Myoko Now: Tuesday 9th April 2019
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 1705cm
Posted on Tuesday 9th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
Wasn't sure when I'd update, but about 13cm of new snow at base level on April 8 deserves a mention. And we need to keep our total snowfall for the entire season accurate, right?
SnowJapan's forecast got it right, but it was still weird to watch things get colder through the day, and the rain turn to snow. Pretty strong north winds are still blowing; a few minutes ago the wind really came in with some more new fall (thought it was just the snow in the trees and on the car blowing away, but it was in fact new flakes coming in horizontally. So we have the schizophrenic situation of sunny skies to the south (melting the snow off the roof) and gray skies, snow and wind from the north. Winter wants to fight its way back in; spring is holding firm in the south. But that wind might cause lift closures (meaning the gondola at Akakan, which would close the hill), some at Arai.
We're now officially down to three operating areas, now with some fresh snow on top to make things pretty again. The snowpack was looking pretty grim there after the last rain (amazing what come up to the surface) so it's another nice day.
Akakura Kanko:
280cm, 0°; open until May 6 (snow permitting)
Akakura Onsen:
Closed
Ikenotaira Onsen:
Closed
Myoko Suginohara:
Closed
Seki Onsen:
400cm, -2° (no loss in snowpack, Seki?); open until May 6 (snow permitting)
Myoko Ski Park:
Closed
Kyukamura RunRun:
Closed
Tangram Ski Circus:
Closed
Madarao Kogen:
Closed
Lotte Arai Resort
455cm, 4.2°
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park
Closed
Myoko Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Tuesday 9th April 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 1705cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 92cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 475cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 648cm reported on 21 days February 2019 snowfall 397cm reported on 14 days March 2019 snowfall 97cm reported on 11 days April 2019 snowfall 83cm reported on 5 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.