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Madarao Now: Monday 2nd March 2026

  • Mar 2
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 680cm

Posted on Monday 2nd March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Madarao.


The day starts with bright light blue skies.


And... the week starts with some fresh snow appearing on the weekly forecast - the best chance of that coming later tomorrow into Wednesday and then again perhaps around Saturday. Come on, March, we love you!


26 of 32 runs open at Madarao with the Number 12 lift back in action.


Madarao Mountain Resort:


- Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area: 0cm

- Official snow depth: 150cm

- Number 3 and Number 13 lifts not operating today

- Number 5 lift has closed for the season

- 26 of 32 courses open

- Tree run courses open: All except Powder Theater, Powder Wave 2, River Line and Ninja


Tangram Ski Circus:


- Official snow depth: 95cm

- All 5 lifts scheduled to operate


Madarao Now 2025-2026 season

Data as of Monday 2nd March 2026 Total snowfall at base 680cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 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 401cm reported on 19 days

February 2026 snowfall 93cm reported on 13 days

March 2026 snowfall 0cm reported on 0 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.


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