Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 178cm Weather overview Fine and sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Monday 9th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. It's a fine, sunny morning. There is not a cloud to be seen - well, apart from looking down to the valleys, which is always very cool. We still expect snow from tonight, along with some windy conditions, fingers crossed a nice new layer to enjoy tomorrow. Today is the last day of the long weekend. Coming of Age Day, in fact. Friday looks like it is going to be... warm. Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 9th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 178cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 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 87cm 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 176cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Sunday 8th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. We are back to a more winter looking morning after that fine weather yesterday. It is snowing again this morning with a modest fresh layer out there. Maybe up to 10cm or so higher up? Snowfall is not due to last long today but should be back by tomorrow night and into Tuesday. Looks like there's going to be quite a lot of sun (and mild temps) later in the coming week, so a decent amount of snow before them would be ideal. Night skiing at Madarao again tonight from 4:30pm. Madarao Mountain Resort - Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 5cm - 18 courses open - Tree run courses: SAWA area open - All lifts except Number 5 and Number 13 are operating (weather permitting) - Official snow depth: 130cm Tangram Ski Circus - All lifts operating (weather permitting) - Most courses open - Tree run courses: not open - Official snow depth: 90cm Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Sunday 8th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 176cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 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 85cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 169cm Weather overview Cloud with light snow at times Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Friday 6th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. Just a little snow very early morning (though that is not being reported by the ski areas). It is mostly just cloudy at the moment with light snow falling in places. A light wind, visibility ok. Should be a nice morning. Some sun and milder temps forecast for tomorrow, with the chance of snow later on overnight into Sunday. Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Friday 6th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 169cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 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 78cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 167cm Weather overview More blue sky Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 5th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. It's a cold morning. We have another layer of snow on the ground (Madarao reporting at least 10cm), but the snow clouds have stopped their delivery and there is an increasing amount of blue sky to see. As you can see from the image below, the mountain is looking very delicious. I just want to eat it up! It feels like it will turn out to be a fine day today. Next snowfall on Saturday night, perhaps? Madarao Mountain Resort - Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 10cm - 18 courses open - Tree run courses: SAWA area open - All lifts except Number 5 and Number 13 are operating (weather permitting) - Official snow depth: 150cm Tangram Ski Circus - All lifts operating (weather permitting) - Most courses open - Tree run courses: not open - Official snow depth: 110cm Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 5th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 167cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 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 76cm 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 16cm Snowfall at base this season 152cm Weather overview Light snow for now Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Wednesday 4th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . The ski area is only reporting 10cm of fresh snow, but I am seeing more than that on the ground. As of 8:30am the snow has eased off and it looks like there might even be a bit of sun trying to break through the clouds. Having said that, the forecast for the day is... snow. The SAWA tree run course area at Madarao is open from today, which is great to see. Hopefully there'll be more of them opening soon. Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 4th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 152cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 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 61cm 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 13cm Snowfall at base this season 136cm Weather overview Light snow for now Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . More fresh snow, with Madarao reporting 10cm. Tangram doesn't really talk about new snowfall, so that is why I don't mention numbers from them. Visibility actually pretty decent as we near 8am and there's even some blue sky showing through on the Tangram side of the mountain. There is more snow due over the next few days. By the way, the top photo today is one posted by the ski area. We are show that with permission. It is important to note that, as with all Now daily reports on SnowJapan, the ski area has zero influence over the content of our reports. Madarao Mountain Resort - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad - Number 3A lift - Super quad - Number 11 lift - Number 12 lift - Number 15 lift - Official snow depth: 130cm - Fresh snowfall reported: 10cm - 17 courses open - Tree run courses not open yet Tangram Ski Circus - Number 1 pair - Number 3 quad - Number 5 quad - Number 6 pair - Official snow depth: 70cm Madarao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 3rd January 2023 Total snowfall at base 136cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 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 45cm 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 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