Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 484cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Monday 18th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . It is a cloudy start to this Monday morning in Zao with the top area of the resort not visible from base. Decent visibility for skiing and boarding though. Fairly mild morning and currently around -1 degrees with a low up on Utopia of -7. We might get some light snow falling later on. Other than that not much to report this morning. Chance of light snow showers on and off through this week, and from tomorrow it should get colder. Zao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 18th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 484cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 88cm reported 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 487cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Wednesday 20th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Another case of blue skies we were seeing a bit earlier getting covered by cloud this morning. It's a cold start to the day and we do have a few cm since yesterday. No wind and generally just cloudy but bright. That's about it this morning. Snow is forecast for today and then from the Friday again so it should be fresh conditions for the weekend. Zao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 20th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 487cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 91cm reported on 14 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 614cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Tuesday 26th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Just a dusting of snow in Zao since yesterday and it is a much cloudier start to the day though decent visibility on the slopes. A cold start to the day though not quite as cold as yesterday. Finer weather is forecast for the next 2-3 days, especially a warming up around Friday. But that is due to be followed by snow into the weekend. Yesterday was amazing. Let's hope there's lots more of those yet this season. Zao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 26th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 614cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January and 25th February) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 218cm reported on 20 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 13cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Calm Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Sunday 9th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Yesterday we did have snow falling but it didn't really amount to much in terms of cm and lower down in Yuzawa it was raining. Thinking that big storm was on it's way last night, a bit surprised this morning to see the sun out though there are clouds still around and snow is likely to fall again today. Right now though there is hardly any wind either. As this is the first major miss by the weather forecast this season I'm not going to even try to say how much. Anyway we did get 10cm or so of snow since yesterday, so it's not all bad. (I just wanted my blizzard storm!!) The slopes were busy at Kagura and Naeba yesterday and they will likely be again today. From tomorrow until Friday, Naeba plans to have just the lower No5 quad lift operating. Official resort snow depth: Kagura - 130cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 9th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 13cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 10cm (9th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 10cm 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 8cm Snowfall at base this season 156cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Sunday 23rd December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . We didn't avoid the rain completely yesterday unfortunately, but quickly looking to the good news Kagura this morning are reporting 20cm of new snowfall. Here in Naeba it is -3C and 5-10cm of new snowfall, not much of a wind, and light snow falling early this morning. Though actually it's also quite bright at the same time. We still have that decent snowfall for later today into tomorrow right? Seems so, though can't help feeling looking at the forecasts that it might not bring quite as much as we were hoping for. We'll see, and I'll let you know! Did you know that today is actually the Naeba Prince Hotel's 50th birthday? Happy Birthday! There'll be a few events going on today to celebrate. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 100cm Kagura - 200cm Naeba and the Kagura resort areas are now all mostly open. Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 23rd December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 156cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 153cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 196cm Weather overview Snow Wind Windy Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Wednesday 26th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . It was indeed a fine morning out yesterday and afternoon as well. Clouds did move in later in the day along with some strong winds and overnight we have another 20-30cm up top to report. Unfortunately the wind is preventing all of Kagura to open this morning... the Tashiro area is completely closed while from the Mitsumata Ropeway up to the Kagura Number 1 pair lift is the only area open. It's a similar kind of strory here in Naeba as well with the strong winds affecting operations - with just the lower lifts open. As Tashiro is closed, the Dragondola is not operating today either. 10-20cm of fresh snow here in Naeba this morning and more to fall during the day. From tomorrow until Saturday looks clearer and milder conditions followed by more snow on Sunday. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 120cm Kagura - 250cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 26th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 196cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 193cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 181cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Tuesday 25th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Santa has been kind to us and delivered another 10-20cm of fresh snow since yesterday. The sun is out as well, so it should be a fine morning out on the slopes of Naeba and Kagura. Cold and icy on the roads this morning but the fresh snow should be much softer out on the mountain. With the Dragondola now operating and linking up Naeba with Tashiro, there's no excuse for not getting out there. Well, maybe if you are far away that might be an excuse. ;) It might be a clear morning but snow should be falling again by the end of the day. After tomorrow though a few days of clearer weather promised in the run up to the last weekend of the year. Have a fun day wherever and whatever you are up to with all my seasons greetings from Naeba. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 100cm Kagura - 250cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 25th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 181cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 178cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 216cm Weather overview Cloud and blue sky Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 27th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Are you one of the lucky ones? This morning should be great out there. After the snow of yesterday, and lots of the runs being untouched due to being closed yesterday, and the sun shining down this morning... it should be a fine start to the day. There is blue sky above Naeba village here this morning, and while there's still a fair bit of cloud over Kagura it feels like it's going to open up to be a clear kind of day. Since yesterdays report there has been at least another 20cm or so here and 30cm up at Kagura and so we have another nice new layer of fluffy snow to play in. After today, more clearish conditions tomorrow and Saturday along with milder temperatures. Snow to return Sunday. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 130cm Kagura - 270cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 216cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 213cm observed on 13 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 103cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Wednesday 12th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Yesterday sure was an interesting one weather wise. Starting off with blue skies and those lasting most of the morning, but we were back to snow by the time things were darker and this morning Kagura has signed the delivery note on 20-30cm of new snow up top. It is a cold start to the morning and light snow has been falling from the skies this morning though easing off as I write this and it is quite bright now here in Naeba. Glimpses of the sun again? Though not like yesterday with those blue skies early on. While snow clouds are forecast to be around today and perhaps into tomorrow, it will be the last of new snow for a bit as things are destined to clear up. In fact it looks like we might even get some rain at the weekend - even higher up - so fingers crossed that won't happen but it does seem likely that things are going to warm up a bit come the weekend. Naeba are hoping to open the famous Daishamen course this weekend and hopefully more - will let you know. For the moment it is still just the No5 lift on the lower slopes that is open. Nighta at Naeba should open from 22nd December but the resort has decided to open for a one night special this coming Saturday - the No5 lift will be operating from 5pm - 8:30pm. Kagura continues to be almost fully open. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 90cm Kagura - 200cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 12th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 103cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 100cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 128cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Fair to poor Posted on Wednesday 19th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . I think this morning the news is better than expected. Up to 30cm of fresh snow being reported from Kagura this morning along with a nice cold temperature of -10C. Here in Naeba we have 10-15cm of new snow in village and 20cm or so on the mountain. Just to recap on the courses open at Naeba - Downhill course, Takenokodaira course, Daishamen course and the lower No4 and No5 course areas. The Malibu Terrain Park plans to open up from this coming Saturday (22nd December). The snowfall is forecast to continue today though will ease off into tomorrow to be followed by a few more clearer days of weather with temperatures getting slightly milder again over the weekend, though perhaps not as mild as last weekend. Should be very nice conditions on the slopes today, fingers crossed I can report more snowfall tomorrow. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 90cm Kagura - 200cm Lifts operating at Naeba: Prince Number 2 Gondola No5 high speed lift No4 romance lift Takenokodaira romance lift Daishamen romance lift Almost all of Kagura is open. Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 19th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 128cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 125cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 138cm Weather overview Bit of sun Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 20th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . The sun is out! While it is still snowing to the north this morning, here in Naeba and above Kagura the sun is out and the skies are clearing up. The local forecast still says 'snow', but I reckon it might just be a very fine day out there. Those clouds could always move back in of course, but don't look like doing so right now. For the moment though, it is a fine morning to be sliding down the slopes here. 15cm of fresh snowfall at Kagura and another 5-10cm or so at Naeba since yesterday. It's a cold morning but the next few days promise to be slightly milder before temperatures plummet once again late weekend and hopefully bring with them a good new dumpage of snow Sunday through Monday. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 90cm Kagura - 200cm Lifts operating at Naeba: Prince Number 2 Gondola No5 high speed lift No4 romance lift Takenokodaira romance lift Daishamen romance lift Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 20th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 138cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 135cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 93cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Tuesday 11th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Another 10cm or so of snow to report since last night and add another 10cm on top of that and we probably have had 20cm since my report yesterday. It certainly has been a good weekend and start to the week. With the sun out this morning, it should be pretty excellent conditions out there for the lucky ones sliding. Yes the sun is out we have a few white fluffy clouds hanging about it everywhere looks amazing and I'm sure the snow is top quality this morning. Doesn't look busy either. Kagura open as planned today. The same lower lifts at Naeba open but I would hope that we will soon be seeing more of Naeba opening soon. Light snow is actually forecast for today and so it will either turn up later or the forecast have got it wrong. I'll let you know which of those happens in my report tomorrow morning! Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 80cm Kagura - 200cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 11th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 93cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 90cm 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