Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 616cm Posted on Friday 28th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . This morning I have fresh snow to report to you. 10-15cm on lower areas and the ski area reporting 22cm up top since yesterday (half of that during the day yesterday and half of it overnight). Naski only comes out to play around 8am every morning and there's already some snow on the top areas (head?), so for the moment it's snowing at a decent pace. Hopefully we'll get more today to give us a good reset for the weekend. Good to feel it fairly cold this morning too. Weather for the weekend? Maybe some clearer weather to get us going tomorrow morning, with snow due later on (night time?) and into Sunday. Not much wind forecast. Rested lifts today: Skyline connecting, Challenge pair, Utopia pair, Karasawa pair. Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday afternoon): - Yamabiko (1615m): 22cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 16cm - Hikage (660m): 10cm - Nagasaka (616m): 15cm - Karasawa (563m): 5cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 315cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 270cm - Hikage (660m): 250cm - Nagasaka (616m): 245cm - Karasawa (563m): 160cm All courses apart from the following plan to be open: - Yunomine A - Grand Prix Planned operating lifts: - Subject to weather conditions all lifts that plan to be open should be ok. See above main report for specific info for this morning. - The top Yamabiko A-D courses close at 3:20pm until 27th March (at 3:10pm after that). - Skyline course closes at 4:10pm. - The Nagasaka quad lift is planned to open for night skiing 11th-12th Feb (subject to change). Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 28th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 616cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 75cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 329cm reported on 19 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 1031cm Posted on Friday 28th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto Kogen. OK so 20cm of fresh at base this morning and the ski area seems to be reporting 26cm at higher areas, that pretty much all coming during the day yesterday. It's cloudy at the start of the day today though we are expecting some more snow. And a similar kind of mix forecast for tomorrow too. Hoping that it won't get too windy. Courses open: All normal courses open. Planned tree run courses: all (subject to conditions) Lifts operating (subject to change): Number 1 pair, Number 1 gondola and quad lift operating Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area): Upper: 405cm Lower: 275cm Total accumulated snowfall (as reported by the ski area): 1482cm Geto Kogen Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 28th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1031cm Number of days snowfall observed 44 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 83cm (on 15th January) November 2021 snowfall 106cm observed on 5 days December 2021 snowfall 431cm observed on 18 days January 2022 snowfall 494cm observed on 21 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Geto Kogen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 577cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Thursday 27th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning. It's a little colder this morning, and it is snowing. We're not expecting huge amounts for the moment, but it should be snowing for the day today. And maybe snow at times over the following few days as well, with some spells of sunshine. That's what forecasts seem to think. (Interesting how they differ). There's limited visibility at the moment. Reset please! Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 27th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 577cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 31st December) November 2021 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 237cm reported on 13 days January 2022 snowfall 329cm reported on 19 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 412cm Posted on Thursday 27th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. It's a bit windy this morning and snow is falling and getting blown about. Limited visibility out there too, but lifts look like they're opening as planned. Official snow depth Summit: 145cm Paradise: 190cm Chuo: 190cm Utopia: 215cm Uwanodai: 150cm All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled. Zao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 27th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 412cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 214cm observed on 22 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 918cm Posted on Thursday 27th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The snow has returned, falling pretty steadily now, with a bit of wind from the northeast. It was blowing pretty hard in some areas earlier, but not to bad at the moment (so probably few worries about wind-stopped gondolas, etc.). It's probably going to keep going for several days, so we'll get a good cover on a snow surface that was a bit sun-crusted in places yesterday. Akakura Kanko: 330cm, -5° Akakura Onsen: 365cm, -1° Just six lifts running, but all courses can be accessed Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Snow Resort Top 310cm, bottom 300cm; -7° Myoko Suginohara: Top 245cm, bottom 175cm; -6° Seki Onsen: 420cm, -5° Myoko Ski Park: Closed again this season Kyukamura RunRun: 320cm, 0° (no new report) Tangram: 230cm, 0° Madarao Mountain Resort: 360cm, -4° Lotte Arai Resort 406cm, 2.5° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 170cm, -3° Myoko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 27th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 918cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 111cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 30cm reported on 1 day December 2021 snowfall 389cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 499cm reported on 24 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 601cm Posted on Thursday 27th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It's snowing again this morning. Not much up until now but hopefully we'll get some during the day today and hopefully over the next few days. It doesn't seem we're on for any heavy snowfall though. Early morning visibility is limited especially in higher areas. Nagano Prefecture joins the 'quasi state of emergency' club from today. It's a somewhat confusing thing, but it boils down to certain businesses (restaurants, bars) being asked to shorten their business hours. Apparently this is done to help contain the spread of the covid. Naski doesn't know much about it and most definitely is not a scientist vegetable, so has no comment. Just hopes people will still come. But it might dissuade some from visiting. Particularly, from what I have heard from friends with interest in businesses here in Nozawa, groups of people. Rested lifts today: Hikage gondola, Skyline connecting, Challenge pair, Utopia pair, Karasawa pair; all courses apart from Yunomine A and Grand Prix open. Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday afternoon): - Yamabiko (1615m): 2cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 3cm - Hikage (660m): 0cm - Nagasaka (616m): 0cm - Karasawa (563m): 0cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 310cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 260cm - Hikage (660m): 245cm - Nagasaka (616m): 235cm - Karasawa (563m): 155cm All courses apart from the following plan to be open: - Yunomine A - Grand Prix Planned operating lifts: - Subject to weather conditions all lifts that plan to be open should be ok. See above main report for specific info for this morning. - The top Yamabiko A-D courses close at 3:20pm until 27th March (at 3:10pm after that). - Skyline course closes at 4:10pm. - The Nagasaka quad lift is planned to open for night skiing 11th-12th Feb (subject to change). Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 27th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 601cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 75cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 314cm reported on 18 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 380cm Posted on Thursday 27th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Just a thin dusting of snow this morning at base and ski areas who are reporting any reporting up to 5cm (Happo-one at Riesen quad). There's mixed visibility at the moment - limited in places, but brighter in others. At this very moment I could just see the sun from behind the clouds, but it's got hidden once again now. After a bright morning there was some light snow falling yesterday afternoon, but it didn't amount to much in terms of new cm. Not much of a wind and not too cold. Light snow at times across the coming days, but nothing major is expected. Hopefully it won't warm up. ----- Total snowfall accumulation this season so far [*upper areas] [As reported by official sources at time of this report] Hakuba Goryu: 613cm Hakuba 47: 565cm Hakuba Happo-one: 515cm Hakuba Cortina: 668cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 655cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Reported snowfall: - Upper: 5cm Official snow depth: - Upper: 320cm - Toomi: 165cm Hakuba 47 Reported snowfall: - Summit: 5cm - Lower: 0cm Official snow depth: - Top: 320cm - Base: 180cm Hakuba Happo-one Reported snowfall: - Kurobishi: 0cm - Usagidaira: 0cm - Nakiyama: 0cm Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 345cm - Usagidaira: 193cm - Nakiyama: 120cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Reported snowfall: - Mountain Side: 2cm - Village Side: 2cm Official snow depth: - Mountain Side: 190cm - Village Side: 90cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort Reported snowfall: - Upper: 0cm Official snow depth: - Upper: 306cm - Lower: 110cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen Official snow depth: - 315cm Hakuba Cortina Reported snowfall (24 hours): - Summit: 1cm - Lower: 1cm Official snow depth: - Top: 308cm - Base: 205cm Hakuba Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 27th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 380cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th January) November 2021 snowfall 29cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 130cm reported on 12 days January 2022 snowfall 221cm reported on 18 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 408cm Posted on Wednesday 26th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Hello from Zao. The sun us out this morning and some bright blue skies. On the mild side. It might cloud over once again later on today and overnight with some light snow forecast over the next few days. Doesn't look like anything major. All areas will surely be open as normal this morning. Official snow depth Summit: 145cm Paradise: 190cm Chuo: 190cm Utopia: 215cm Uwanodai: 150cm All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled. Zao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 26th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 408cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 210cm observed on 21 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 910cm Posted on Wednesday 26th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Another early report today; I'm going snowshoeing. The weather reports are for snow (actually, they said rain, but I'm hoping that's down below), but it's partly cloudy now with the sun shining through at times. Nice contrast with some dark clouds, a little fog in the valleys up on the mountain. Pretty dramatic morning. Snow is definitely coming, though, and for several consecutive days. I got my rest from snow clearing, so bring it on! Akakura Kanko: 330cm, -4° Akakura Onsen: 365cm, -2° Just six lifts running, but all courses can be accessed Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Snow Resort Top 320cm, bottom 310cm; -6° Myoko Suginohara: Top 280cm, bottom 190cm; -6° Seki Onsen: 420cm, -5° (no new info yet) Myoko Ski Park: Closed again this season Kyukamura RunRun: 320cm, 0° Tangram: 230cm, 0° Madarao Mountain Resort: 360cm, -2° Lotte Arai Resort 401cm, 1.1° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 170cm, -3° Myoko Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 26th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 910cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 111cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 30cm reported on 1 day December 2021 snowfall 389cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 491cm reported on 23 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 379cm Posted on Wednesday 26th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . So what do we have today. Well, early morning it was cloudy with some light snow falling in places, but as it approaches 9am there's an increasing amount of blue sky around and the sun is out. It is turning into a fine morning. Like yesterday, it is going to be a relatively mild day with temperatures venturing into low + numbers. The only snow being reported by ski areas is 5cm on the Usagidaira area of Happo-one and 3cm over at Hakuba Cortina. Oh hold on. 47 are reporting 5cm on their social media but not on their website. I think in some cases they can only go with 0cm or 5cm, so if it's 1cm or 2cm... that gets rounded down to become 0cm. (That is a guess based on observations checking things every day for many years. I'd love to know how it works in each case. Nerd alert). ----- Total snowfall accumulation this season so far [*upper areas] [As reported by official sources at time of this report] Hakuba Goryu: 611cm Hakuba 47: 565cm Hakuba Happo-one: 515cm Hakuba Cortina: 665cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 655cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Reported snowfall: - Upper: 0cm Official snow depth: - Upper: 330cm - Toomi: 165cm Hakuba 47 Reported snowfall: - Summit: 0cm - Lower: 0cm Official snow depth: - Top: 320cm - Base: 185cm Hakuba Happo-one Reported snowfall: - Kurobishi: 0cm - Usagidaira: 5cm - Nakiyama: 0cm Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: 345cm - Usagidaira: 210cm - Nakiyama: 125cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Reported snowfall: - Mountain Side: 0cm - Village Side: 0cm Official snow depth: - Mountain Side: 190cm - Village Side: 90cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort Reported snowfall: - Upper: 0cm Official snow depth: - Upper: 310cm - Lower: 110cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen Official snow depth: - 320cm Hakuba Cortina Reported snowfall (24 hours): - Summit: 3cm - Lower: 3cm Official snow depth: - Top: 313cm - Base: 206cm Hakuba Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 26th January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 379cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th January) November 2021 snowfall 29cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 130cm reported on 12 days January 2022 snowfall 220cm reported on 17 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 574cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Monday 24th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. The snow has returned. Not a lot, just a few cm or so from overnight and the ski area reporting 3cm. Light snow early morning but just cloudy skies probably going to be the main weather for the day. It's relatively mild as well. For tomorrow there will be clearer skies and sunshine, and perhaps on Wednesday too. The snow should be back with us later on Wednesday and Thursday. Madarao Mountain Resort - Snowfall reported by the ski area (24 hours): 3cm - All courses open - All lifts apart from Number 3A and 5 should to be operating - Tree run courses: All appear to be scheduled to open - 370cm official snow depth Tangram Ski Circus - All 5 lifts operating - 250cm official snow depth Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Monday 24th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 574cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 31st December) November 2021 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 237cm reported on 13 days January 2022 snowfall 326cm reported on 18 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 405cm Posted on Monday 24th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from a very quiet Zao. It is cloudy with patches of sun here and there, mostly in than out and it as I'm is likely to be like this all day. It is bright though and very crisp and clear. The slopes are a mixed bag. Although groomed, they are strewn with a modest amount of powder with some areas more than others (and very nice too). Otherwise they are hard compacted and running very fast. So, all in all, combos around. Official snow depth Summit: 145cm Paradise: 190cm Chuo: 190cm Utopia: 215cm Uwanodai: 150cm All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled. Zao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Monday 24th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 405cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 207cm observed on 20 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com