Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 32cm Snowfall at base this season 123cm Weather overview Light snow for now Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Monday 2nd January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao. I like it! There's 30+cm of fresh snow on the ground. A few more days of this, as forecasts tell us to expect, and tree run courses should be able to open. (Personal guess). Conditions should be really good this morning. Wrap up well, feels cold out there, suitable googles needed too. Night skiing again at Madarao today until 9pm. Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 2nd January 2023 Total snowfall at base 123cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 2nd January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 91cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 1 day 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 8cm Snowfall at base this season 43cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Saturday 24th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Better this morning with some fresh snow on the ground, snow falling from the sky, and both Madarao and Tangram back open. It's all still low key for now with not really enough snow yet, but Madarao plan to have their Number 2 quad moving from 10am this morning. There should be more snow to report tomorrow, along with the Christmas greetings! Madarao Mountain Resort - Number 1 - Number 2 quad (from 10am) - Courses: Paradise, Beginner A, Beginner B, Giant, Curving, Pole A (ungroomed) - Official snow depth: 15cm Tangram Ski Circus - Number 1 pair - Number 3 quad - Official snow depth: 20cm Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 24th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 43cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 8cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 43cm 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 3cm Weather overview Blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Saturday 3rd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning. A very pleasant one too. There's still a bit of snow around after some falling since my last report. Nice, but we need proper snow. We are still two weeks away from the planned openings, so enough time. Full on winter now, please! Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 3rd December 2022 Total snowfall at base 3cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 2cm (on 3rd December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 3cm 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 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 17cm Weather overview Light snow Wind W Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Wednesday 14th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. We have snow this morning. Madarao is reporting 14cm and 16cm snow depth from the ski area. That's not enough to open yet, but we should be getting more snow today. I did not measure as much as that, but there is a new layer out there and everywhere is looking nice and white now. Tomorrow there should be some news about possible opening as planned on Saturday. Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 14th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 17cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (on 12th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 17cm 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 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 11cm Weather overview Cloud, some signs of sun Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Monday 12th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . So yes, we got some fresh snow. I have just measured another 7cm, and I see that Madarao (the ski area) is reporting 9cm since yesterday. We're due some clearer skies and milder conditions today and into tomorrow, to be followed by snow and cold by the time Wednesday comes round. Just 4 more days before the planned opening date... Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 12th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 11cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (on 12th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 11cm 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 855cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Thursday 10th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. Snow started falling about an hour ago and now it's due to set in and we should be getting some cm during the day today and into tomorrow as well. It's one of those more unusual instances when the snow is actually coming from the south rather than from the usual northwest. Expect the light southerly wind switch to northerly later this morning. Bring on the fresh snow! Madarao Mountain Resort - Snowfall reported by the ski area (24 hours): 0cm - All main courses open - All lifts apart from Number 3A and 5 should to be operating - Tree run courses: All appear to be scheduled to open - 400cm official snow depth Tangram Ski Circus - All 5 lifts operating - 300cm official snow depth Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 10th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 855cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 66cm (on 6th February) November 2021 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 237cm reported on 13 days January 2022 snowfall 401cm reported on 23 days February 2022 snowfall 206cm 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 854cm Weather overview Blue sky! Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Wednesday 9th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . There's quite a lot of blue sky above our mountain here in Madarao, and a fair amount of cloud looking away from the mountain - for now. The forecasts tell us to expect a sunny day. Hardly any wind, it's a cold start and visibility is good, it should be a good morning with a bit of new snow on the slopes too. I've said it before but it's quiet. Almost to the point where you wish there were more people around (by that I mean as a skier, not a business owner!) Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 9th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 854cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 66cm (on 6th February) November 2021 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 237cm reported on 13 days January 2022 snowfall 401cm reported on 23 days February 2022 snowfall 205cm 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 42cm Snowfall at base this season 850cm Weather overview Blue sky! Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Monday 7th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Catching a bit of breath now after all that snow. There's actually some lovely blue skies now as we probably enter a period of calmer and brighter, clearer weather. With tons of fresh snow out there, and hopefully also continued cold temps, conditions over the next few days should be particularly good. Peak season, folks. Madarao Mountain Resort - Snowfall reported by the ski area (24 hours): 30cm - All main courses open - All lifts apart from Number 5 should to be operating - Tree run courses: All appear to be scheduled to open - 450cm official snow depth Tangram Ski Circus - All 5 lifts operating - 300cm official snow depth Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Monday 7th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 850cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 66cm (on 6th February) November 2021 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 237cm reported on 13 days January 2022 snowfall 401cm reported on 23 days February 2022 snowfall 201cm 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 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 66cm Snowfall at base this season 808cm Weather overview Snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Sunday 6th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Phew. Bit mad out there at the moment. Loads of snow and poor visibility continues. The ski area is reporting 50cm but I have measured a fair bit more than that. It's one of those cases where there's going to be more in some places than others, but my main spot is pretty well sheltered from the wind. Don't get bogged down by numbers - there's just a lot of fresh snow. It's a cold morning as well so when this particular snowstorm clears we should be on for some excellent conditions. There will be quite a few people deciding not to venture out in this weather, though I'm sure there will be others who make a point of it! Danger is out there on a day like today though, so we need to always keep that in mind. Even when it's really exciting. Madarao Mountain Resort - Snowfall reported by the ski area (24 hours): 50cm - All main courses open - All lifts apart from Number 5 should to be operating - Tree run courses: All appear to be scheduled to open - 430cm official snow depth Tangram Ski Circus - All 5 lifts operating - 290cm official snow depth Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Sunday 6th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 808cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 66cm (on 6th February) November 2021 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 237cm reported on 13 days January 2022 snowfall 401cm reported on 23 days February 2022 snowfall 159cm 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 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 46cm Snowfall at base this season 742cm Weather overview Snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Saturday 5th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao. It's really snowing hard as I write this. Coming down fast and visibility is suitably poor too because of it. Cold too. Care really needed in these conditions. The ski area is this morning reporting 40cm of new snowfall (at 8am) as the official snow depth rises to 400cm. I've just measured 46cm.... and counting. I'm going to have another big number to report tomorrow morning too. Some lifts are delayed opening this morning as the ski areas deal with the heavy snowfall. Talking of which, I've got some of that dealing to do myself. Madarao Mountain Resort - Snowfall reported by the ski area (24 hours): 40cm - All main courses open - All lifts apart from Number 5 should to be operating - Tree run courses: All appear to be scheduled to open - 400cm official snow depth Tangram Ski Circus - All 5 lifts operating - 260cm official snow depth Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 5th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 742cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 401cm reported on 23 days February 2022 snowfall 93cm 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 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 11cm Snowfall at base this season 696cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Friday 4th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. It's a mostly cloudy start this morning with snow easing off. There are some breaks in the cloud over on the Tangram side of the mountain as I write this. Looks like one of those days when Myoko just to the north got a fair bit more than us here. The ski area is reporting 10cm and I just measured 11cm. The region is expecting some big snow over the coming weekend, starting up again from tonight and stepping up around opening time tomorrow morning. If you are able to come, be prepared! Madarao Mountain Resort - Snowfall reported by the ski area (24 hours): 10cm - All main courses open - All lifts apart from Number 3A and 5 should to be operating - Tree run courses: All appear to be scheduled to open - 380cm official snow depth Tangram Ski Circus - All 5 lifts operating - 260cm official snow depth Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 4th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 696cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 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 401cm reported on 23 days February 2022 snowfall 47cm 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 685cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Thursday 3rd February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Nagano. Yes, I'm away from Madarao just now, but had a call with my friend over there and official sources to get the info. The ski area reports 5cm of snow and my friend is saying 7cm. So not masses of new snow but it's still due to be coming in over the coming days with some moderate-heavy snow possible over the weekend. Back to base tonight. Madarao Mountain Resort - Snowfall reported by the ski area (24 hours): 5cm - All main courses open - All lifts apart from Number 3A and 5 should to be operating - Tree run courses: All appear to be scheduled to open - 380cm official snow depth Tangram Ski Circus - All 5 lifts operating - 250cm official snow depth Madarao Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 3rd February 2022 Total snowfall at base 685cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 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 401cm reported on 23 days February 2022 snowfall 36cm 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