Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 564cm Weather overview Sun Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Wednesday 18th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. A bit of a dusting of snow overnight but the clouds have cleared again and the sun is out. Sunny skies are forecast for today and for tomorrow too with a general warm up on the cards. Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Wednesday 18th March 2020 Total snowfall at base 564cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 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 35cm 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 32cm Snowfall at base this season 461cm Weather overview Light snow easing off Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair and improving Posted on Tuesday 11th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from a snowy Madarao, complete with a fresh thick new layer of light snow. Lovely. The resort is reporting 35-40cm of fresh and increasing the official snow depth up to 240cm. Tangram is taking a good jump up to 170cm too. It doesn't feel quite as cold this morning and Mr Thermo confirms that. It will be cold overnight tonight and sunshine is due in the morning (kicking off a general warm up for a few days), so I recommend planning for an early start tomorrow. I also recommend right now; today will likely be quite busy though due to it being a national holiday. And guess where I'm heading... --- Current operations: Tuesday 11th February 2020 Madarao: - All lifts are operating - All areas open - All tree run course open apart from Powder Wave - Official snow depth: 240cm Tangram Ski Circus: - All lifts are operating - Almost all courses open - Official snow depth: 170cm Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Tuesday 11th February 2020 Total snowfall at base 461cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 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 185 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 32cm Snowfall at base this season 250cm Weather overview Blue skies Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Wednesday 22nd January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. Yesterday was a good day. It felt like we were in a normal season - a good thing!! Lots of snow coming down at a rate and piling up. The resort itself was saying 65cm over a 24 hour period as of yesterday afternoon. My own observed numbers over the last two reports come fairly close. Lots of snow. The third photo today is from Madarao yesterday. Excellent. This morning the official snow depth at Madarao is up to 120cm. That is still lower than normal but it is great to see it quickly bumping up. It is a cold morning, the sun is out and we have blue skies and some wispy thin clouds. It should be top morning. And I'm going to enjoy it (just so I can report to you tomorrow of course). I will leave it at that... until tomorrow! Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Wednesday 22nd January 2020 Total snowfall at base 250cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 22nd January) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 162cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 253cm Weather overview Blue skies Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Saturday 25th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao and happy new year to our friends who are celebrating the Lunar New Year. A bit of fresh snow to start the weekend off which is good. The resort is reporting 5cm on their social media, but curiously 0cm on the official site. I can add just a bit as my observed number. It's a cold start too, which is also good. There's another 'try some skis' demo thing going on by the Super Quad lift today and tomorrow from 'Blue Lab Project'. It's free but you will need identification to partake. Nighta at Madarao today from 5pm until 9pm; unfortunately Tangram have cancelled theirs due to the snow conditions on that course. Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Saturday 25th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 253cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 22nd January) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 165cm reported on 13 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 23cm Snowfall at base this season 276cm Weather overview Snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Friday 31st January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. Excellent. Snow! The resort this morning is reporting 25cm of fresh snowfall this morning and increasing their snow depth by 20cm, I can confirm a similar amount and it is due to be snowing all day. Limited visibility today likely but I think there will be quite a few people who won't be bothered by that and want to hit that fresh. More! More! More! More! I'm starting a chant... Current operations: Friday 31st January 2020 Madarao: - All lifts apart from Number 13 scheduled to be operating today - 20 courses open - SAWA II, Bear and Rabbit tree run courses scheduled to be open this morning - Other tree run courses not currently available - Official snow depth: 80cm Tangram Ski Circus: - All lifts apart from the Number 6 pair are operating - 8 courses open - Official snow depth: 45cm Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 31st January 2020 Total snowfall at base 276cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 22nd January) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 188cm reported on 14 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 23cm Snowfall at base this season 218cm Weather overview Moderate snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Tuesday 21st January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning all. Happy to report fresh snow this morning and a decent amount of it too; as of 9:30am I measure 23cm. The resort was showing a ruler measuring around 19cm earlier on this morning... and are saying 30cm on the official site. Anyway, as much as I prefer the latter number, I like both. It's more like what we expect. And I give thanks. Oh yes, looks like SAWA II and Bear tree run courses are open this morning. Yey. Current operations: Tuesday 21st January 2020 Madarao: - All ski lifts apart from Number 13 lift are operating - Main courses appear to be mostly open - SAWA II and Bear scheduled to be open this morning - Other tree run courses not currently available - Official snow depth: 90cm Tangram Ski Circus: - All ski lifts are operating - 8 courses open - Official snow depth: 65cm Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Tuesday 21st January 2020 Total snowfall at base 218cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 130cm 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 195cm Weather overview Blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Thursday 16th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning. I am very happy to be able to report 14cm of fresh snow this morning. There is a nice new layer out there and the snow clouds have dispersed (for now at least) with quite a bit of blue sky early on. The mountain is looking very tempting and while I am sure some people will have had a late night in Nozawa last night (for the Fire Festival over there), people able to enjoy first tracks this morning will most certainly feel getting up early is worth it. Count me in! Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Thursday 16th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 195cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 107cm reported on 10 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 133cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Saturday 4th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. I can add some decent more snowfall this morning with a nice new layer of fluffy goodness on the ground. The resort itself is this morning reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall and I have just measured 18cm. Snow is forecast to perhaps ease off during the day but more snow due overnight tonight - and hopefully it will be another good layer too. Come on..... we need more for those tree runs to get opening up. Anyway, conditions should be suitably improved this morning and I think I need to go check them out. Don't worry, I'll do it for you. Part of my responsibilities, you see. ;) Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Saturday 4th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 45cm 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 28cm Snowfall at base this season 86cm Weather overview Snow has eased off Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Saturday 28th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello and a very good morning to you from Madarao. Yes, I like a morning like this. One when I can report a decent amount of snowfall. The resort is reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall since yesterday evening; I'm adding a little under that to my report. Tangram Ski Circus is now also part open. The snow has eased off and there is even a bit of sunshine appearing in places. Operations are still limited, but conditions with this fresh snow should be fun and I feel that I need to go check them. In the name of research, of course. The next snowfall we can expect is looking likely to be New Years Eve (Tuesday) onwards. --- Madarao was planning on having nighta operations from today through Monday - that has been cancelled. --- Current Madarao operations: Saturday 28th December 2019 Planned operating lifts & open courses at Madarao: - Number 1 lift - Number 5 lift - Paradise course - Beginner B course - Champion course (lower) Operating lifts & open courses at Tangram Ski Circus: - Number 1 pair lift - Number 3 quad lift - Number 5 quad lift (for sightseeing only - not skiing/snowboarding) - Primary Line course - Hard Line course Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Saturday 28th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 86cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 71cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 6cm Weather overview Cloud Wind - Temperature - Visibility - Posted on Thursday 21st November 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . So much for sunshine today! Right now visibility is low. We are still expecting a milder weekend with sunshine at times. Snowfall reported here is observed since my report yesterday. Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Thursday 21st November 2019 Total snowfall at base 6cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 4cm (on 20th November) November 2019 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 693cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Friday 8th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Madarao. Back to snow and cold. The resort is reporting 10cm of fresh and I have measured 9cm myself. And it is snowing still and fingers crossed we'll get more today. It feels much colder this morning too. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 8th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 693cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 249cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 395cm reported on a 22 days February 2019 snowfall 46cm 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 17cm Snowfall at base this season 710cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Saturday 9th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . The colder conditions continue I am happy to report and more snowfall too. The resort is reporting 10cm, I have measured another 17cm since my measurement early yesterday morning so there should be some fine conditions to be found this morning. It is a cloudy morning. Early on the top area of the mountain is covered in a bank of cloud but it's clearer lower down. Lots of people are due to be around this (long) weekend, though I wonder if the weather down in Tokyo might affect things. They are warning of 'heavy snow' down there this morning. Of course, for us heavy snow means something like 50cm over a day, not 5cm. Talking of which, let's have some of that! (The 50, not the 5). Snowfall due tonight and then again around Tuesday is looking promising. Have a good weekend. See you tomorrow. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 9th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 710cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 249cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 395cm reported on a 22 days February 2019 snowfall 63cm 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