Myoko Now: Thursday 25th December 2025
- Dec 25, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 156cm
Posted on Thursday 25th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Merry Christmas, and hope you’re finding some holiday spirit in a nice warm indoor location. Santa would have trouble finding the chimney with the fog out there now.
The bad conditions continue, with the snow basically gone at base level. Some of the resorts are trooping on, though, running lifts with snowpack figures that don’t seem to change (although we all know better). All I can say is, leave the new skis at home for the time being.
Tomorrow: heavy snow is forecast, which will always be welcome. It would be great if it continued for several days (or weeks) but that isn’t the case. It doesn’t seem like there will be any significant snowfall until well into the first week of the new year.
Like I say, I hate having to be the bringer of bad news, but we’re like farmers; we do what we can but nature is in charge up here. I would rather be curmudgeonly about something that is bugging me, but you can't be a grump about the weather. I have no influence and no control...
My advice? Do what we locals do: fire up a nice nabe (a hotpot meal), grab a bottle of the primo variety saké from one of Myoko’s three excellent breweries, light a fire, close the curtains and enjoy a pleasant holiday, albeit without the snow.
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Resort opening schedule:
Akakura Kanko:
40m, 5°
All lifts except Hotel No. 1
Akakura Onsen:
30cm, 4°
Yodel No. 1 Triple, Yodel No. 4 Pair
Alpen Blick Resort
No new info
Closed
Myoko Suginohara:
30cm top, 5cm base; 0°
Gondola; Mitahara No. 2; Mitahara No. 3 may or may not run
Kyukamura RunRun:
40cm, 3°
Opening the 27th
Seki Onsen:
Opening changed to December 25
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
10cm, 6°
Lifts no. 3, 5 preparing to go (means, maybe not?)
Madarao Mountain Resort:
10cm, 3°
Most main lifts running; decided to open today (but that snowpack! 10cm?)
Lotte Arai Resort:
90cm, 9°
Gondola, Zendana lift
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
Closed
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 25th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 156cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 21st November) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 121cm reported on 9 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.