Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 788cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Monday 2nd February 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . 10cm of snow overnight at Madarao, and generally cloudy conditions to start this Monday morning. It's cold, so a good wrapping is required. Forecast for the day is cloud with snow at times, though not expecting too much and after today looks like it should be towards the end of the week then the next potentially significant snow is falling. Set to keep cold though so conditions should keep. Lifts planned to be open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today. Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015. Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 2nd February 2015 Total snowfall at base 788cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 327cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 50cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 650cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility OK Posted on Monday 19th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Just a thin layer of snow this morning and resort is saying 2cm of fresh. There's lots of cloud this morning and light snow has been falling and we're forecast snow for the day today. Tomorrow once the snow clouds clear, chance of clearer skies with sun currently on the forecast for Wednesday. And back to snow on Thursday. This season so far snow refreshes have never really been far away. Back to weekdays... great if you can be here for them with less people around! Lifts planned to be open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today. Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015. Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 19th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 650cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 239cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 648cm Weather overview Part cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Decent Posted on Sunday 18th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Pretty wild conditions yesterday at times, though those Powder Wave Session guys did their best gambaru. Nighta was unfortunately cancelled though due to the weather conditions. This morning there's some blue sky on show, though still quite a lot of cloud around. Less so as the morning moves on by the looks, the sun is out and making everywhere look pretty spectacular at the moment. So a good day with 20+cm of fresh. Next snow due later tomorrow. Lifts planned to be open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today - Session at Powder Wave so unavailable then. Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015. Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 18th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 648cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 237cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 628cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Saturday 17th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Snow haul of 10-15cm on the slopes apparently this morning here in Madarao. A little earlier it was just light snow falling and even a bit of sunlight but it's snowing more heavily just now as I write this report. Snow forecast for the day but less so for tomorrow when we might see some clearing of clouds if we're lucky. After all, if it's not snowing it might as well be nice and bright and sunny, I say. As I have mentioned before, it's the Powder Wave Session today from 10:30am over at Powder Wave. It's Saturday, so there's nighta tonight of course. Lifts planned to be open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today - Session at Powder Wave so unavailable then. Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015. Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 17th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 628cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 217cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 608cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Friday 16th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . So yes we got some snow overnight, the resort this morning reporting 20cm of fresh. Not as much as that outside my place but with up to 20cm out on the slopes it should be good this morning. The snow here is a bit wetter than the ideal but we'll take it. Don't worry, I signed off on it. This morning there's a lot of cloud around still but it isn't snowing any more. Forecast for today is cloud, maybe some clear, and later on today... snow. Good chance of decent snowfall tonight and through into tomorrow as well, along with temperatures dropping, so conditions for the weekend should be shaping up nicely. Lifts planned to be open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015. Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 16th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 608cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 197cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 593cm Weather overview Some blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Tuesday 13th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . There's a bit of blue sky early this morning along with cloud. A nice day ahead of us? Forecast gives a good chance of the sun appearing today and over the next few days as well before some fresh snowfall at the weekend. Just a slight bit of snow since yesterday. It's keeping cold so snow conditions should be good as we are back to a normal weekday now. Powder Wave Session on Saturday 17th January meaning that the Powder Wave course will be closed from today so that the resort can prepare for that event. Lifts planned to be open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015. Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Tuesday 13th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 593cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 182cm 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 40cm Snowfall at base this season 591cm Weather overview Light snow now easing Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Improving Posted on Monday 12th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Here I am with a later report this morning. 40cm of fresh snowfall does that. For those of us 'living' here, it needs to be moved, shovelled and all sorts of other things. We need to do that before we can ride it. Hard up aren't we? ;) So yes. Loads of snow overnight. Conditions should be excellent on the slopes this morning and it might even be clearing a bit. Whatever eventually happens today, clearer skies are forecast for tomorrow and generally for the rest of the week as well. Won't be as cold, but shouldn't warm up too much either. Sounds good to me! On Saturday 17th, it's time for the Powder Wave Session at Madarao Kogen where you can see some top riders (what the resort says and I have no reason to doubt it!) perform for our entertainment. Powder Wave course will be closed from Tuesday 13th so that they can prepare for the event. Lifts open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015. Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 12th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 591cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 180cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 551cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Sunday 11th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . 10-15cm of new snowfall over the last 24 hours here in Madarao and this morning we have cloud and blue skies over the mountain. More snow is forecast for later on in the day though and overnight into tomorrow but after that from around Tuesday the forecast is for clear skies, sun and things getting a little milder. Doesn't look like it should warm up too much though. All set to open as normal. Remember tomorrow is a holiday so should be busier than a normal Monday. I usually Like Mondays, but perhaps less so tomorrow! But I'm sure it'll be a Happy Monday for lots. Have fun. Lifts open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015... and next Sunday, January 11th (the day after is a holiday). Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 11th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 551cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 541cm Weather overview Cloud and snow Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Saturday 10th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Just a light cover of snow this morning amounting to a cm or two so not much. But, it's snowing now and it's very cold. I haven't been out yet but conditions should be mighty good for the weekend. Snow forecast to be falling through until Monday, or at least never be far off, and for those of you wanting some clearer sunny skies look to Tuesday onwards for a few days of such conditions. Remember, it's nighta tonight and also excite fireworks on Saturday from 9pm, followed by torchlit skiing and a few other things going on either side. Lifts open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015... and next Sunday, January 11th (the day after is a holiday). Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 10th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 541cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 130cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 539cm Weather overview Mostly cloudy Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Friday 9th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Just 5cm or so of fresh since yesterday to report this morning and once again this morning there's a thick bank of cloud over the top half of the mountain with clearer conditions lower down. Interesting scene actually. So no snow falling right now, it's just... cloudy. Still should be a good morning and I reckon there's a decent chance of it clearing further. We're forecast to be enjoying more fresh supplies of snow over the weekend. It should remain cold so come prepared for that. Remember fireworks on Saturday from 9pm, followed by torchlit skiing and a few festivities on either side. Lifts open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015... and next Sunday, January 11th (the day after is a holiday). Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 9th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 539cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 128cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 534cm Weather overview Mostly cloudy Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 8th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . The top of the mountain is covered in a grey cloud at the moment, but nothing is falling out of it! It's just cloudy for now. And there's around 10cm of new snow joining the party this morning. It's nice and cold and the snow is in good condition. Not much forecast for today other than cloud and possible snow showers, but nothing major. Tomorrow is more of the same by the looks, and we might even get a bit of sunshine. Next up snow worth mentioning should be over the weekend. Remember it's the fire festival here on Saturday so hopefully the weather will co-operate for that. Lifts open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015... and next Sunday, January 11th (the day after is a holiday). Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Thursday 8th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 534cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 123cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 524cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Wednesday 7th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . We couldn't escape the rain yesterday unfortunately, but happily it fairly quickly turned into snowfall and this morning theses a nice (up to) 20cm or so of white fluff on top to freshen things up out on the mountain. Much colder as well which is most welcome after the mild conditions we had yesterday. And less wind too. Forecast isn't for heavy snow continuing more like the snow easing off again and a mix of weather conditions over the next few days. The important thing being that it should be remaining cold through the week. Event alert! Friday 10th January, if you are in Madarao look out for the Fire Festival at Madarao. Lifts open: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Number 3A Number 5 Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 13 lift Number 15 lift Moving Walkway Kids Park Freeride Park Tree Run Courses should be open today Night skiing at Madarao is every Saturday until 21st March 2015... and next Sunday, January 11th (the day after is a holiday). Madarao Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 7th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 524cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 406cm reported on 12 days January 2015 snowfall 113cm 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