Madarao Now: Tuesday 6th January 2026
- Jan 6
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 43cm
Snowfall at base this season 266cm
Posted on Tuesday 6th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.
Ah, it's very good to come back to a very snowy Madarao.
At 7:00am I have just measured over 40cm at my measuring point. There's some more due perhaps this morning, but it has eased off at this particular moment - and it looks like it might be quite bright over on the Tangram side. So maybe we're done for now.
We might get some sunshine tomorrow and then back to more snow again on Thursday.
Sounds good, right?
I'm excited to get to sample the snow early this morning!
Madarao Mountain Resort:
- Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area: 40cm
- Official snow depth: 130cm
- All lifts except Number 13 (and Number 1C triple, but the Number 1 pair lift is operating)
- Main courses open
- Tree run courses open: Kamoshika
Tangram Ski Circus:
- Official snow depth: 58cm (not updated yet this morning)
- All 5 lifts scheduled to operate
Madarao Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 6th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 266cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (on 27th November) November 2025 snowfall 26cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 160cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 80cm reported on 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.