karasawa (563m): 165cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Yunomine pair - Mizunashi triple - Challenge pair - Utopia pair - Kandahar pair (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019) All courses open apart from the following planned to be open: - Grand Prix - Kamoshika (part) - Kandahar (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019) Lift operation times until end of March: Nagasaka Gondola - until 4:00pm (time of last one down) Hikage Gondola - until 4:20pm (time of last one down) Yamabiko Number 2 Four - until 4:10pm Skyline connecting pair - until 4:30pm Base lifts - until 5:00pm Yu Road - until 5:10pm Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base 641cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 12cm reported 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 Nozawa Onsen. 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 498cm Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen. Blowing winds and snow on this very cold morning. It's affecting some lifts early on and certainly not the kindest of conditions to be outside. We're gnarlier than that though aren't we? ;) I am measuring 14cm of fresh snow and I note that the Yakebitaiyama resort are are reporting about 20cm and Kumanoyu just 5cm. Regional variances as well as a bit of wind mixed into there explaining that I think. But it is coming down nicely now so there's more on the way during the day today. The weekend is set to be calmer, clearer and brighter. And warmer too, particularly on Sunday. We're high up here in Shiga Kogen and so avoid warm ups too much - still keeping fairly cold up here. Let us hope that is the case on Sunday because it looks like it's going to be borderline toasty down in the valleys. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base 498cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 14cm reported 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 Shiga Kogen. 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 322cm Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Some more snow to report to you this morning though differing numbers, the northern Cortina reporting 20cm with Goryu and Happo reporting 3-5cm and 47 reporting 5-10cm. Sounds like the northern areas got a bit more of it this morning. Hakuba Cortina: 20cm Hakuba 47: 5-10cm Hakuba Goryu: 3-5cm Hakuba Happo-one: 3cm (top of Riesen) It is good and cold this morning so conditions should be good out there. There's some breaks in the cloud too so visibility is good and there's some dramatic views. OK so looking towards the weekend. Some sun tomorrow perhaps and then there's that worryingly warm (and hopefully short) blip that is due on Sunday/Monday. Which might bring some rubbish rain but end up bringing smiles to our faces with snow on Monday. It's going to be interesting to see what happens with that lot. Fingers crossed. ----- Hakuba Happo-one Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 280cm - Usagidaira: 185cm - Nakiyama: 170cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Official snow depth: - Top: 300cm - Toomi: 180cm - Iimori: 130cm ----- Hakuba 47 Official snow depth: - Top: 300cm - Base: 155cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 350cm - Han-no-ki: 310cm - Maruyama: 155cm - Shirakaba: 255cm - Champion: 180cm - Oya-no-hara: 185cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: 185cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Official snow depth: - Top: 300cm - Base: 205cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Official snow depth: - Mountain Side: 200cm - Village Side: 120cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Official snow depth: - 270cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Official snow depth: - 215cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka Official snow depth: - Top: 190cm - Base: 120cm Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 322cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 3cm reported 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 Hakuba. 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 16cm Snowfall at base this season 639cm Posted on Friday 1st February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning from Naeba. Bit of disruption this morning. Firstly the Tashiro Area of Kagura is closed, so the Dragondola is also. As well as that poor weather conditions are preventing the Number 2 Gondola from moving so the upper area of the mountain is closed. Visibility is limited in places that are open due to the snow that is falling still. 16cm of snow to report this morning and cold conditions. It's coming down nicely too now. Should be good for the weekend though we are expecting something of a mild weekend (perhaps a bit too much on Sunday in particular). Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 1st February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 639cm Number of days snowfall observed 38 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 399cm observed on 22 days February 2019 snowfall 16cm 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