Myoko Now: Sunday 25th December 2022
- Dec 25, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 72cm
Posted on Sunday 25th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Snow continued to fall on and off through the day yesterday, but we didn't get a massive amount of new snow. The trees are all covered with snow on their north sides, reflecting the pretty good winds we had in the evening.
The winds tapered off just in time for Christmas Eve fireworks at Akakura Kanko last night, and it was a pretty fun event. A really long fireworks display and free local sake, Niigata-exclusive beer and lots of snacks. Nice way to kick off the opening of a lot more lifts today. We can use more, of course, but snow is forecast for the coming days so the conditions will just keep on getting better.
Several resorts are opening today, but as I complained about yesterday, it can be kind of tricky to tell exactly which lifts and runs will be open. I'd like to get these reports out to you before 8am, but, at least in the early season when things are just beginning to get going, that can be difficult. Oh, well, the main thing is that there's more snow today than yesterday, more is coming, and all the resorts are open.
Openings and operations
Akakura Kanko:
80, -6°
All lifts except Hotel No. 1
Akakura Onsen:
38cm, -1°
Yodel Nos. 1 and 4 lifts
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick
Open, but they get the boo! for today: no condition or lift information in the must-click link.
Myoko Suginohara:
No snow/slope info
Suginohara gondola, Mitahara Nos. 2 and 3 lifts (again, why is this buried in a new page, rather than right on top?)
Seki Onsen:
90cm, -4°
Open
Kyukamura RunRun:
60cm, -1°
Open (actually, it opened yesterday but didn’t announce it!)
Tangram Ski Circus:
20cm, -3°
Says two lifts on the top page, four lifts being prepared on the link....
Madarao Mountain Resort:
55cm, -3°
Six lifts, covering all the main slopes
Lotte Arai Resort
136cm, 4.1°
Looks like all lifts except Sanroku No. 2
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
35cm, -5°
All lifts except No. 8 (note: link is not opening in all browsers)
Myoko Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Sunday 25th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 72cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 72cm reported on 15 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.