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Myoko Now: Wednesday 26th February 2020

  • Feb 26, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 672cm

Posted on Wednesday 26th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.


Back to winter again today (winter-ish, anyway) after rain at the end of the day yesterday.


About 1cm of fresh snow, and it's interesting, sticky snow made up of tiny needles of ice.


Probably a lot more to fall, which would be great; although the resorts aren't reporting much loss in the snowpack, you know it's going down.


Actually, I should be nicer; several of the resorts have been really honest about their low snow levels, and have reported new snow in a really responsible way, too. It's a tough year for them, I know. And for saké makers, gasoline stations (no long queues of snowplows needing thousands of liters of fuel), rice farmers (worrying about water, since there's not that much snow), hotel owners, backcountry guides...


Akakura Kanko:

200cm, 0°C


Akakura Onsen:

215cm, -1°C


Ikenotaira Onsen:

100cm, 1°


Myoko Suginohara:

85cm, -1°


Seki Onsen:

310cm, -5°


Myoko Ski Park:

90cm, 5°


Kyukamura RunRun:

130cm, 2°


Tangram Ski Circus:

65cm, 0°


Madarao Kogen:

100cm, no temp listing


Lotte Arai Resort

284cm, 2.5°


Kurohime Kogen Snow Park

15cm, 1°



Myoko Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Wednesday 26th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 672cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 105cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 6 days January 2020 snowfall 248cm reported on 16 days February 2020 snowfall 354cm reported on 13 days




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