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Madarao Now: Monday 22nd January 2018

  • Jan 22, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 477cm

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Posted on Monday 22nd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


Good morning.


It is going to be a very good week. I can feel it.


We have a modest amount of fresh snow on the ground this morning - the resort is reporting 10cm; I am measuring 8cm - but this is just the start of what looks set to be one of the snowiest weeks of the season.


Once it starts snowing again later today, we're expecting it to pretty much continue right through until Saturday and at times it be coming down at a really fast rate.


Sounds like Tokyo is going too get snow today. They aren't used to it like we are so there may well be transportation disruption depending on how that pans out.


Anyway, expectations are very high - let's hope it lives up to them!


Madarao Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Monday 22nd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 477cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 280cm reported on 13 days January 2018 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days



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