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Madarao Now: Wednesday 4th January 2017

  • Jan 4, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 229cm

Weather overview Partly cloudy

Wind Southerly

Temperature -

Visibility Very good


Posted on Wednesday 4th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Madarao.


Clearer skies this morning though there is some cloud up there - a mix of white and grey. It feels calm outside my place here now, but my patrol friend tells me that there's a southerly wind this morning. Here's to that quickly changing to northerly on that front...


And the other thing that we are most looking forward to is the return of snow clouds... due sometime this afternoon with snow also forecast for tomorrow.


So it looks like we can look forward to a top-up over the next few days (and looking ahead a bit further it's looking like it'll be snowing Sunday into Monday as well). Regular snowfall. That sounds good to me.


Today should be less busy than it has been the last few days as many people will be returning to work after the new year break.


The groomed slopes look very inviting this morning. Perhaps see you out there.


Madarao Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Wednesday 4th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 229cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (on 30th December) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 9cm reported on 2 days



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