Myoko Now: Thursday 9th April 2026
- Apr 9
- 3 min read
Updated: May 2
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1090cm
Posted on Thursday 9th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here.
A couple of interesting things, so time to share some info with you.
First is a really steady SW wind that is going to continue to melt the snow really fast. It’s been amazing around the house to see the trees pop up after their horizontal hibernation under the snow. Like I’ve said before, in summer we can hardly believe that there was that much snow out there in all that green stuff; in winter we can’t remember the jungle that the forests are in summer.
The other thing was a check on the plowing of the road that runs under Suginohara Ski Area and runs back behind Mt. Myoko. I thought I’d check it out, and maybe take the dog for a hike-up ski on those big, open, wide slopes on the south side of the resort. The road is still barricaded just beyond the town, and there’s not enough snow lower down to hike up. The signs say the road is closed until the end of April, but I wonder how far they’ve actually gotten. This could make it hard for a lot of people who do like to climb on the west side of the mountain (like, maybe hiking up to the snow on dry ground). I’ll check again soon to see if they do open up more of the road soon.
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Akakura Kanko:
100cm, 6°
Myokokogen Sky Cable gondola and Hotel No. 3 lift only
Hoping to stay open until May 6
Akakura Onsen:
Closed
Alpen Blick Resort
Closed
Myoko Suginohara:
Closed
Kyukamura RunRun:
Closed
Seki Onsen:
Closed weekdays
Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort:
Closed
Madarao Mountain Resort:
Closed
Lotte Arai Resort:
253cm, 8°
Gondola and Zendana lift open for sure; Kokenashi might run. THe website notes that it is no longer possible to ski to the base.
Hoping to stay open into May
Kurohime Kogen Snow Park:
Closed
Myoko Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 9th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 1090cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 120cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 35cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 184cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 646cm reported on 24 days February 2026 snowfall 202cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 21cm reported on 6 days April 2026 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.