Myoko Now: Saturday 31st March 2018
- Mar 31, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1314cm
Posted on Saturday 31st March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
It is the second-to-the-last-day for most of the Myoko area resorts. Big cross-country race, and your truly is sitting about 1.5 kilometers out there on the course to check that the kids are all passing through properly. A mea culpa: it was calm early in the morning, but we had a pretty steady north wind through the day (as we found out, again, sitting out there in the open). That wind also released huge green clouds of pollen from the sugi trees. Lots of runny knots and itchy eyes out there.
Warmer today and the prediction on wind is in fact calm. All the reports below are from yesterday, except for Lotte Arai which updates regularly (although not on the lifts). Add a couple of degrees, maybe; keep the snow about where these are, and you’ll be good. T
Tomorrow I’ll report at a more normal time, and try to sum up this unusual season.
Akakura Kanko:
220 cm, 1°; closing May 6
Akakura Onsen:
180cm, -1°; closing April 8
Ikenotaira Onsen:
160cm, 2.5°
Myoko Suginohara:
115cm, -3°; No. 3 and Romance lifts closed; closing April 1
Seki Onsen:
310 cm, 1°; closing May 6
Myoko Ski Park:
130 cm, 5°; closing April 1
Kyukamura RunRun:
170 cm, 9°; closing April 1
Lotte Arai Resort:
370cm, 1.2°; Mamushigaeshi, Exciter and Discovery closed (weren’t some of these permanently closed?); Myoko Long Run Upper partially open; Funaishi-zawa, Happy Place and Benzaku-zawa open in the avalanche-controlled areas; closing May 6
Tangram Ski Circus:
110 cm, 3°; closing April 1
Madarao Kogen:
130 cm, -1°; closing April 1
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
60cm, 1°; closing April 1
Myoko Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 31st March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1314cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 81cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 468cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 524cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 228cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 33cm reported on 8 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.