Myoko Now: Wednesday 21st March 2018
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 1314cm
Posted on Wednesday 21st March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
All that talk of heavy snow (NHK!) has not come to anything in Myoko (although the TV did show us the “heavy” snow falling in Kanagawa). The day is still just starting, so things could change… but I doubt that there will be a lot of new snow. There was a band of fresh snow right across the mountain, though, from just above the Akakura Kanko Hotel (about 1000 meters, right in the middle of the hill) up to the top of the lifts, so around 1550 meters. So I’m adding 2 cm just to be optimistic and accurate.
The gondola at Suginohara has closed due to wind, while Akakan’s is still going. Could change if that wind picks up a bit more, so keep an eye on the reports. Looks like precipitation is just coming in from the southeast as we type, with the far mountains now obscured.
Akakura Kanko:
250 cm, -1°; closing May 6
Akakura Onsen:
235cm, -2°; closing April 8
Ikenotaira Onsen:
195cm, -0.5°
Myoko Suginohara:
145cm, 0°; closing April 1
Seki Onsen:
350 cm, -2°; closing May 6
Myoko Ski Park:
190 cm, 1°; closing April 1
Kyukamura RunRun:
200 cm, 1°; closing April 1
Lotte Arai Resort:
410cm, 5.3°; Exciter and Discovery permanently closed; Be Free, Mamushigaeshi and Discovery closed, Rindou Lower possibly closed; Funaishi-zawa, Happy Place, Benzaku-zawa and Small Mamushi in the avalanche-controlled areas open; others closed (see website for updates); closing May 6
Tangram Ski Circus:
140 cm, 0°; closing April 1
Madarao Kogen:
165 cm, -2°; closing April 1
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
140cm, 3° (yesterday’s report); closing April 1
Myoko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 21st March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1314cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 81cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 468cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 524cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 228cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 33cm 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.