Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 374cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Lots of cloud around this morning, but they seem to be deciding to leave after giving us another 15cm or so of fresh snowfall overnight. Resort is reporting 15-20cm on the mountain. After a bit of wet on my head last night the snowfall is a relief and I look forward to getting out there this morning. So it looks like it's clearing up and more blue sky on show. Tomorrow though, warmer conditions ahead and a good chance of a bit of rain again too later in the day I'm afraid. Fingers crossed not for long again as snow should follow into Friday Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Wednesday 29th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 374cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 257cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 384cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 31st January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Wet snow, but snow all the same and about 10cm or so with the resort telling me up to 15cm on the mountain. Poor visibility this morning as it continues to snow though may clear up later on. Tomorrow sun is likely to start off with but it's still looking like we won't avoid rain on Sunday when it will warm up way too much. Good news! Return to cold and snowfall Tuesday onwards. Keeping an eye on that. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 31st January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 384cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 384cm Weather overview Mostly clear Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Saturday 1st February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . No new snow to report but a lovely sunrise and nice weather this morning. If we can't have fresh, let's have this kind of weather! Cold overnight but warming up and warm to continue into tomorrow. Forecast is still saying decent chance of rain sometime tomorrow but cold and snowing from later on on Monday and for the first half of the week which would be nice. Fireworks after nighta tonight. Be there or... miss the fireworks! Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Par All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 1st February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 384cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 0cm 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 389cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light+ Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Tuesday 4th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Better this morning. It's colder. It's snowing. It feels a bit more like winter this morning. The resort says up to 10cm, I observe about 5cm at base and so fresh is fresh. And hopefully more on the way today and tomorrow. Looking ahead next weekend is looking interesting too with the chance of decent snowfall if temps can remain lower. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 4th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 389cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 5cm 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 419cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Wednesday 5th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . ....and better still this morning! 30-40cm of fresh snow on the slopes of Madarao Kogen this morning and I can certainly vouch for around 30cm on the top of my car as well. Nice and light too so easy to move. Very cold as well. Excellent. We officially have a refresh on our hands, folks. Obviously I'm well pleased to be able to report that. Forecast - snow on and off today, less tomorrow, perhaps clearer Friday, back to snow over the weekend. Should keep cold throughout. Collective sigh of relief! Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Wednesday 5th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 419cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 35cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 429cm Weather overview Cloud, blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 6th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Another very cold morning here in Madarao with up to 10cm of new snow recorded. Some blue skies above the mountain as well this morning though clouds do seem to be moving in - below are a few photos from earlier and just now. Perhaps some snow later, clearer tomorrow and then back to snow on Saturday. That's what the forecasts say anyway. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Thursday 6th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 429cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 45cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 444cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Friday 7th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Madarao is reporting 15-20cm of new snowfall on the slopes and there was definitely over 10cm on the car. Yes, I'd say more like 15cm. It is continuing to snow now and another cold morning. We're back to really nice snow conditions again. Which is great for the weekend as well. A lot of snow is not actually forecast for today - it's supposed to clear up - but back to moderate snowfall tomorrow. Come prepared. It should be a good weekend. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 7th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 444cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 60cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 449cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Saturday 8th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . More snow this morning and while it's not a huge number, it's very nice quality light snow. Yesterday was a fine day (snow condition wise) and today should be more of that. It's snowing as well so while it will be busy today hopefully tracks should be gradually filled in. Snowfall forecast through the day today and tomorrow as well. It will be a good weekend. Nighta tonight. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 8th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 449cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 65cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 459cm Weather overview Cloud, fog, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Sunday 9th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Light snow falling at the moment as the mountain is engulfed in cloud (fog?) and there's really not much to see at all. 10cm or so reported by the resort since yesterday and I'd say around that, perhaps more, on the cars at base. Snow/cloud forecast for today and tomorrow, with a chance of conditions clearing, then clearer weather is likely from Tuesday. Fingers crossed it will remain cold this time when it doesn't snow. For now though, very nice conditions to enjoy. As you might have seen on the news, many parts of Japan that don't usually get snowfall were affected by heavy snow yesterday which has disrupted traffic (as well as cause lots of accidents and issues). This may mean that today is less busy here than it would normally be. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 9th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 459cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 75cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 474cm Weather overview Blue sky with some cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Monday 10th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Resort is reporting 15-20cm of fresh snow on the slopes this morning. Keeping nice and cold and it has been changeable conditions this morning so far. For the moment, lovely blue skies above Madarao with just some cloud. A very fine day to be on the mountain. Traffic problems affecting many people yesterday are hopefully cleared up this morning. Tomorrow is a holiday in Japan and so there should be more day-trippers around than a usual Tuesday. Clear and sunny seems likely for the holiday. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park All tree run courses should be open. Nighta every Saturday night until 22nd March. Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 10th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 474cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 90cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 474cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Tuesday 11th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . A cold morning in Madarao but the sun is out and mostly blue skies earlier on, a few more clouds around as I write this. But yes, it should be a fine day to be out on the mountain today on this national holiday (National Foundation Day), so I would expect a few more people around than on a normal Tuesday. Clear skies are likely tomorrow as well, perhaps some snow late night, but the next decent snowfall seems to be due around Friday into Saturday. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 11th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 474cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 90cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 479cm Weather overview Cloud, fog, snow Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Thursday 13th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Snow is back this morning and Madarao is saying there's 5-10cm of fresh on the slopes. Limited visibility right now as the mountain is covered in cloud and the snow continues to come down. Light snow showers on the forecast for today and perhaps some decent snowfall over the next few day - especially Saturday. So I'm looking forward to the next few reports and hope to bring news of lots of fresh snow to play in over the weekend. Operating lifts: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3A Number 2 quad Number 5 Super quad Number 11 Number 12 Number 13 Number 15 Moving walkway Kids Park Madarao Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Thursday 13th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 479cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 0cm December 2013 snowfall 117cm reported on 10 days January 2014 snowfall 267cm reported on 15 days February 2014 snowfall 95cm 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