Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 347cm Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. Currently up to 8cm of fresh snow. Wind doesn't seem too strong but is moderate with strong gusts. The snow coming down means visibility is not great. Similar conditions expected through tomorrow. Lifts appear to be open as planned. Official snow depth (reported by ski area): Yokokura area: 85cm Uwanodai area: 110cm Utopia area: 190cm Chuo area: 190cm Paradise area: 190cm Summit area: 170cm Lifts & courses: The ski area is open as planned Night skiing is planned in the Uwanodai area daily until 24th February (and then 1st/2nd March). Zao Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Wednesday 29th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 347cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 10th January) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 167cm observed 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 Zao Onsen. 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 320cm Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Hello Skiers & Snowboarders, Well, well, for the first time in 4 days, and only the third time in 9 days, we have a whiff of snowfall...2 cm. BUT, looks like a potential decent snowfall tonight, so this morning was perhaps just the hors d'oeuvres. Viz is decent, but looks like some clouds have parked on top of the peaks--probably a bit foggy up there. Temps at the base will max out at +1 C today--we're not losing too much. Reminder that the Gondola is opening 30 minutes earlier every day at 8:30, as well as all the lifts on the Furano side (30 minutes early) in an attempt to spread out the morning rush and get people onto the mountain due to the shutdown of Lift B. So line-haters should get up there early and you'll be rewarded. Due to the lack of replenishing snowfall, the base in some high traffic areas is thinning out, and some rocks are popping up. If you see some brown, step lightly and try to go around it. 50th annual snow festival is this Saturday night and Sunday until about 4 PM. Lots of fun, food, drummers, fireworks, etc. Be sure to check it out. Think snow. Furano: All except Lift B. Lifts open 30 minutes earlier than normal. Kitanomine: All lifts. Gondola open at 8:30. Night skiing until 6:00 PM on both sides. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Wednesday 29th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 320cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 173cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 110cm reported on 17 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 Furano. 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 847cm Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The snow has started to fall, coming down pretty heavy at times then slowing a bit. All the TV news is going crazy about a meter or more falling on the Japan Sea side (including Myoko, of course), and let’s hope they’re right! There’s a pretty hard layer of snow under the new snow, which will be a concern for those going into the backcountry, especially the big/steep stuff around the caldera. But a nice refill of fresh powder will be great for everyone all over the hill. Except maybe the kids in the big school groups now all over the Akakura resorts, who were having an interesting first time on groomed snow yesterday. Add some boot-high powder, and things get much more fun.... Akakura Kanko: 280cm, -6° Akakura Onsen: 285cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick: 220cm, -7° Myoko Suginohara: 200cm top, 115cm base, -6° Kyukamura RunRun: 260cm, 1° Seki Onsen: 380cm, -4° Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 160cm, -2° Madarao Mountain Resort: 210cm, -4° Lotte Arai Resort: 433cm, 1° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 160cm top, 120cm base; -2° Myoko Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Wednesday 29th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 847cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 87cm (16th January) November 2024 snowfall 8cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 513cm reported on 19 days January 2025 snowfall 326cm reported on 17 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 Myoko. 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 339cm Posted on Monday 27th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Generally cloudy/overcast skies this morning with a chance of some appearances by the sun today. Still waiting for some good cm of fresh snow, and we might be getting it Wednesday. Along with cold and wind. (Sounds promising). Official snow depth (reported by ski area): Yokokura area: 85cm Uwanodai area: 100cm Utopia area: 190cm Chuo area: 200cm Paradise area: 200cm Summit area: 170cm Lifts & courses: The ski area is open as planned Night skiing is planned in the Uwanodai area daily until 24th February (and then 1st/2nd March). Zao Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Monday 27th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 339cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 10th January) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 159cm observed on 17 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 Zao Onsen. 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 737cm Posted on Sunday 26th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Geto Kogen. Just 1cm of snow to report this morning. It is snowing right now but not expected to be anything major. Look to Tuesday onwards for the kind of snow we need for a refresh/reset. Scheduled ski area operations: All main courses are open, apart from B2 Tree run courses open: All apart from Rookie 1, Rookie 2, Extreme, Cascade Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): 275cm (top) 155cm (base) Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area): 1322cm Other information: Night skiing is scheduled for weekends and holidays through 24th February 2025. The Number 2 Gondola is scheduled to normally only operate on weekends and holidays. Geto Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Sunday 26th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 737cm Number of days snowfall observed 48 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 66cm (on 16th January) November 2024 snowfall 48cm observed on 5 days December 2024 snowfall 351cm observed on 22 days January 2025 snowfall 338cm observed 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 Geto Kogen. 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 843cm Posted on Sunday 26th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Nice snow is falling in Myoko! I got up early, thinking I might have to plow, but no sound of the big rotary snowthrower—my wintertime alarm clock—and the snow wasn’t really falling that hard. It’s been good for the past two hours or so, with a nice, if not massive, accumulation so far. Right now the wind is shifting to the west and picking up a bit; the national TV news and my favorite weather site both have sunny skies possible later in the day, but let’s just see.... The wind looks like it will shift to the northwest, not usually where high pressure comes in, but there’s also a big low pressure area out in the Pacific that’s spinning things around. As we say so often this season, who knows? Wait and see time. Akakura Kanko: 290cm, -4° Akakura Onsen: 295cm, -2° Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick: 220cm, -6° Myoko Suginohara: 200cm top, 110cm base, -6° Kyukamura RunRun: 260cm, -1° Seki Onsen: 380cm, -3° (that snow depth just never seems to change....) Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 160cm, -2° Madarao Mountain Resort: 210cm, -2° Lotte Arai Resort: 443cm, 2° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 170cm top, 120cm base; -2° Myoko Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Sunday 26th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 843cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 87cm (16th January) November 2024 snowfall 8cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 513cm reported on 19 days January 2025 snowfall 322cm 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 Myoko. 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 468cm Posted on Sunday 26th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good news on this Sunday morning... we have a nice, fresh layer of snow. The ski area is reporting 5cm-19cm of snowfall across the mountain (base to top), so a decent layer to play in especially higher up. I have measured 11cm. We might receive some more today, with more snow incoming mid-week too. Let's hope this sees us head back into more mid-winter like conditions. Limited visibility in places this morning. No doubt some excited folk. Let's taking care! Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (as reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 19cm Uenotaira: 12cm Hikage: 10cm Nagasaka: 12cm Karasawa: 5cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 250cm Uenotaira: 215cm Hikage: 150cm Nagasaka: 145cm Karasawa: 115cm Lifts: All scheduled lifts are operating as planned The Utopia pair lift and Challenge pair lift are normally closed on weekdays Courses: All courses are available apart from Mukobayashi, Grand Prix and Kurokura Nozawa Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Sunday 26th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 468cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (29th December) November 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 291cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 174cm reported on 17 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 Nozawa Onsen. 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 736cm Posted on Saturday 25th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Another little bit of snow again to report today - rather than a lot! - and the sun is out early morning. It is a mix of cloud and blue sky up there. A fine morning. Forecasts are looking promising now for some good and hopefully prolonged snowfall around mid-week. Scheduled ski area operations: All main courses are open, apart from B2 Tree run courses open: All apart from Rookie 1, Rookie 2, Extreme, Cascade Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): 282cm (top) 162cm (base) Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area): 1321cm Other information: Night skiing is scheduled for weekends and holidays through 24th February 2025. The Number 2 Gondola is scheduled to normally only operate on weekends and holidays. Geto Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Saturday 25th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 736cm Number of days snowfall observed 47 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 66cm (on 16th January) November 2024 snowfall 48cm observed on 5 days December 2024 snowfall 351cm observed on 22 days January 2025 snowfall 337cm observed 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 Geto Kogen. 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 318cm Posted on Saturday 25th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good Morning Skiers and Boarders, Cue the choir! Start the Hallelujah Chorus! The Kitanomine magic carpet is NOW OPEN!! I honestly thought I might not live to see the day. In addition to providing a ride up for super beginners, it really helps folks heading from the the Gondola terminal building to get to the #1 Kitanomine quad chair, err, excuse me, Chair F. No more trudging up the hill! Let me hear you say AMEN!!!! In other news, a bit more snow. Mother N has doubled yesterday's measly donation. Woo-hoo! Now we're talking! 4 cm! (Sarcasm) Supposed to get up to +1 C. For the foreseeable future, that seems to be the pattern. Just a titch over 0 every day, but plenty cold at night. As Forrest Gump says, "That's all I have to say about that!" Think snow. Furano: All except Lift B Kitanomine: All Lifts. Repeat, All Lifts. Night skiing until 7:30 PM on both sides Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Saturday 25th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 318cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 173cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 108cm 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 Furano. 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 828cm Posted on Saturday 25th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Colder last night, and a tiny touch of fresh snow (which is all little star-like snowflakes, the real shape, and very cohesive. Good snowball snow, but not much of it). It would be great to have some real snow fall, but we are back into the cycle of the past few years of some snow, then days of sun. I’m glad I'm reporting late today, because it really cleared up a lot, then closed in, and will probably get less cloudy again. The theme for today: who knows? Good conditions on the slopes, that’s the positive. Still not so great outside the areas. Akakura Kanko: 280cm, -5° Akakura Onsen: 290cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick: 230cm, -4° (yesterday’s report) Myoko Suginohara: 190cm top, 110cm base, -7° Kyukamura RunRun: 250cm, 0° Seki Onsen: 380cm, -5° Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 145cm, -3° Madarao Mountain Resort: 200cm, -2° Lotte Arai Resort: 439cm, 5° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 170cm top, 120cm base; -5° Myoko Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Saturday 25th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 828cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 87cm (16th January) November 2024 snowfall 8cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 513cm reported on 19 days January 2025 snowfall 307cm 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 Myoko. 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 457cm Posted on Saturday 25th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . There has been some light snowing up on the top of the mountain. Uenotaira reporting 2cm. Down around base areas, varying levels of 'dusting'. I'm going to be generous and add 1cm on this report. Cloudy start and it might just be trying to snow. (Indeed, the ski area reports light snow up top). What we really want, of course, is Nozawa-like large numbers. We might receive some snow tonight and around Wednesday is still looking promising. In the meantime, let's enjoy what we got! Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (as reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 0cm Uenotaira: 2cm Hikage: 0cm Nagasaka: 0cm Karasawa: 0cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 240cm Uenotaira: 205cm Hikage: 145cm Nagasaka: 135cm Karasawa: 105cm Lifts: All scheduled lifts are operating as planned The Utopia pair lift and Challenge pair lift are normally closed on weekdays Courses: All courses are available apart from Mukobayashi, Grand Prix and Kurokura Nozawa Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Saturday 25th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 457cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (29th December) November 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 291cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 163cm 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 Nozawa Onsen. 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 733cm Posted on Friday 24th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . We have had a bit of snow and it is snowing at the moment. 4cm at base and nearly 10cm being reported by the ski area higher up. Would be great if this were the start of a full reset, but we are not expecting much. Still looks like we'll be waiting until Tuesday/Wednesday for that. Scheduled ski area operations: All main courses are open, apart from B2 Tree run courses open: Unconfirmed Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): 285cm (top) 165cm (base) Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area): 1311cm Other information: Night skiing is scheduled for weekends and holidays through 24th February 2025. The Number 2 Gondola is scheduled to normally only operate on weekends and holidays. Geto Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Friday 24th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 733cm Number of days snowfall observed 46 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 66cm (on 16th January) November 2024 snowfall 48cm observed on 5 days December 2024 snowfall 351cm observed on 22 days January 2025 snowfall 334cm observed 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 Geto Kogen. 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