Myoko Now: Thursday 8th January 2026
- Jan 8
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 357cm
Posted on Thursday 8th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Good snow is falling, and it looks to really pick up through the day. Powder snow on the slopes! It’s starting to feel more, well, Myoko.
I have to be on the slopes early again today; often I have to get out early for plowing and snow checking and such, but then I can get back to my computer to pick up the resort reports and provide you, dear reader, with the freshest news possible (usually still hot).
I did discover that the resorts usually update between 7:30 and 8am (which made me a little late tomorrow—but so were the people I went to meet). Going to send this early today, noting that we have only a little new snow so far, that the conditions are largely the same, except that it is not as cold (normal when it snows). Tomorrow I will have time to do a proper poke in the snow and let you know the real depth, and the updates from the resorts. I’ll note any that do report early today in the individual report.
A last-minute update: it is REALLY snowing now.
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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:
150cm, 0° (new report)
Seki Onsen:
210cm, -2° (new report)
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
72cm, 0° (new report)
Madarao Mountain Resort:
120cm, -6°
Lotte Arai Resort:
257cm, 3.6° (new report)
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
80cm top, 45cm base; -3° (new report)
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 8th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 357cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 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 138cm reported on 7 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.