Myoko Now: Friday 12th December 2025
- Dec 12, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 33cm
Snowfall at base this season 110cm
Posted on Friday 12th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
One day before a handful of planned ski area openings; we got some snow, but I wonder if it will be enough to let people get out on the snow — you’d be surprised how much stuff is out there on the ski runs that needs some pretty good cover to make things safe. I know there are people who just can’t wait to get skiing and hike up the ski runs for a first slide, but don’t be surprised when the ski area bans you. Safety first, and all that.
Actually, it was pretty fun to see the first couple of bright lightning flashes just before last night’s rain turned to snow. It’s a traditional sign of snow coming, although not really super heavy yet. Let’s just see what happens; I always tell people that often, even in a record-snowfall year, we wonder if a White Christmas is going to happen. And then things turn around....
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Resort opening schedule:
Akakura Kanko:
December 19
Akakura Onsen:
December 13
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick
December 13
Myoko Suginohara:
December 13
Kyukamura RunRun:
December 20
Seki Onsen:
December 23
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
December 20
Madarao Mountain Resort:
December 13
Lotte Arai Resort:
December 13
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
December 24 (? Not entirely clear from website)
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 12th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 110cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 21st November) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 75cm 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 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.