Myoko Now: Wednesday 7th January 2026
- Jan 7
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 351cm
Posted on Wednesday 7th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Another early morning on the hill today, so I hope we have some fresh news in by the time I have to take off. I have to say that the resorts on the whole have been pretty good about getting news up by 8 or so; I still think they’d help themselves by posting conditions earlier in the morning before people make the day’s decision. Maybe people aren’t so worried about the immediate conditions anyway.
It’s been surprisingly uncrowded on the slopes, even at the end of the New Year holidays. Maybe the domestic crowd held back because of low snow levels. I guess we’ll see on the coming three-day weekend, which usually means full parking lots and more people out on the slopes.
Another light dusting of snow overnight, and more snow is coming. I wonder when we will get continuous, multi-day snowfalls (which would really help get the backcountry ready)?
I really start to feel like the old guy on the hill when I ramble on about, “that January when we only had one day of sun.” I’m pretty sure it actually happened. Pretty cold, too, which is good for the snow condition.
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Akakura Kanko:
160cm, -5°
Akakura Onsen:
160cm, -5°
Alpen Blick Resort
110cm, -5° (yesterday’s report)
Myoko Suginohara:
90cm top, 55cm base; -°10
Kyukamura RunRun:
160cm, -5°
Seki Onsen:
200cm, -4°
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
75cm, -4° (yesterday’s report)
Madarao Mountain Resort:
120cm, -6°
Lotte Arai Resort:
257cm, 0.4°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
80cm top, 45cm base; -6°
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 7th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 351cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (on 6th January) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 184cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 6 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.