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Madarao Now: Thursday 16th January 2020

  • Jan 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Updated: Sep 8, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 195cm

Weather overview Blue sky

Wind Light

Temperature -

Visibility Very good


Posted on Thursday 16th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


Good morning.


I am very happy to be able to report 14cm of fresh snow this morning.


There is a nice new layer out there and the snow clouds have dispersed (for now at least) with quite a bit of blue sky early on.


The mountain is looking very tempting and while I am sure some people will have had a late night in Nozawa last night (for the Fire Festival over there), people able to enjoy first tracks this morning will most certainly feel getting up early is worth it.


Count me in!


Madarao Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 16th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 195cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 107cm reported on 10 days



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