Madarao Now: Thursday 8th January 2026
- Jan 8
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 270cm
Posted on Thursday 8th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Madarao.
Several cm of snow so far with more due today, though early on it is a bit on/off. Looks like it might settle in and start building up.
Clear skies are currently forecast for tomorrow, with the snow likely to stop before the end of today/early tomorrow morning.
That feels like a bit of a common pattern this season... some good snowfalls (52cm on 27th December, 25cm on 3rd January and 43cm on 6th January) but we haven't yet had a period of relentless heavy snowfall that continuing for several days. 'Yet' is hopefully an important word there as I look forward to when we get one of those periods, even with all the shoveling that comes with it!
Anyway, let's see how much we get today.
Madarao Mountain Resort:
- Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area: ?cm
- Official snow depth: 120cm
- 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: 75cm
- All 5 lifts scheduled to operate
Madarao Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 8th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 270cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 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 84cm reported on 5 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.