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Madarao Now: Friday 5th January 2024

  • Jan 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

Updated: Sep 11, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 148cm

Weather overview Sunny

Wind None

Temperature -

Visibility Excellent


Posted on Friday 5th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.


Good morning.


Not much further snow to report since my report was posted yesterday morning, and this morning the sun is out with blue skies above us.


It is a beautiful morning.


Madarao Mountain Resort


- Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm

- All lifts except Number 3, Number 5 and Number 13 are operating

- 16 main runs are open, tree runs to open later

- Official snow depth: 60cm


Tangram Ski Circus


- 4 of 5 lifts (Number 1,3,5,6) are operating

- Official snow depth: 45cm


Madarao Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Friday 5th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 148cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (on 23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 33cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 8 days January 2024 snowfall 20cm 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.


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