Madarao Now: Friday 9th January 2026
- Jan 9
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 48cm
Snowfall at base this season 318cm
Posted on Friday 9th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here.
Tons of fresh snow since yesterday morning with blue skies this morning.
Beautiful!
No further words feel necessary on a morning like this.
Sun due tomorrow and then more snow on Sunday.
Enjoy.
Oh yes, the Number 1C triple is back up and running and from today the Number 13 lift will also start working.
Madarao Mountain Resort:
- Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area: 50cm
- Official snow depth: 160cm
- All lifts scheduled to be operating
- Main courses open
- Tree run courses open: Kamoshika --- more coming soon, surely?
Tangram Ski Circus:
- Official snow depth: 100cm
- All 5 lifts scheduled to operate
Madarao Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 9th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 318cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 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 132cm reported on 6 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.