Myoko Now: Saturday 20th December 2025
- Dec 20, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 154cm
Posted on Saturday 20th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A late report today; year-end parties and a forgotten charger meant no computer... but I’m glad we’re reporting on the ongoing situation, where the early morning might have told us a different story.
Meaning: sunny, very warm, a southern wind, all coming together to eat up the snow. Most everything is open now, except Kurohime and Seki Onsen, but those figures for the base areas are pretty low, and now getting lower. There are some open spots already here and there, and without a lot more snow that’s not going to get better!
Looks like we could get snow Monday and Wednesday, but there’s also a chance that much of that could be rain. Oh, well, it will come around. I always discourage people from coming early season, which too many do, and then everybody leaves in March when there’s still a lot of good snow.
And that temperature is not a mistake; I have three outside thermometers, and they're all right around 15°C.
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Resort opening schedule
Akakura Kanko:
80cm. 6°
All lifts open
Akakura Onsen:
30cm, 12°
Yodel No. 1 Triple, Yodel No. 4 Pair
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick
30cm, 7°
Shirakaba, Ikenotaira Quad, Alpen Blick No. 1 Pair
Myoko Suginohara:
60cm top, 20cm base; 3°
Gondola and Mitahara No. 2 lift
Kyukamura RunRun:
50cm, 14°
Seki Onsen:
Opening December 23
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
30cm, 2°
Lifts no. 1, 3, 5
Madarao Mountain Resort:
60cm, 2°
Lifts no. 1, 2, 5
Lotte Arai Resort:
111cm, 19.9°
Gondola, Kokenashi, Zendana lifts
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
December 24 (? Not entirely clear from website)
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 20th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 154cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 21st November) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 119cm reported on 8 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.