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Madarao Now: Wednesday 4th January 2023

  • Jan 4, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Sep 10, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 152cm

Weather overview Light snow for now

Wind NW

Temperature -

Visibility Fair


Posted on Wednesday 4th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


The ski area is only reporting 10cm of fresh snow, but I am seeing more than that on the ground. As of 8:30am the snow has eased off and it looks like there might even be a bit of sun trying to break through the clouds. Having said that, the forecast for the day is... snow.


The SAWA tree run course area at Madarao is open from today, which is great to see. Hopefully there'll be more of them opening soon.


Madarao Now 2022-2023 season

Data as of Wednesday 4th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 152cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 2nd January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 91cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days



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