Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 852cm Posted on Tuesday 20th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It's great to see a bit of fresh snowfall here in Shiga Kogen this morning. A bit wet as it's relatively mild, but snow all the same. And there may be a bit more snow for us to get before we arrive at the weekend. Fingers crossed everyone. It is snowing right now. 'Planned closing dates' information for resorts in Shiga Kogen. Basically: - all ski areas in Shiga Kogen plan to be at least part open until the end of March; - a bunch of resorts will be open on specific dates (usually weekends and Golden Week) once we get into April; - the remaining resorts will be open daily until 6th May and beyond that (they will close when there's not enough snow left to ski or board!) Shiga Kogen Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 20th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 852cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 76 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (18th February) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 6 days December 2017 snowfall 276cm reported on 21 days January 2018 snowfall 326cm reported on 25 days February 2018 snowfall 189cm reported on 19 days March 2018 snowfall 14cm reported on 5 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 Shiga 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 1247cm Posted on Saturday 17th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning all. And there's some more fresh snow for me to report this morning. 5cm of it in fact here near base and no doubt more than that at higher elevations on the mountain. I wonder how much. Investigations are required. It does feel rather more wintery and it is generally a cold and cloudy start to the day. Temperatures are forecast to not quite rise to zero during the day. Perhaps a little milder tomorrow and more sunshine. There are just two more days of night time skiing operations left now - today and tomorrow. Rasuto chansu! --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am: -7℃, 10cm snowfall. Moiwa 800m: -8.3℃, WSW7m/s, 20cm snowfall, light snowdrifts. Annupuri 1150m: -10℃, W10m/s, 15cm snowfall. 440cm snowpack at 1000m elevation. Hirafu peak: -10℃, W5m/s, 10cm snowfall. Benkei cape: NNW11m/s, Kamui cape W9m/s, 1024hPa, 1.0m waves. The isobars gradient became a little steep during the night and generated 15-20cm new snow fall overnight. Snowdrift development is small, wet snow through to 20cm. The surface below 800m is frozen and the groomers are having a hard time maintaining the slopes. So called “potato fields” are present in many spots. 30cm of smaller wet surface slab slides are to be expected in leeward knolls and steep slopes above 900m. Better not stimulate knolls and cornices. Decent snowfall since a while, the mountain is back to winter. Peak gates are expected to open. Listen to patrol’s advices, be prepared and step out of bounds from the gates. Beware of creeks, holes and cracks. Stay away from valley bottoms and in order to avoid glide avalanches. Quickly move away from steep slopes. No chances to outrun an avalanche. Avalanches are naturally happening, and would not be a problem as long as nobody is caught in one. The is not bad. Have a nice day. --- Saturday 17th March 2018 Resort specific information (operations subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu & Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned (King Number 2 lift not operating) Official snow depth: - Top: 500cm - Base: 210cm Niseko Annupuri Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned Official snow depth: - Top: 440cm - Base: 220cm Niseko Village Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned (Country Road Chair lift not operating) Official snow depth: - Top: 430cm - Base: 220cm Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 17th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1247cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 96 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (31st December) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 406cm reported on 27 days January 2018 snowfall 305cm reported on 26 days February 2018 snowfall 299cm reported on 24 days March 2018 snowfall 49cm reported on 8 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 Kutchan/Niseko. 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 783cm Weather overview Fog, sleet Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 16th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao. Can't see much this morning, with foggy conditions. Light snow/sleet falling though no new cm either being observed by myself or being reported by the resort. Definitely colder though. Expect the sun to be back tomorrow; hopefully not too warm though temps will be on the rise again by Sunday. Just over two more weeks to go for Madarao resort operations. Official snow depth: 180cm Operating lifts: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A lift Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Powder Wave I Free Ride Park Ninja Sawa Rabbit Kamoshika Bear Kids Park Planned nighta operations this season: Every Saturday until 24th March 2018 Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 16th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 783cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 280cm reported on 13 days January 2018 snowfall 276cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days March 2018 snowfall 18cm reported on 4 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 522cm Posted on Friday 16th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . It is colder this morning. The warmth was kind of nice, but it was too warm for too long which of course is not the best friend of snow. Anyway this morning it is raining early on but expected to be sleet or perhaps snow later as it gets a little colder still during the morning. I can't see anything being reported but perhaps a dusting of snow higher up. Limited visibility too. Tomorrow we are going to see more sunshine. Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 16th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 522cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (25th January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 103cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 1242cm Posted on Friday 16th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here After the rain we got yesterday, I am happy to be able to report some fresh snow this morning. Just a bit - I am measuring 3cm - and light snow falling as I prepare the report. So not a total reset of course, but hopefully there will be some more as you go higher up. There's some snow on the forecast too on and off in the coming days, so fingers crossed! --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am: -3℃, 5cm snowfall. Moiwa800m: -5.5℃, WNW7.9m/s. Annupuri1150m: -7℃, N5m/s, 3cm snowfall, wet snow below 1000m. Hirafu peak: -6℃, 5cm snowfall. Benkei cape NNE13m/s, Kamui cape ENE3m/s, 1012hPa, 2.3m waves. 3-5cm new snow is blanketing the mountain. 20cm snowdrift just below ridgeline in 800m western area leeward slopes. Surface slab avalanche risk is moderately high in slopes above 900m. Caution is required in open steep slopes. New snow is pretty good but shallow, beware of overspeeding, falling into cracks and hitting trees. All gates are expected to open. Glide avalanche from 1000m upper cornice/snowdrift slopes are to be highly expected. Drastic changes in temperature can also trigger those slides. Stay away from valley bottoms. There are no chances to override a glide avalanche. Creeks are also swelling with the snowmelt. Falling from snowbridges could easily lead to crucial situation. Cross valley/creeks carefully. This information is issued for the safety of all resort users. Please respect the Niseko Rules. --- Friday 16th March 2018 Resort specific information (operations subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu & Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned (King Number 2 lift not operating) Official snow depth: - Top: 485cm - Base: 200cm Niseko Annupuri Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned Official snow depth: - Top: 440cm - Base: 220cm Niseko Village Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned (Country Road Chair lift not operating) Official snow depth: - Top: 430cm - Base: 220cm Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 16th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1242cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 95 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (31st December) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 406cm reported on 27 days January 2018 snowfall 305cm reported on 26 days February 2018 snowfall 299cm reported on 24 days March 2018 snowfall 44cm reported on 7 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 Kutchan/Niseko. 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 655cm Posted on Thursday 15th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is a warm day and above is cloudy conditions. It is +5c now but will go even higher up to +7c by afternoon. There is wind around the village and it is likely to be stronger at the top of the resort. Light rain is expected from base to the top of the resort. Kitanomine Zone open Furano Zone open Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 15th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 655cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (2nd March) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 206cm reported on 22 days January 2018 snowfall 151cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 117cm reported on 19 days March 2018 snowfall 56cm reported on 2 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 Furano. 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 783cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Monday 12th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning. Some fresh snow this morning. There is still some cloud hanging around but the skies are forecast to clear up during the day and the sun should make an appearance. And it's due to stay with us and be the major feature of the weather until Thursday. While today is going to keep fairly mild, from tomorrow the temps are going to start rising too. So it's probably going to feel like full on spring weather this week. Less than 3 weeks left in the season here at Madarao - let's make the most of it. Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 12th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 783cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 280cm reported on 13 days January 2018 snowfall 276cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days March 2018 snowfall 18cm reported on 4 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 1308cm Posted on Monday 12th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Surprise again, as we got just under an inch of snow (more little graupel, or soft hail pellets). It’s always nice to have everything a little more pristine and white, even if fresh snow is kind of a pain if you’re going off into the woods (powder or settled snow, I say). The snow will have a good chance to settle in the coming days, though, as the freezing level once again rises above the peak of Mt. Myoko and we get sun, sun, sun. Actually looking forward to a little genuine corn snow off in the hills - as long as spring conditions are here, we might as well enjoy them! Akakura Kanko: 270 cm, -5° Akakura Onsen: 265cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen: 230cm, -3° Myoko Suginohara: 180cm, -7° Seki Onsen: 400 cm, -1° Myoko Ski Park: 220 cm, 1° Kyukamura RunRun: 260 cm, 0° Lotte Arai Resort: 443cm, 1.1°; Exciter, Discovery, Zendana-sawa, Wase-zawa, KG courses closed Tangram Ski Circus: 170 cm, -4° Madarao Kogen: 190 cm, -4° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 160cm, Unknown temp (somebody mis-coded today!) Myoko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 12th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1308cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 81cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 468cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 524cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 228cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 1239cm Posted on Monday 12th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Hello and good morning. Monday morning once again. And I am happy to be able to bring you news of fresh snowfall on the ground at base. I have just about 5cm to report and it is still snowing now as I am putting this report together. There's not much wind that I can tell and not being reported by the ski resorts either so I would expect everywhere to be open as well as the gates. We might even get some sunshine today so it should be a decent day. Warmer temperatures are likely tomorrow along with the chance of some rain, so keep an eye on that if you are making cunning plans for the next few days. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am: -2℃, 5cm snowfall. Moiwa800m: -3.7℃, NW0.5m/s, Annupuri 1000m snowpack 440cm. Hirafu peak: -5℃, light wind, 5cm snowfall. Benkei cape N13m/s, Kamui cape NNE8m/s, 1016hPa, 0.6m waves. A small low-pressure passed and brought cold air inflow with snowfall from the north. The mountain is blanketed with a thin layer of new snow. Visibility is pretty bad in some spots up above 1000m as cold/warm air mass is relocating. The overall avalanche risk is low, all gates are expected to open. Please listen to the patrol’s advice and be well prepared before stepping out of bounds. The snow underneath the new snow can be a bit tricky to ski, please be careful. Many cracks are forming in south facing steep/cliff slopes in all elevation. Glide avalanche hazard is raising especially in Hirafu O-hiroma, Haru no Taki, Mikaeri bowl naka-one area. Glide avalanches due to temperature variation could also occur suddenly, even without any prominent cracks, in far-Higashi One, Backbowl and upper Osawa. Better not stay put under steep slopes and at valley bottoms. The snow in the trees is pretty good. Thin surface slab slides may occur in open steep faces. Please stay vigilant anytime. Have a nice day. --- Monday 12th March 2018 Resort specific information (operations subject to change): Niseko Grand Hirafu & Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned Official snow depth: - Top: 500cm - Base: 210cm Niseko Annupuri Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned Official snow depth: - Top: 450cm - Base: 240cm Niseko Village Lifts scheduled to be operating: - All lifts should be operating as planned (Country Road Chair lift not operating) Official snow depth: - Top: 430cm - Base: 230cm Niseko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 12th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1239cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 94 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (31st December) November 2017 snowfall 188cm reported on 11 days December 2017 snowfall 406cm reported on 27 days January 2018 snowfall 305cm reported on 26 days February 2018 snowfall 299cm reported on 24 days March 2018 snowfall 41cm reported on 6 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 Kutchan/Niseko. 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 779cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Saturday 10th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good news this morning folks! That rain turned into snow and this morning the resort is reporting 10cm of fresh snow. It has been snowing early on as well but I'm not measuring quite that much. Still, it's great to see fresh snow on the ground. And it is definitely feeling colder as well. That's what we like. Clearer skies are forecast though - and not only later today but tomorrow and beyond too. Looks like it's going to be a week of mild and sunny conditions. Let's spring skiing, as they say. :) Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 10th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 779cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 280cm reported on 13 days January 2018 snowfall 276cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 149cm reported on 14 days March 2018 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 850cm Posted on Saturday 10th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. And I am happy to report - fresh snow on the ground! The main Shiga Kogen site is reporting 10cm, though I am measuring 4cm. Perhaps varying amounts around the area. Good to see a return to colder conditions too. It's cloudy with light snow falling just now but a clearing up is expected. Maybe some more snow tomorrow night but beyond that the forecast shows a fair bit of sunshine in the first half of the coming week. Official snow depths numbers reported by different areas of Shiga Kogen: Please note that these numbers are the official numbers that ski resorts publish and we check and update them each morning. Giant 180cm Higashitateyama 210cm Ichinose Family 210cm Ichinose Diamond 210cm Kumanoyu 250cm Maruike 100cm Nishitateyama 220cm Okushiga Kogen 210cm Sun Valley 100cm Takamagahara Mammoth 210cm Terakoya 210cm Yakebitaiyama 200cm Yokoteyama 220cm Shiga Kogen Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 10th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 850cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 75 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (18th February) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 6 days December 2017 snowfall 276cm reported on 21 days January 2018 snowfall 326cm reported on 25 days February 2018 snowfall 189cm reported on 19 days March 2018 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 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 Shiga 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 1305cm Posted on Saturday 10th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Snow on the ground this morning - and happy to see more, as the snow walls along the roads are really, really low. Still pretty good levels at most of the ski areas, so no panic just yet (with a little over three weeks left in the season). Snow today and maybe a bit tomorrow, but spring is coming back in the new week, as that freezing level heads up higher than the peak of Mt. Myoko. Lots of sun, too, so at least if it isn't going to snow... Akakura Kanko: 260 cm, -6° Akakura Onsen: 280cm, -1° Ikenotaira Onsen: 260cm, -6° Myoko Suginohara: 180cm, -8° Seki Onsen: 400 cm, -2° Myoko Ski Park: 230 cm, -1° Kyukamura RunRun: 260 cm, -3° Lotte Arai Resort: 447cm, -0.9°; Mamushigaeshi, Exciter and Discovery courses closed; all avalanche controlled areas except Funaishi-zawa, Happy Place and Benzaku-zawa closed; see website for updates Tangram Ski Circus: 170 cm, -3° Madarao Kogen: 190 cm, -5° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 150cm, 5° Myoko Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 10th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 1305cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 81cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 61cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 468cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 524cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 228cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 24cm reported on 4 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