Myoko Now: Wednesday 27th March 2024
- Mar 27, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 1048cm
Posted on Wednesday 27th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
There's a sound here that really symbolizes winter in Myoko - and that's what we got last night and into this morning. The snow builds up on the roof, then starts to slide down, making a thumping, rumbling sound until it drops onto the lower roof, making more thumps and bumps (we have metal roofs so the snow will in fact slide off without me needing to get up there to shovel it off).
I didn't expect to hear this at the end of March, after a day of rain and fog. But that's what we got, with one more snowfall. Light snow wouldn't make all that noise, so it's pretty heavy, wet, spring snow. It always wakes me up, because it's the sound, along with the morning snowplows, that means I need to get up and get to snow clearing myself. But not today.
It's getting sunny now, although Mt. Myoko is still obscured by the clouds/fog. Still pretty cold, too.
Closing dates:
Akakura Kanko: March 31
Akakura Onsen: April 7 (depending on snow)
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick: March 31
Myoko Suginohara: March 31, with only the gondola running on weekdays
Kyukamura Run Run: Closed
Seki Onsen: ?
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: March 31
Madarao Mountain Resort: March 31
Lotte Arai Resort: May 12 (depending on snow)
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: Closed
Akakura Kanko:
230cm, -2°
All lifts except Champion No. 3
Akakura Onsen:
210cm, -1°
Kumado No. 1 lift only
Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick:
160cm, -2°
Four lifts running today
Myoko Suginohara:
140cm, -4°
Gondola only
Kyukamura RunRun:
Closed
Seki Onsen:
280cm, -2°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
125cm, 1°
Three of five lifts running
Madarao Mountain Resort:
190cm, -1°
Nos. 5, 12, 13 lifts closed
Lotte Arai Resort:
376cm, 6°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
Closed
Myoko Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 27th March 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 1048cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 1 day December 2023 snowfall 135cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 404cm reported on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 218 cm reported on 17 days March 2024 snowfall 249cm 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.