Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 42cm Snowfall at base this season 457cm Weather overview Snow!!! Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Limited to poor Posted on Monday 16th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . It just keeps on snowing! Hello from Madarao where we're dealing with more (and more) snow. Moving snow may not be everyone's idea of fun but if it means that we're getting impressive amounts of fresh snowfall I am all for it. It's still snowing, the resort is reporting 30cm of fresh (since yesterday evening), I am measuring 42cm since my last report - and snow is forecast through today, heavy at times, and into tomorrow. We may get to enjoy a bit of sunshine mid week but there's more snow appearing on the forecast just before we get to the weekend. Thank you, Nature! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 16th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 457cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 237cm 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 31cm Snowfall at base this season 488cm Weather overview Snow still Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Tuesday 17th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . More snow. And lots of it. It just keeps on coming. Another foot of snow since the report yesterday and we will be getting more today though it is expected to ease off somewhat as we finally get past this strong winter storm. If the forecasts are correct there should even be clearer skies and sunshine above us tomorrow which should make for perfect conditions in all respects. Don't worry though (not that you are with what we have received this last week!), but after that snow is due to return Friday-Saturday. On a serious note the resort has made a note asking visitors to stay within the resort boundaries at the moment. We've had a really huge amount of snowfall over the last week. Conditions are deep - really, that's not just a marketing word! - and potentially in places extremely dangerous. Poor visibility certainly is not helping either. The resort is doing a fine job working with the snow on the official course areas, and the snow quality is excellent. For the moment at least it is very wise to remain and have your fun in those areas. Looks like the Number 3 lift is resting, taking a break from coping with all the snow perhaps. The Number 13 lift is due to open but may be late. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 17th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 488cm 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 268cm 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 494cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Wednesday 18th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . What’s this? It’s not snowing! It has been snowing for such a long time now it feels strange that it has stopped. And is that the sun?! Today is set to be a superb day to be here with the fine weather forecast and excellent top quality snow conditions. I’m almost jealous of myself. Better still, after a few calmer days, there’s more (probably heavy) snow on the way just in time for the weekend. It doesn’t get much better than this. Operating status for the day at Madarao Kogen (at time of report): - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad lift - Super quad lift - Number 11 lift - Number 12 lift - Number 13 lift - Number 15 lift - Moving walkway - Kids Park - River Line - Powder Theater - Adventure Aisle - Crystal Bowl - Ninja - Sawa - Rabbit - Kamoshika - Bear - Nighta at Madarao Kogen is every Saturday until 25th March (and also 8th January and 19th March) Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Wednesday 18th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 494cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 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 274cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 499cm Weather overview Snow clouds are back Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Thursday 19th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello once again and good morning from Madarao. Yesterday morning was clear blue skies. It is very different this morning - there's not much to see at all with very limited visibility. And snow has been falling since early on. It's probably going to stop sometime later on late this morning or this afternoon. That forecast is still promising decent snow as we go into the weekend and also late weekend into early next week too. Looking good for those regular top-ups that we want. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 19th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 499cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 279cm reported on 15 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 513cm Weather overview Snow Wind Windy Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Saturday 21st January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . More snow! As expected a nice new layer of snow on the slopes this morning. The resort is reporting 10cm and I am measuring 14cm so far, and counting... It will likely stop later on but should be back in the second half of tomorrow as well. Visibility is limited this morning as the snow continues to fall. Wind was causing problems as well at the start of the day waiting for the wind to ease off... but things seem to be moving now. Stormy conditions out there. Be prepared! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 21st January 2017 Total snowfall at base 513cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 293cm reported on 16 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 19cm Snowfall at base this season 536cm Weather overview Snow Wind North westerly Temperature - Visibility Fair to limited Posted on Monday 23rd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Yesterday was a lovely day and lots of people turning up to join in the fun. Clouds moved in and this morning we are treated to a fresh layer of snow on the ground. I am measuring 18cm; the resort is reporting 20cm. And quality snow is coming down from the skies now as well, with the forecast for it to keep on falling through today and tomorrow. Maybe we shouldn't expect as much (as today) in my report tomorrow morning, but let's see what nature actually brings us. The weekend crowds are gone now and it's much quieter. Fab conditions to enjoy for the lucky ones here at the moment. Operating status for the day at Madarao Kogen (at time of report): - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad lift - Number 5 lift - Super quad lift - Number 11 lift - Number 12 lift - Number 13 lift - Number 15 lift - Moving walkway - Kids Park - Free Ride Park - Powder Wave I - Powder Wave II - River Line - Powder Theater - Adventure Aisle - Crystal Bowl - Ninja - Sawa - Rabbit - Kamoshika - Bear - Nighta at Madarao Kogen is every Saturday until 25th March (and also 8th January and 19th March) Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 23rd January 2017 Total snowfall at base 536cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 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 316cm 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 34cm Snowfall at base this season 570cm Weather overview Snow! Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Tuesday 24th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . The fabulous mid-winter conditions continue this morning with another foot (and the rest) of snowfall. It's a cold and snowy morning with a bit of wind at times (seems to be less right at the moment). Clearer and somewhat milder conditions are on the way starting tomorrow. I always welcome a nice sunny day or two - just as long as there's fresh snow on the horizon afterwards. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 24th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 570cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 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 350cm reported on 19 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 581cm Weather overview Light snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Fair to limited Posted on Wednesday 25th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . After a clearer early morning start to the day, light snow is falling now though we're not expecting much in terms of new cm -- and possibly conditions to clear again during the day today. The snow in the report today all fell during the day yesterday. Tomorrow is set to be clear skies and sunshine and I'm really excited about that. A few days of clearer and calmer weather conditions appears to be ahead of us, perhaps with snow falling from the skies again around Monday. Operating status for the day at Madarao Kogen (at time of report): - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad lift - Number 5 lift - Super quad lift - Number 11 lift - Number 12 lift - Number 13 lift - Number 15 lift - Moving walkway - Kids Park - Free Ride Park - Powder Wave I - Powder Wave II - River Line - Powder Theater - Adventure Aisle - Crystal Bowl - Ninja - Sawa - Rabbit - Kamoshika - Bear - Nighta at Madarao Kogen is every Saturday until 25th March (and also 8th January and 19th March) Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Wednesday 25th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 581cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 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 361cm reported on 20 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 593cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Thursday 26th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Beautiful morning here in Madarao with blue skies and sunshine. Just take a look at those photos below. Who wouldn't want some of that? Not much more to say really other than it should be a fabulous day... and the next few should be generally fine too. Hopefully it won't warm up too much tomorrow... Anyway, I am going to get out there early this morning. Hope to see some of you! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 26th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 593cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 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 373cm reported on 21 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 597cm Weather overview Mostly cloud Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Generally decent Posted on Saturday 28th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning to everyone from Madarao. I was away from Madarao all day yesterday and in Nagano city - it was unseasonably warm. I have just made my way back to Madarao and was pleased to see just under 5cm of snow on the ground. (Sasuga Madarao!) It has been a cloudy start to the day though there is some sun peeking through the clouds at the moment and perhaps we will see the clouds moving on as the day progresses... The winds of yesterday have eased off as well and it looks like it should be a generally calm weekend. Nighta tonight with fireworks from 9pm! (Next snow due on Monday but it might rain in the day before that happens as temperatures warm up a bit once more). Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 28th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 597cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 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 377cm reported on 22 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 53cm Snowfall at base this season 415cm Weather overview Snow!! Wind Moderate+ Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Sunday 15th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . How about another half metre of snow, everyone?! The heavy snowfall has continued over the last 24 hours and it's almost getting difficult to keep up with it all. I heave measured in a few places and am logging 53cm (* updated) since my last report. The resort itself is reporting 50cm this morning. And, snow continues to fall. It's not due to let up until Tuesday! There's a strong wind blowing at the moment and that is affecting the Number 13 lift (which is closed for the day officially due to strong winds and having to cope with all the snow) and it also looks like the Free Ride Park will be closed too. Top conditions but visibility is low. All this new snowfall as well, extra care is needed mixed in with all the inevitable excitement. ------------------ Oh no, it’s another general message from SnowJapan! Apologies for taking up space on the reports again, but we have had a few people asking why our reports don’t appear much earlier in a morning. It’s a fair question and I’ll try to answer it. There are a few reasons... First, it seems necessary to point out that we are not a ski resort and our reports are not official ski resort reports. Some people seem to think (or just presume) these things. If we owned and operated a ski resort, I’m fairly certain that we would make it a high priority to post updates as early as possible each morning - how much new snow at top and at base, snow depth, conditions. We’d also be sure to have multiple and meaningful webcams pointing out to locations around the resort. But we’re not official ski resorts/reports. These things are what ski resorts should ideally be doing, right? It varies, but a fair number of Japanese ski resorts only post their morning updates after 8am - and sometimes later. If we (SnowJapan) posted our reports earlier than we currently do, we would often miss important information - like news of how much fresh snow ski resorts are reporting, news of any early morning lift disruption at the start of the day, etc. We would often be missing that kind of information. We like to think of our reports as a season-long ongoing commentary, rather than simply an early morning report for people who are going to be queuing for the first lift of the day. And after all, people who are lucky enough to already be at a ski resort and hitting the first lifts can get a good idea of weather conditions by taking a look outside of the window when they get up. If we posted our reports just for the benefit of those people, the reports would not be as good or detailed as they are. We feel that our way makes for better all-round reports. In addition, there’s also the people who post the reports and their circumstances to consider. They probably need some coffee and toast before posting, they may need to dig themselves out of their home, they may need to see to other complexities life throws at them. And - some of the reports in particular - take much longer than just a few minutes to put together each morning. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 15th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 415cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 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 195cm 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 53cm Snowfall at base this season 362cm Weather overview Snow! Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Saturday 14th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . You want tons of fresh snow... we got it! Nature is being very kind to the region at the moment. The news this morning is the dumping of half a metre of snow on us with (quite a lot more due) to come today and tomorrow. We're really getting a major 'topup' (!) at the moment. And conditions should be fantastic (though the white-out conditions might not be for everyone). A look at the forecast shows that this snow storm is due to last until at least the end of tomorrow with snow clouds still likely to be close by Monday and Tuesday, though less extreme than at the moment and possibly even a chance of clearer skies. Life is good. Take care of yourself out there. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 14th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 362cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 142cm 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