Myoko Now: Monday 2nd March 2026
- Mar 2
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 9
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1067cm
Posted on Monday 2nd March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Avalanches are the big news to start the week; not big, roaring ones but slow cracking and creeping ones that take all the snow out to the ground (I remember these used to be called climax avalanches, but now are referred to as wet slabs, glide avalanches or persistent deep slabs).
This has been an issue for much of the season, but now with warming weather (and rain), we’re seeing Lotte Arai closing some runs and preparing for the potential of slides. The top run at Akakura Onsen had a crack and glide that released down onto the cat track last month (the lower section, no longer a ski run, almost always cracks and collapses).
On the 28th, a pretty big one occurred on the Powder Line course at the top of Madarao, which actually resulted in an injury. According to the resort’s report, it was up to 185 meters wide, and had a length of 600 meters. It’s unusual that there were no warning signs; normally the slope literally cracks and begins to slide slowly before releasing at some point.
So one more unusual event in a really unusual year for the snow. Take a look a those snowpack figures, too; lots of resorts are under a meter now. The forecast is for some rain and snow in the coming days, but I wonder how much?
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Akakura Kanko:
210cm, 0°
Champion No. 3 lift remains closed today; scheduled to run tomorrow
Akakura Onsen:
300cm, -1°
Alpen Blick Resort
230cm, 1°
Myoko Suginohara:
110cm top, 70cm base; -2° (no new report)
Kyukamura RunRun:
240cm, 4° (no new report)
Seki Onsen:
440cm, 1°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
85cm, 2°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
150cm, 1°
Upper lifts closed after 2/28 avalanche
Lotte Arai Resort:
381cm, 6°
Some areas may close; mechanical trouble has closed Zendana lift
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
70cm top, 30cm base; 1°
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 2nd March 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 1067cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 120cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 184cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 646cm reported on 24 days February 2026 snowfall 202cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 0cm reported on 0 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.