Myoko Now: Thursday 20th February 2025
- Feb 20, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 21cm
Snowfall at base this season 1404cm
Posted on Thursday 20th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
The snow has decided to take a break, at least momentarily, as the sun comes out with some blues skies appearing. It happened yesterday, too, but it was a matter of the sun coming out, a bit of blue showing up, and then the snow turned right back on again. Some gusting winds yesterday from time to time, too. The total snowfall overnight wasn't that much, which is much appreciated by those hard-working folks who get up early every day to clear the streets and parking lots (yes, I am giving myself a well-deserved pat on the back).
Nice comments at Niseko Now! about the snowfall here vs. what's going on up there on the North island. We are a lot further south, but we are up higher; my reporting station is just below the Akakan area at about 700 meters, with the resorts going up to about 1550 meters and the peaks all at 1,935 meters and higher, up to Mt. Myoko at 2,454. I've enjoyed some great skiing up there on Hokkaido, and it does get colder so the powder can be a lot lighter than here, but so it's not about which is better but what fun you can find. The terrain, too, is so different there vs. our rough, rugged volanic terrain (lots more valleys and ridges to get lost in). This is just our year to get pounded with snow (or, as the locals are saying, getting back to a normal winter after a few light years).
Note that a few lifts are not running, and things may be a bit delayed as the resorts clean up after the blasts of fresh. Nice that the sun's out, though, as that will help bring down snow on the roofs and let everybody get ready for the next snowfall, which may in fact come later today. And, as I write this, there are beautiful, wispy clouds streaming off of Mt. Myoko in pretty high winds up on the mountain (still just a mild breeze here at base).
Akakura Kanko:
420cm, -8°
At the moment, the animation showing the active lifts have all lifts closed; the resort reports that it will be opening a bit late to allow for snow clearance, and that Hotel No. 2 may or may not run (meaning use the gondola to get higher up the mountain)
Akakura Onsen:
440cm, -5°
Yodel No. 5 (Maruyama) lift closed due to avalanche risk
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick:
370cm, -6°
Myoko Suginohara:
330cm top, 250cm base, -9°
Kyukamura RunRun:
400cm, -3° (yesterday’s report)
Seki Onsen:
590cm, -6°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
265cm, -6°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
370cm, -6°
Lotte Arai Resort:
628cm, -1° (OI wonder why they are reporting a big drop in the snowpack?)
Kokenashi lift is “being prepared”
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
290cm top, 240cm base; -6°
Myoko Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 20th February 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1404cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 87cm (16th January) November 2024 snowfall 8cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 513cm reported on 19 days January 2025 snowfall 415cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 468cm reported on 16 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.