Myoko Now: Friday 10th April 2020
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 905cm
Posted on Friday 10th April 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A little last-minute information for anyone still in the area (or those interested in what's going on in Myoko).
First: snow.
Nine (9) centimeters overnight, and it's still falling very lightly. Just in time for the cherry blossoms down just a little lower (I doubt the snow is falling in greater Myoko City, at 300 meters or below).
And the final word on the last two resorts that are still operating.
Seki Onsen says it will be open this coming weekend, which is the first definite word from them for a while (I really wasn't sure if they were really open over the last few weeks, since they are no longer in the city's official website, and their own site is, ah, distinctly their own). After that? I doubt they can keep going.
And Lotte Arai has announced that, due to the corona virus, the 12th will be their last day of operations. If it's anything over there like it is here at the Akakura Kanko Hotel, things are slow.... We wondered if city folk would be fleeing to the clean, microbe-free are of the mountains, but don't look like it.
So there is the official, final word, and we can actually close out this wild season. With snow.
Akakura Kanko:
Closed
Akakura Onsen:
Closed
Ikenotaira Onsen:
Closed
Myoko Suginohara:
Closed
Seki Onsen:
150cm, -3°
At least open until the 12th
Myoko Ski Park:
Closed
Kyukamura RunRun:
Closed
Tangram Ski Circus:
Closed
Madarao Kogen:
Closed
Lotte Arai Resort
257cm, 3.3°
Gondola and Zedana lift only
Closing Sunday, April 12
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
Closed
Myoko Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Friday 10th April 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 905cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 105cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 6 days January 2020 snowfall 248cm reported on 16 days February 2020 snowfall 439cm reported on 15 days March 2020 snowfall 136cm reported on 12 days April 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 2 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. 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.