Madarao Now: Sunday 25th January 2026
- Jan 25
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 58cm
Snowfall at base this season 492cm
Posted on Sunday 25th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.
This is good old proper snow country mid-winter weather!
The clouds decided to target us this time, and there's a whole lot of fresh loveliness around. Can't see it, really, as outside is a contrast-free mushy shade of white-grey-silver, but it's definitely there.
My measurement of fresh snowfall is 58cm. The ski area has 50cm reported on the official site.
There's even more to the north of us.
Like I said, very poor visibility at the start of the day. Extra care needed in these conditions (both on and off the slopes).
The situation should be much eased off tomorrow, but there is more snow on forecasts on the weekly forecast.
Madarao Mountain Resort:
- Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area: 50cm
- Official snow depth: 210cm
- All lifts scheduled to be operating
- Main courses open
- Tree run courses open: All except SAWA III and Rabbit
Tangram Ski Circus:
- Official snow depth: 105cm (not updated yet today)
- All 5 lifts scheduled to operate
Madarao Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Sunday 25th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 492cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 26cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 160cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 306cm reported on 14 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.