Myoko Now: Monday 12th January 2026
- Jan 12
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 41cm
Snowfall at base this season 464cm
Posted on Monday 12th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Snow followed by sun; seems to be the new standard in Myoko. We used to expect multiple days of good snowfall, but it just hasn’t happened yet this season.
It was weird weather day yesterday, as expected. Some strong south/west winds did cause some lift closures. Akakan saw both the Sky Cable gondola and the Hotel No. 3 lift closed, which made it impossible to ski over to the Akakura Onsen side of the mountain (but the Champion no. 3 lift, which is the link from Onsen to Akakan, was running).
The scrolling banner at the Akakn website says No. 3 is being checked out and is not running; their animation does show it operating. Hmmmm. They may be short one lift, but today is the third day of a live DJ event going on at Akakan to celebrate Coming of Age Day (congratulations 20-year-olds).
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Akakura Kanko:
190cm, -9°
Akakura Onsen:
200cm, -5°
Alpen Blick Resort
150cm, -6°
Myoko Suginohara:
140cm top, 90cm base; -9°
Kyukamura RunRun:
210cm, 0°
Seki Onsen:
340cm, -7°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
105cm, -6°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
160cm, -6°
Lotte Arai Resort:
305cm, -4°
The resort is warning of delayed starts due to heavy snow
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
150cm top, 50cm base; -3°
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 12th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 464cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (on 9th January) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 184cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 245cm 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.