Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 49cm Snowfall at base this season 146cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Thursday 14th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . A very snowy morning to you from Madarao. 8cm from yesterday that I hadn't reported yet and another 41cm this morning. So 49cm is going on the report this morning. The snow should ease off this afternoon and we should be enjoying clearer skies tomorrow. Then snow is due back over the weekend. Things are feeling really (really) good for the beginning of the season. Just two more days to go before the lifts start moving at both Madarao Kogen and connected Tangram Ski Circus - and the resort has announced that opening will go ahead as planned on Saturday. And here are the details: 8:30am until 5:00pm Lifts: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Courses Paradise Beginners B Utopia Giant (lower) Curving Pole A Lower lift ticket prices for opening until 22nd December. Yey! Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 14th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 146cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 49cm (on 14th December) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 86cm 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 21cm Snowfall at base this season 21cm Weather overview Fine Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Sunday 19th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning from here in Madarao. And here we go, the first cm of snow to report from base. A nice decent layer of fresh snow on the ground this morning with everywhere looking good and white. Love it. There's lots of cloud around at the moment, not snowing just now and even a bit of sunshine at times. More snow is forecast through tomorrow though. Can't quite believe that we are still over three weeks off the planned opening date, but early snow is always exciting and a good sign. Let's hope there will be a fair few more snowfalls in the coming weeks. I will keep you posted! Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 19th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 21cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 19th November) November 2017 snowfall 21cm 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 23cm Snowfall at base this season 44cm Weather overview Cloud, fog Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Tuesday 21st November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . For the sake of continuity in this pre-season period, I feel compelled to report the snow. Seems a bit mad that we need to wait over 3 weeks before the lifts are scheduled to start operating here. We can expect some milder conditions this week but there is more snow on that forecast. All looking very positive which is a great feeling. I wonder if lifts would open early if we had tons of snow...? Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 21st November 2017 Total snowfall at base 44cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 44cm 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 16cm Snowfall at base this season 60cm Weather overview Cloud, blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Saturday 25th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Another snow report in the run up to the season, this is from yesterday... right now there's some blue sky opening up as the clouds start to scatter. It has been snowing again. Why do we have to wait until 16th December! I don't want to wait! :) Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 60cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 60cm 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 77cm Weather overview Variable Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Wednesday 6th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hi everyone. More snowfall so another update as we get closer to the opening date - a week on Saturday. It's funny... it always seems 'too late' somehow, but then it all seems to make more sense with the unpredictability of late November and early December and as we approach the date. If we get the snowfall that is on the forecast - some on Friday and then again next week - things should be approaching just right as that opening date approaches. And the resort can hopefully get off to a kicking start! Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 6th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 77cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 17cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 63cm Weather overview Mostly cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Saturday 2nd December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Quick update with a bit more snowfall on the ground. 2 more weeks to go! Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 2nd December 2017 Total snowfall at base 63cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 3cm 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 91cm Weather overview Sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Sunday 10th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . It is a beautiful Sunday morning here in Madarao and going to be a relatively mild one. And we are now less than one week away from the planned opening of Madarao Kogen and connected Tangram Ski Circus. It's nearly here. Some new snowfall since my last report that I am catching up on in this report (the day before yesterday), and the forecast shows snow from later on in the day yesterday through until Wednesday. Am I right in thinking it has been slightly 'downgraded'.... hmmm, let's see what we get. I'll keep you updated. Official opening dates: Madarao Kogen: Saturday 16th December 2017 Tangram Ski Circus: Saturday 16th December 2017 More updates over the coming weeks with snow news. Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 10th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 91cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 31cm 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 97cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Tuesday 12th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . 6cm more snow folks and it's snowing. The countdown continues... just a few more days to go. Some more snowfall before then will all help towards a decent opening on Saturday. Onegai shimasu! Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 12th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 97cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 60cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 37cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Weather overview Fine Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Clear Posted on Monday 13th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello everyone! And how was your 'green season'? I spent my time all over the place, but I'm happy to now be back in Madarao for the upcoming 2017-2018 season and getting ready to get back into the routine of bring you daily reports during the upcoming season. The autumn months have been beautiful - as always, of course. We have seen a bit of light snow fall. If I am remembering correctly, the first very light snow I had falling here at base was on 30th October, though it didn't end up in any cover at all. Higher mountains in the region have had some snowfall, creating that lovely late autumn-early winter moody look. As you can see from the image below, there's a bit of cover up on the top of Madarao too. It's a beautiful morning this morning. So let's look at the planned opening dates for Madarao Kogen and the connecting Tangram Ski Circus. Madarao Kogen: Saturday 16th December 2017 Tangram Ski Circus: Saturday 16th December 2017 So we have over a month left before the ski lifts start moving. Some ski hills usually try to open as quickly as possible and often miss their opening dates. These two seem to plan for a (perhaps) more realistic opening date and usually hit it. Hopefully by the time they open, there'll be decent snow cover and things can get off to a great start. I'll post more updates over the coming weeks with snow news. Once the ski lifts start operating, this report will be updated daily. Here's to a fantastic 2017-2018 winter season. Hope you spend it with me! Madarao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 13th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2017 snowfall 0cm 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 914cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Northerly Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Monday 27th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . As we enter the last week of the season, snow is falling in Madarao. We should be able to enjoy some clearer skies and sunshine tomorrow and Wednesday. Right now the forecast seems to point to some snow falling at the weekend. Madarao Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 2nd April. 7 days to go! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 27th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 914cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th and 15th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 408cm reported on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 90cm 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 25cm Snowfall at base this season 807cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate+ Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Tuesday 21st February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. And it's a windy morning here after a windy night (and I almost forgot, wet conditions in the day), but with a good 25+cm of fresh snow on the ground too. I think that's a decent number to report given the wind and that it'll be less/more in places. The wind is actually affecting resort operations with the Super Quad lift currently on hold and the Number 13 lift resting out the day. The Number 2 quad lift looks like it will be opening but has been delayed. Conditions should calm down later on and we're likely to get some sun tomorrow at least for part of the day. Looks like things will be settling down again once this storm passes. It's mad to think that we have just one more week left in February. The winter season flies by way too quickly. Slow down please! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 21st February 2017 Total snowfall at base 807cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th and 15th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 408cm reported on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 179cm reported on 18 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 31cm Snowfall at base this season 628cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Tuesday 31st January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Yes, this is much much better! The memories of rain of yesterday morning quickly washed away with the sight of a good new layer of fresh snowfall. :) The rain turned into snow in the afternoon and this morning the resort is reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall; my measure gives me 31cm. Enough to give us a good reset for this morning by the looks and I might just need to go and check for myself. Snow clouds still around but right at this moment it has stopped. There's even a bit of sun somehow making it's way through the clouds just now... it looks like it might get brighter and clear a bit. There's more snow forecast to move in by tomorrow night though, but maybe some sunshine before that happens. So it sounds like it should be a good few days. --- A message from SnowJapan Firstly, we would again like to thank everyone who has sent in messages this season regarding our daily reports and website in general. We read them all and appreciate the feedback. And we hope that if you have already visited Japan this season, you timed it well with conditions at your chosen destination. It is perhaps inevitable that some people will compare the daily Now reports from different regions of Japan, and in particularly the observed new snowfall data that is posted on the reports. But if you do that please keep in mind that doing so is not really comparing like-for-like… and it’s certainly not ‘the whole picture’. By comparing the observed snowfall data, essentially you are comparing how much snow is falling at base areas. While we believe that is a very interesting and useful piece of data - and is in fact the only practical first-hand data that could possibly be consistently recorded once a day – it is only one part of the situation. Other important information, including the snowfall that ski resorts themselves might be reporting at higher elevations, can be found within the text of the report when available. That is why we highly recommend that if you really want to get a more complete picture of what is going on in each of the areas covered in our reports, you should go through the individual reports including all the archives. A few other quick points: Each report is written independently from the other reports, by different people. The reports are not ‘connected’ in any way. For one reporter, a temperature of -2C might be described as ‘cold’. For another reporter, on the same day, a temperature of -2C might be described as ‘relatively warm’. For one reporter, 15cm of snowfall overnight might be described as ‘a lot’. For another reporter, on the same day, 15cm of snowfall might be described as less exciting. The person posting Niseko Now is reporting from Niseko, and is not making comparisons with any of the other reports, or considering what is happening elsewhere. (Unless clearly stated of course). The person posting Hakuba Now is reporting from Hakuba, and the same applies. While each report is coming to you from the respective resort base areas, some ski resorts have much more ‘vertical’ than others. Some will experience much more of a difference in the amount of snow that falls at base/village level than falls at higher elevations. And one more very important thing. If the reporters pretended to be overly-excited about conditions even when they are actually sub-par… not only would that be intentionally misleading, but how would you then know when they really were genuinely excited by excellent conditions? Being able to clearly distinguish between varying situations is one of the real advantages of not feeling any need to talk up or sugar-coat conditions. Remember, we’re not a glossy travel brochure selling you holidays and tours. What we are trying to do is to provide our readership with honest, interesting and informative reports. And we will continue to do that. Thank you! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 31st January 2017 Total snowfall at base 628cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th and 15th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 408cm reported on 23 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