Madarao Now: Friday 3rd January 2020
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 115cm
Weather overview Cloud, blue sky
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility Good
Posted on Friday 3rd January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Madarao.
Earlier this morning it was cloudy (as you can see from the first image below), but as of 9am there is quite a lot of blue sky around and the sun is out too. We are still promised snow later today though, and perhaps a decent amount too. If the forecasts are correct.
This morning Madarao resort is reporting '0-5cm' of fresh snowfall and the official snow depth is hanging around at 45cm. I can add a few cm.
Nighta tonight at Madarao from 5:00pm until 9:00pm.
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Someone emailed us asking why my observed snowfall number is different from 'other numbers'.
Answer = I don't know.
I just report what I see. I do not round up or round down. I do not report what I want to see. I report what I see.
I also relay to you what the ski resort itself is reporting, and as you notice I sometimes comment on that.
And I make a point of never looking at any other information, whether it be in Japanese or English.
So that's all I can really say on the subject.
Well, online and in public anyway. ;)
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Current operations: Friday 3rd January 2020
Operating lifts & open courses at Madarao:
- All ski lifts apart from Number 3A and 13 lifts are operating
- All courses apart from the summit area and tree run courses are now open, though the snow cover is not deep - care needed
Operating lifts & open courses at Tangram Ski Circus:
- All ski lifts apart from Number 2 pair are operating
- Sky Love Line course
- Primary Line course
- Hard Line course
- Zigzag Line
- Queens Downhill (lower)
- Forest Line (lower)
- Pantan Line
- Green Line
Madarao Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Friday 3rd January 2020 Total snowfall at base 115cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 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 27cm reported on 3 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.