Myoko Now: Wednesday 12th January 2022
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 5, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 35cm
Snowfall at base this season 587cm
Posted on Wednesday 12th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
The snow started last night, and it's still going. It's not exactly a heavy snowfall by Myoko standards, but a nice accumulation of fresh stuff. The forecast is for snow throughout the day, and the really heavy stuff falling tomorrow.
Got the machines out today, so we're ready for more. I suppose to people outside we're crazy: it's like mowing your yard and having everything neat and trim, and the next morning the yard is overrun with weeds. And you do it again. But we complain while we actually take pride in getting things in order (and then going up the hill to enjoy that snow, of course). Especially fun when, for me in the past few years, you get to play with some rideable heavy machinery to clear snow. More power! Warm cabin! The simple joys of Snow Country....
One note on the reports: I've noticed that, more than usual, the figures and reporting by the resorts is a bit, ah, uneven. Tough times, I know, and staffing is down, so we'll certainly give them a break, but the results can be a bit puzzling (see Seki Onsen below).
Akakura Kanko:
235cm, 0°
Akakura Onsen:
305cm, -4°
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Snow Resort
Top 20cm, bottom 220cm; -5°
Myoko Suginohara:
Top 200cm, bottom 120cm; -4° (no new report for two days....)
Seki Onsen:
270cm, -8° (and today at Seki, it's Thursday the 13th, at least on the website)
Myoko Ski Park:
Closed again this season
Kyukamura RunRun:
260cm, -2°
Tangram:
180cm, -4°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
240cm, 2° (no new report yet)
Lotte Arai Resort
307cm, 0.4°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
130cm, -10°
Myoko Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Wednesday 12th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 587cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 111cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 30cm reported on 1 day December 2021 snowfall 389cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 168cm reported on 10 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.