Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 62cm Snowfall at base this season 358cm Weather overview Snow Wind WNW Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Thursday 31st December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello and good morning from Madarao. The snow did arrive and what a change in 24 hours. Night skiing was cancelled last night due to the weather. Madarao this morning are reporting 60cm of snowfall since yesterday and the snow depth is jumping by that same amount (more like 30cm over at Tangram). I concur. It's still snowing and it is due to be doing so for a while yet. All the way into next year even! ;) Visibility is greatly reduced down to not much at all, and so conditions are definitely for everyone this morning. If you insist on making it out there, be sure to take super care. Lifts appear to be operating as normal at the start of the day. Madarao info: - Official snow depth: 210cm - New snow reported by ski area (24 hours): 0cm - All lifts operating apart from Number 5 - All main runs open - Snow Park open - Kids Park open - Tree Run: all open apart from Powder Wave Tangram info: - Official snow depth: 130cm - All lifts operating Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Thursday 31st December 2020 Total snowfall at base 358cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 17th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 346cm 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 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 48cm Snowfall at base this season 246cm Weather overview Snow Wind Some wind Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Sunday 20th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. I'm going to have to look back but I can't quite recall a start to the season like this. Another 50cm or so of snow since yesterday . Snow is deep. Visibility is limited. Extra care needed. From tomorrow we are forecast a spell of calmer weather and the sun will probably make some major appearances. Hopefully not warming things up too much. I would expect more of the ski areas to be open soon. Madarao info: - Official snow depth: 180cm - New snow reported by ski area (24 hours): 40cm - Number 1 and Number 2 quad lifts operating Tangram info: - Official snow depth: 150cm - Number 1 pair and Number 3 and 5 quad lifts operating Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Sunday 20th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 246cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 17th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 234cm 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 48cm Snowfall at base this season 198cm Weather overview Snow Wind Some wind Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Saturday 19th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello and welcome to the first official day of the season here in Madarao. And what better way to start it than with a ton of fresh snowfall. About 0.5m of it. What a start to the season we are enjoying. It's enough to help you forget all the mad stuff going on in the world. And that can only be a good thing. We are due more snow through the weekend with things starting to clear up from early week. Mid week perhaps some clearer and calmer weather. Lots of fresh snow out there. Exciting. But let's take extra care. Madarao info: - Official snow depth: 150cm - New snow reported by ski area (24 hours): 50cm - Number 1 and Number 2 quad lifts operating Tangram info: - Official snow depth: 100cm - Number 1 pair and Number 3 and 5 quad lifts operating Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Saturday 19th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 198cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 17th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 186cm 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 150cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Friday 18th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao. 1 day to go! Here's the plan for tomorrow. Madarao plan to have their Number 1 and Number 2 quad lifts operating. Tangram plan to have their Number 1, Number 3 and Number 5 lifts operating. After the snow, the sun is out at the moment and it is noticeably not as cold, but more snow and cold conditions are forecast over the weekend so come prepared. If you are here, prepare to enjoy a fine first day of the season. Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 18th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 150cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 17th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 138cm 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 68cm Snowfall at base this season 144cm Weather overview Cloud with some blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 17th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. The Number 1 and Number 2 quad lifts at Madarao will be open on Saturday, with the big opening planned for 9:00am. They plan to have a bunch of runs off those lifts open. And conditions are going to be great. I don't we could ask for much better. For the moment the snow has eased off. There's even some sunshine and blue skies. I'm guessing it is going to be temporary though as more snowfall is forecast, particularly tomorrow night through Saturday. Clearer skies and generally calmer weather appear to be on the cards from sometime early week. Madarao snow info: - Official snow depth: 120cm - New snow reported by ski area (24 hours): 60cm (* I think they have their new snow and snow depth mixed up this morning, as those two numbers are flipped) Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Thursday 17th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 144cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 17th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 132cm 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 24cm Snowfall at base this season 76cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Wednesday 16th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. Madarao has announced that it will indeed be opening on Saturday - though I think we pretty much knew that was going to be possible with our lovely snowfall. They plan to have their Number 1 and Number 2 lifts operating for the opening day. And lift tickets will be a special price too. With all the fresh snow to play in, a good day is on the cards. Right now there is a bit of a lull in the snow but we have more due. Today. Tomorrow. And beyond. Maybe some sun on Friday... but snow is currently forecast for over the weekend. ----- Madarao snow info: - Official snow depth: 60cm - New snow reported by ski area (24 hours): 20cm Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Wednesday 16th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 76cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 16th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 64cm 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 12cm Snowfall at base this season 24cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Friday 4th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning. Fresh snow on the ground this morning. Indeed, I have just measured slightly over 12cm. Nice. The ruler photo posted by the ski resort itself this morning (with permission, of course) shows around 14cm. The forecast is for some sunshine over the weekend and hopefully more snow late Monday into Tuesday. Just over 2 weeks to go! Madarao and Tangram both plan to open from Saturday 19th December 2020. Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 4th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 24cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 4th December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 12cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 3cm Weather overview Sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Thursday 5th November 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning! Friendly greetings from Madarao. I very much hope that everyone reading this is well and in good spirits, however much 2020 sometimes seems to be conspiring against us! I bring you news to hopefully spread some cheer... the first snow of the season. :) The combination of beautiful autumn foliage, snowfall and sunshine is such a beautiful thing to see. Check out the photos from yesterday afternoon. So yes we have had a bit of snow, though it has gone now. The sun is out again this morning. Madarao plans to open for the 2020-2021 season on Saturday 19th December. I'll be back with you from time to time before then and then daily every day once the ski lifts start moving. Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Thursday 5th November 2020 Total snowfall at base 3cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (on 5th November) November 2020 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day 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 8cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Saturday 28th November 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . And yes, we have a bit of snowfall... just a bit, and it is raining down in town. But good to see a thin sprinkling of snow. Might be a bit more before tomorrow too, in which case I'll let you know. As I write some blue skies have started to appear over on the Tangram side of the mountain and the sun is out. Still limited visibility here though. We're still in November, and now exactly 3 weeks away from the planned opening of Madarao and Tangram. Both Madarao and Tangram Ski Circus both plan to open for the 2020-2021 season on Saturday 19th December. Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Saturday 28th November 2020 Total snowfall at base 8cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (on 5th and 10th November) November 2020 snowfall 8cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 6cm Weather overview Cloud, sun Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Tuesday 10th November 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . A quick update for you this morning as I have some snow to report. There is a few cm on the ground from an overnight delivery and right now the sun is shining through my window with there is an increasing amount of blue sky. Beautiful. I'm feeling positive that we'll be getting decent snow this winter. Hope I'm right, and can't wait to share that kind of news with you in the coming weeks and months. Madarao and Tangram Ski Circus both plan to open for the 2020-2021 season on Saturday 19th December. Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Tuesday 10th November 2020 Total snowfall at base 6cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (on 5th and 10th November) November 2020 snowfall 6cm 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 12cm Weather overview Mostly cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair to good Posted on Sunday 29th November 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello and indeed we were on the receiving end of some fresh snowfall. Right now it is generally cloudy but quite bright at times, perhaps the sun will break through again. I'll be back with any more snow news in the coming week. Madarao and Tangram both plan to open from Saturday 19th December 2020. Madarao Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Sunday 29th November 2020 Total snowfall at base 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 4cm (on 29th November) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 22cm Snowfall at base this season 615cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Sunday 29th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . I do have snow to report to you this morning. Madarao itself is reporting 25cm of it! And the trees are indeed loaded with snow this morning though my number is closer to 20cm. Still, for late March in this season that is some statistic. The snow will probably stop by/around lunchtime with cloudy skies due tomorrow. It should be a very pleasing last few days of the season. ----- Madarao and Tangram Ski Circus will both be open until Tuesday 31st March. 3 days to go. Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 29th March 2020 Total snowfall at base 615cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 59cm (on 6th February) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 188cm reported on 14 days February 2020 snowfall 253 reported on 15 days March 2020 snowfall 86cm 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