Myoko Now: Saturday 3rd January 2026
- Jan 3
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 28cm
Snowfall at base this season 287cm
Posted on Saturday 3rd January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A nice snowfall overnight, and cold temperatures.
Conditions on the hill got better throughout the day yesterday as light snow continued to fall. There are still a lot of bare spots out there, though, so we can always use more—and we still haven’t seen the big dumps that are forecast pretty regularly. I did hear that it was snowing and blowing much harder down in Joetsu City and along the coast.
Fresh reports are in from all the resorts, which is a good thing to see!
I was kind of surprised, though, at the relatively low number of skiers and boarders out yesterday. Normally Jan. 1 is a bit quiet (the effect of all those Eve parties), but then people usually feel peppy enough for a Jan. 2 slide. Maybe the word of low snow has discouraged the domestic travelers. Nice to not have lift lines, but better if the resorts are doing good business.
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Akakura Kanko:
140cm, -7°
Akakura Onsen:
140cm, -4°
Alpen Blick Resort
90cm, -2° (new report!)
Myoko Suginohara:
95cm top, 55cm base; -9°
Kyukamura RunRun:
100cm, -4°
Seki Onsen:
170cm, -6°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
65cm, -5°
Madarao Mountain Resort:
100cm, -6°
Lotte Arai Resort:
230cm, 0°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
60cm top, 40cm base; -3°
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 3rd January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 287cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 184cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 68cm reported on 3 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.