Madarao Now: Monday 14th December 2020
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 33cm
Weather overview Snow
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility Limited
Posted on Monday 14th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.
This is the week, folks!
With both Madarao and Tangram planning to open this coming Saturday (19th), we need snow. And this week we should be getting enough of it to let that planned opening happen.
This morning there's around 10cm or so of snow to report and it is continuing to fall from the skies and doesn't look like there is going to be much let up this week. Which is fantastic news. :)
I'm hoping that I might have to post a report every day this week with a new number at that lovely base is made...
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As the 2020-2021 season here in Japan gets started, we wanted to post a few general thoughts as well as answer a few common questions.
Coronavirus in Japan
Compared to many countries, Japan appears to have managed to keep its number of (official confirmed) cases relatively low and without any major ‘lockdowns’. Still, coronavirus has overwhelmingly been the major issue of the year and has had a profound impact on many people and businesses. Hospitality and tourism are two of the areas that have been hit particularly hard hit, with the Go To campaign providing a certain amount of relief for some.
In recent weeks, the number of confirmed cases announced in the country every day has increased to around 2500-3000, in what is being labelled the third wave. Let us all hope that we might soon see a decrease in the numbers again and do what we can to help that happen.
How ski areas in Japan are dealing and measures being taken
Correct information on coronavirus is of course important and we encourage everyone to keep up to date with information from trusted sources.
We also encourage people intending to visit a ski area in Japan to take on all relevant advice and requests being asked of visitors. While there is understandably a sense of unease along with a bunch of unknowns as we start the winter season, most ski areas in Japan plan to be opening and are implementing various measures to try and minimise the potential for infections.
Actual measures and requests vary but generally include limiting the number of people riding gondola cabins, ropeways and multiple-person ski lifts; wearing masks and face coverings; using hand sanitisers; practising social distancing and avoiding queues.
Some ski areas are resting various ski lifts for the season, though in many such cases that will not affect the amount of terrain that is available to skiers and snowboarders.
There are a small number of ski areas that have decided to not open at all this winter – some citing coronavirus, some citing a lack of snowfall in recent years… some mentioning both.
Madarao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Monday 14th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 33cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 4th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 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.