Madarao Now: Monday 12th January 2026
- Jan 12
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 34cm
Snowfall at base this season 352cm
Posted on Monday 12th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Madarao.
Snow and wind yesterday with the snow starting to pile up by evening and giving my measuring area 34cm. The ski area is reporting 30cm and saying that there's varying amounts of snow depending on where you are due to the strong winds.
We have another nice surprise of some blue sky and sun at the moment and so the people here for the last day of the long weekend should have some great conditions to enjoy. Not as windy too, thankfully.
Maybe some more sun tomorrow and then snow going into Wednesday.
Madarao Mountain Resort:
- Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area: 30cm
- Official snow depth: 160cm
- All lifts scheduled to be operating
- Main courses open
- Tree run courses open: all apart from SAWA II, SAWA III and Rabbit
Tangram Ski Circus:
- Official snow depth: 105cm
- All 5 lifts scheduled to operate
Madarao Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 12th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 352cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (on 27th November) November 2025 snowfall 26cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 160cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 166cm reported 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 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.