Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 13cm Snowfall at base this season 543cm Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . A fresh layer of snow with more to come through Saturday, perhaps heavy at times. Visibility seems fairly ok at the moment and wind is light northerly. Should be a good morning, wrap up and have fun. Madarao Mountain Resort: - Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area: 10cm - Official snow depth: 230cm - All lifts scheduled to be operating except Number 5 - Main courses open - Tree run courses open: All of them! Tangram Ski Circus: - Official snow depth: 155cm - All 5 lifts scheduled to operate Madarao Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 543cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 26cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 160cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 357cm 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 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 497cm Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It's quite bright at the moment but snowing in places. Possible heavier snow overnight tonight with snow expected to continue falling until tomorrow night or Saturday morning. Keeping cold. Lots of large school trips around! Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 497cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 snowfall 293cm reported 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 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 22cm Snowfall at base this season 809cm Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Another nice snowfall overnight, pretty light it seems, at least using the highly scientific what-comes-out-of-my-snowthrower test (tons of light flying powder; so much that I couldn’t see that I was painting the wall of a neighboring house with fresh snow). We have certainly recovered from the early January deficit of snow; it’s really amazing out this morning with the trees and roofs absolutely loaded with snow. You know I don't like sunny days as much as pounding snow days, at least for the skiing, but we need a little sun to heat up these roofs (most of which are metal) and get some of that snow down. So we can then blow it all away once again.... --- Akakura Kanko: 290cm, -7° Champion No. 3 quad, the important cross-resort lift, will be delayed Akakura Onsen: 310cm, -6° Alpen Blick Resort 200cm, -4° (yesterday’s report) Myoko Suginohara: 200cm top, 150cm base; -10° Kyukamura RunRun: 300cm, -4° Seki Onsen: 560cm, -10° Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 155cm, -6° Madarao Mountain Resort: 230cm, -6° Lotte Arai Resort: 480cm, -0.4° Possible late starts Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 210cm top, 110cm base; -5° Myoko Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 809cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 590cm reported 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 439cm Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Hello Skiers & Boarders, Same-o, same-o. No fundamental change in weather or conditions. Good snow, cool temps, no ice, blue skies. For many people, that is the perfect ski vacation. But....Think snow. --- Furano Zone Lift A: 8:30--3:40 Lift B: 9:00--3:40 Lift C: 8:30--6:00 Lift D: 8:40--3:40 Lift E: 9:00-3:40 Snow Escalator:9-12:30 & 1:30-3:30 Kitanomine Zone: Lift F: 8:30--6:00 Lift G: 8:45--3:40 Lift H: 9:00--3:40 Lift K (Gondola): 9:00--3:40 Kitanomine snow escalator: 9:00-12:00, 1:00-3:30 Furano Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 439cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (6th December) November 2025 snowfall 45cm reported on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 234cm reported on 22 days January 2026 snowfall 160cm reported 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 16cm Snowfall at base this season 311cm Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. Light flakey snow - 16cm of it to report at base - and some limited conditions this morning. More snow is due across coming days. --------------- Ski lifts: All scheduled to be operating apart from Yokokura Number 2 Utopia Number 2 pair and Astraea Number 3 pair on hold Ski runs: All of the main areas are open Official snow depth (reported by ski area): Yokokura area: 75cm Uwanodai area: 80cm Utopia area: 170cm Chuo area: 165cm Paradise area: 170cm Summit area: 130cm More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen Zao Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 311cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 120cm observed on 18 days January 2026 snowfall 186cm 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 668cm It is a beautiful morning with clear blue sky and sunshine, and just some limited friendly-looking little cloud in places. I do not have any cm of snowfall to report, other than the 5cm that Hanazono reports at top. But that doesn't seem to matter on a morning like this (especially after all the recent snowfall). There is more snow on the way, but it might be later tomorrow before it starts up again. And that is all I have this morning! I wish you a fine day. ------------------------------------ Niseko Avalanche Report Moiwa base at 6am: -10℃, light wind, no snowfall. Moiwa 800m: data n/a, no snowfall, calm. Annupuri 1100m: -12.0℃, N2.7m/s. Village 1000m: -10.6℃, NNE3.3m/s. Hirafu Hanazono 1000m: -11.3℃, N3.3m/s, no snowfall, calm. Hanazono 800m: -9.1℃, NW1.9m/s. Sea of Japan Benkei cape S3m/s, Kamui cape E5m/s, 1014hPa, 1.5m waves. We are in a low-pressure zone, with a wide atmospheric gradient, and both the sea and the mountains are calm, with no snowfall. Based on tests, data evaluation, and risk trend analysis, the overall avalanche risk is low. All peak gates will open. Listen to the patrol’s advice and prepare before leaving the gates. Do not duck ropes and ride strictly off-limits areas to seek snow. Do not enter the recently restricted Anbetsu area by following map apps. Niseko Avalanche Information assesses avalanche risk based on weather changes and snowfall trends, providing updates every morning. This approach fundamentally differs from the widely used method that relies solely on weak-layer theory. While it is a scientific truth that surface avalanches originate from weak points within the snowpack, here we primarily predict slope and elevation-specific hazards based on the development and progression of snowdrifts created by blizzards, aiding in accident prevention. The groomers are in perfect condition today. Visibility is good in the morning, but beware of sudden weather changes. Tomorrow’s information will be suspended for maintenance. Have a good day. ------------------------------------ Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): Peak: 5cm Base: 0cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 280cm (-10cm change since yesterday) Base: 175cm (-25cm change since yesterday) Planned lift operations: 4 of 4 lifts Gondola until 7:00pm ------------------ Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): Peak: 0cm Base: 0cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 355cm (-15cm change since yesterday) Base: 140cm (-35cm change since yesterday) Planned lift operations: 9 of 9 lifts Ace Gondola, Ace Family quad, King Gondola and King Holiday pair until 7:00pm ------------------ Niseko Village Ski Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 288cm (-7cm change since yesterday) Base: 180cm (-15cm change since yesterday) Planned lift operations: 7 of 8 lifts (not Country Road) Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair until 7:00pm ------------------ Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): Peak: 0cm Base: 0cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 260cm (no change since yesterday) Base: 210cm (no change since yesterday) Planned lift operations: 6 of 6 lifts Jumbo Number 1 quad until 7:30pm ------------------ Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort Planned lift operations: 3 of 3 lifts Niseko Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 668cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 days December 2025 snowfall 189cm reported on 23 days January 2026 snowfall 450cm reported on 27 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 540cm Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from a snowy Nozawa. Snowy but not too windy; with what looks like some limited visibility up on the mountain. The official site is really confusing me re: snowfall numbers yesterday/this morning. For example, it seems to be claiming 30cm at base since 3pm yesterday until 8am this morning... and also 30cm... since 8am this morning. (?) Whatever, my own base measurement is 24cm. And, whatever (2), it's snowing with quite a lot forecast to drop over the next few days. Let's be having you! ---------------------------- Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: ?cm Uenotaira: ?cm Hikage: ?cm Nagasaka: ?cm Karasawa: ?cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 260cm Uenotaira: 220cm Hikage: 170cm Nagasaka: 170cm Karasawa: 150cm Scheduled lift operations: All operating apart from Challenge pair and Utopia pair Courses that are not available (when the ski area is operating as normal): All open Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 540cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 391cm reported 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 459cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited in places Posted on Thursday 24th March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao and... it's snowing! And it's actually snowing pretty good at the moment. Interesting weather, but this time on the good side of being interesting! The resort is reporting up to 10cm of snowfall even. Not quite that much back where I am but still, there's going to be a decent layer of fresh to play in this morning. What's more there's snow in the forecast through today and into tomorrow as well so we might even get a bit more. Nice. :) Tree runs open at Madarao: Kamoshika, Ninja, Powder Wave 2, Sawa Madarao Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Thursday 24th March 2016 Total snowfall at base 459cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (on 1st March) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 99cm reported on 9 days January 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 15 days February 2016 snowfall 124cm reported on 11 days March 2016 snowfall 75cm reported on 9 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 517cm Weather overview Mostly blue sky Wind Windy Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Sunday 22nd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao and it's another of those fine and sunny ones with blue skies. Nice. If we can continue the pattern of fine weather with regular snowfall through until the end of March, that would be perfect. It's going to be a fine morning with snowfall due later on and into the first part of the new week, so we should be enjoying some more fresh top-ups over the next few days. All tree runs open and ready and waiting! That's about it. Have fun. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 22nd January 2017 Total snowfall at base 517cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 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 297cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 109cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Sunday 18th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. The second day of the season and it is starting with lovely blue skies in the region and sunshine. I envy the folk out there enjoying the first lifts of the day. It felt great to be back out on the board yesterday. That first ride of the season is always special. The day ended up being generally cloudy with light snow falling at times. Like other nearby regions, we're looking at a spell of dry and mild conditions over the next few days with the likelihood of rain mid week. Once we get over that it should be back to snow by the weekend so keep an eye on the forecast page. Let's hope that it doesn't warm up too much..... The first nights of the season at Madarao Kogen will be on 23rd December. Later this week I'll post more info on the plans for nighta. Lifts currently operating at Madarao Kogen: - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad lift Lifts currently operating at Tangram Ski Circus: - Number 1 - Number 3 - Number 5 Lift tickets are available at the special price of 2000 yen for adults and 1000 yen for children (elementary school age). These lower prices are available until Thursday 22nd December. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 18th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 11th December) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 100cm 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 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 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 23rd 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 23rd 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 421cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Friday 5th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning all. There's not a huge amount of snow since my last report, though more than the 0cm that the resort seems to be reporting this morning. But still we have had some good snowfall over the last few days so there are very good conditions out there. Good in time for the upcoming weekend. Generally cloudy this morning but may we see sunshine today? The 'Madarao Fire Festival' is coming up soon... on Saturday 13th January. Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 5th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 421cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 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 81cm 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