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Madarao Now: Tuesday 21st January 2020

  • Jan 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Updated: Sep 8, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 218cm

Weather overview Moderate snow

Wind Light

Temperature -

Visibility Poor


Posted on Tuesday 21st January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


Good morning all.


Happy to report fresh snow this morning and a decent amount of it too; as of 9:30am I measure 23cm.


The resort was showing a ruler measuring around 19cm earlier on this morning... and are saying 30cm on the official site. Anyway, as much as I prefer the latter number, I like both.


It's more like what we expect. And I give thanks.


Oh yes, looks like SAWA II and Bear tree run courses are open this morning. Yey.


Current operations: Tuesday 21st January 2020


Madarao:


- All ski lifts apart from Number 13 lift are operating

- Main courses appear to be mostly open

- SAWA II and Bear scheduled to be open this morning

- Other tree run courses not currently available

- Official snow depth: 90cm


Tangram Ski Circus:

- All ski lifts are operating

- 8 courses open

- Official snow depth: 65cm


Madarao Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Tuesday 21st January 2020 Total snowfall at base 218cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 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 130cm reported on 11 days



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