Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 1105cm Posted on Sunday 26th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba everybody. Excellent news as we have woken up this morning to snow instead of the predicted rain. It's currently snowing pretty hard although not all that much has accumulated just yet. Conditions on piste today are soft and powdery! Currently, the weather forecast is predicting big snow from now until Tuesday with a clear day on Wednesday. We do have rain predicted for Thursday but as today has proven it is no guaranteed to be rain! Could be the snow kind! Powder Surprise! Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 26th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1105cm Number of days snowfall observed 76 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 550cm observed on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 280cm observed on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 108cm observed on 16 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 Naeba. 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 16cm Snowfall at base this season 1115cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Snow was falling through the night until early this morning but it has stopped and quickly been clearing up. The sun is out, there's lots of blue sky, there's a very decent amount of fresh snow since my report yesterday. What more could we ask for in late March? Conditions should be really great this morning. Hard to accept that some lifts and resort areas will be closing fairly soon. Nooooooo! Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 1115cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 84 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 485cm reported on 24 days February 2017 snowfall 272cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 116cm reported on 16 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 504cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Cloud up there this morning, though a bit of blue sky to see now. 4cm of fresh snow to report on the ground and surely more higher up so conditions should be pretty good for this morning. OK, so below are the plans for the rest of the season in terms of lift operations. It feels too early for some of these to be closing in the next week or two! Planned closing dates for lifts at Zao Onsen - subject to change due to snow conditions: Operating until tomorrow: - Onsen Number 3 Parallel AB - Onsen Number 4 quad - Sunrise pair AB - Nakamori Number 2 pair - Diamond Number 2 pair Operating daily until Friday 31st March: - Oomori quad - Yokokura Number 2 pair - Astraea Number 1 pair - Astraea Number 2 pair - Astraea Number 3 pair Operating daily until Sunday 2nd April: - Nakamori Number 1 triple - Onsen Number 1 pair - Onsen Number 2 quad Operating until Sunday 9th April: - Mikaeri pair - Shobunuma Number 2 pair (holidays only after 2nd April) Operating until Sunday 16th April: - Katakai triple (holidays only after 2nd April) - Paradise pair AB (holidays only after 2nd April) Operating until Sunday 7th May: - Chuo Number 1 pair AB - Chuo Number 2 pair AB (holidays only after 16th April) - Utopia Number 2 pair No fixed closing date: - Yokokura Number 1 pair AB - Kurohime Number 1 quad Open all year (* for sightseeing): - Sky Cable - Chuo Ropeway - Zao Ropeway Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 504cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 16th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 241cm observed on 16 days February 2017 snowfall 105cm observed on 14 days March 2017 snowfall 49cm observed on 11 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 911cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Pretty good Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. After snow through the day yesterday we didn't really end up with that much in terms of new cm (I measured 4cm), though the resort is reporting 10cm this morning so perhaps a decent layer for everyone to play in this morning. There's quite a lot of cloud up there still but the sun out in places to casting giant shadows over half of the slopes as I write this. The forecast is for clearer conditions so we can perhaps expect the clouds to move on and the sun to win out. Last floodlit 'nighta' of the season today. --- Madarao Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 2nd April. 9 days to go! --- Operating status for the day at Madarao Kogen (at time of report): - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad lift - Number 3A lift - Number 5 lift - Super quad lift - Number 11 lift - Number 12 lift - Number 13 lift - Number 15 lift - Moving walkway - Kids Park - Free Ride Park - Snow Mobile Land - Powder Wave I - Powder Wave II - River Line - Powder Theater - Adventure Aisle - Crystal Bowl - Ninja - Sawa - Rabbit - Kamoshika - Bear Official snow depth: - 260cm Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 911cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th and 15th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 408cm reported on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 87cm reported on 11 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 1470cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Snow continued through most of the day yesterday in Myoko; not a whole lot of new fresh at the end of the day, but the hills are a beautiful white (as are the streets again - nice to see the dirt covered up again). The sun is shining, although we're getting a little more cloud cover at the moment. Which is just what the trusty SnowJapan forecast says.... Backcountry travelers might want to be a little careful about soft snow avalanches, with the warming fresh and slightly heavy snow on an older, harder base. Saw some pretty big ones within the ski area, building from stuff falling from the trees. Just a little caution would be good.... Akakura Kanko: 380cm, -6° Akakura Onsen: 370cm, -4° Ikenotaira Onsen: 210cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 270cm, -10° (top) Seki Onsen: 500cm, -5° Myoko Ski Park: 300cm, 0° Kyukamura RunRun: 300cm, -2° Tangram Ski Circus: 210cm, -2° Madarao Kogen: 260cm, -5° Myoko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1470cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 91cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 629cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 333cm reported on 18 days March 2017 snowfall 151cm reported on 12 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 811cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hello from Nozawa. Some more fresh snow this morning with the resort reporting 10-15cm since the report yesterday, I'm seeing less - but there is fresh out there! It should be a very good late March weekend. Things are set to clear during the day though there's still some stubborn cloud around. Cloudy skies are due tomorrow and the chance of a bit more snow tomorrow night. Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning: - Yamabiko: 15cm - Uenotaira: 15cm - Hikage: 10cm - Nagasaka: 12cm - Karasawa: 10cm Official snow depths: - Yamabiko: 425cm - Uenotaira: 330cm - Hikage: 165cm - Nagasaka: 150cm - Karasawa: 100cm Lifts operations: - All lifts operating Courses not open today are: - Grand Prix - Hachiman - Kandahar East - Kandahar West Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 811cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 366cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 86cm reported on 11 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 1102cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba everybody. Today is looking like it should be a fairly nice day out there. Blue skies with a decent amount of cloud although the clouds do not look too ominous. Conditions on piste are smooth and fresh thanks to yesterday's snowfall. Definitely a carving day! This week we are expecting a heavy snow storm on Sunday night / Monday morning. This will be prefaced bu rain but seeing as we are expecting a large amount of snow in the storm this should not be a massive issue. Wednesday and Thursday look like they may both see a little rain which is not too surprising seeing as we are coming towards the end of the season now. NICE! Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1102cm Number of days snowfall observed 75 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 550cm observed on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 280cm observed on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 105cm observed on 15 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 Naeba. 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 1099cm Posted on Friday 24th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen. I was just reading some of the other reports before posting this and I agree - it doesn't feel like late March. There's some pretty heavy snow falling here right now and a wind blowing it around as well, and it's very cold too. Feels like mid winter! We might get to see some sunshine tomorrow but the snow clouds aren't due to be giving up just yet - more decent snowfall forecast as we go into Monday. Should be a great weekend. Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 24th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 1099cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 83 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 485cm reported on 24 days February 2017 snowfall 272cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 100cm reported on 15 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 500cm Posted on Friday 24th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao and there's a bit more fresh snow on the ground here. Much improved visibility this morning and generally cloudy skies above. More snowfall is expected early in the week but before that we should be able to enjoy generally clearer conditions with some forecasts giving us the chance of light snowfall at times. Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 24th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 500cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 16th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 241cm observed on 16 days February 2017 snowfall 105cm observed on 14 days March 2017 snowfall 45cm observed on 10 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 907cm Weather overview Snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 24th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . What's this... winter?! Fresh snow alert! And it's pretty cold too. And snow is forecast through today. Yes, the resort is reporting 5cm and I have 6cm on top of my vehicle outside, so let's hope there'll be more during the day. And for you weekend visitors - looks like you can expect fine weather conditions. Get here early is my recommendation. All sounds good, right? Madarao Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 2nd April. 10 days to go! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 24th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 907cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th and 15th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 408cm reported on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 83cm reported on 10 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 1465cm Posted on Friday 24th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Snow! Real snow this morning. Enough to make it pretty fun out there. It's still coming down at the moment, so it will be fun to see how much we finally get from this late-season snowfall. The freezing line will stay pretty low, too, over the coming days (although a little warm on Sunday, with a chance of rain before things start to warm up next week). I'm actually sitting here at 8 am, waiting for the resorts to update their reports... I'll mark any that do not update when I get impatient and go ahead and post. Akakura Kanko: 370cm, -4° Akakura Onsen: 350cm, -4° Ikenotaira Onsen: 210cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 270cm, -7° (top) Seki Onsen: 500cm, -5° Myoko Ski Park: 300cm, 0° Kyukamura RunRun: 280cm, 2° Tangram Ski Circus: 210cm, 0° Madarao Kogen: 260cm, -5° Myoko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 24th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1465cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 91cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 629cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 333cm reported on 18 days March 2017 snowfall 146cm reported on 11 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 12cm Snowfall at base this season 806cm Posted on Friday 24th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. How about this then! Snow is falling and there's a nice 10+cm blanket of fresh snow across the mountain. It doesn't feel like late March this morning, which is a good thing. Fingers crossed there'll be some more cm during the day, as by tomorrow we're expecting sunny skies. Bottom line, it should be a very fine day and weekend. :) Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning: - Yamabiko: 15cm - Uenotaira: 20cm - Hikage: 10cm - Nagasaka: 12cm - Karasawa: 10cm Official snow depths: - Yamabiko: 410cm - Uenotaira: 320cm - Hikage: 170cm - Nagasaka: 160cm - Karasawa: 105cm Lifts operations: - All lifts operating except: - Yunomine pair (usually closed on weekdays) - Mizunashi triple (usually closed on weekdays) - Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays) - Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays) Courses not open today are: - Grand Prix - Hachiman - Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 24th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 806cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 366cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 81cm reported on 10 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