top of page

Madarao Now: Friday 4th January 2019

  • Jan 4, 2019
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 283cm

Weather overview Blue sky and a bit of cloud

Wind Light

Temperature -

Visibility Very good


Posted on Friday 4th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Madarao.


I remember saying yesterday that the snow might build up again, but that didn't last long and this morning the resort are reporting 0cm of fresh which seems quite surprising. I'm adding a few for what fell since my last report.


Look at the images below - the mountain is looking very tempting this morning with some blue skies and a bit of sun shining down in places from behind some of the few clouds left hanging on? It is going to be a fine, fine day.


And, perhaps a bit of a reset tomorrow with some snow forecast but I do notice the temps look set to be a little higher than they have been. We want them to keep down low right through until March, please.


Today the banks are back open and more people will be returning to work after their New Year break. I wonder how many will be taking the day off today...


Madarao Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Friday 4th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 283cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 28th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 249cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 31cm reported on a 4 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.


SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.



bottom of page