Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 386cm Posted on Monday 29th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . There has been a dusting of snow around some areas overnight but probably not much more than a few cm on the slopes in places (Okushiga Kogen reporting 3cm. Trees are looking good and loaded with snow. Just how we like them! We had some cloud early morning but as we approach midday it's mostly clear and sunny. Bright blue skies making for a beautiful morning. It was cold and is less so now and we're actually going to be experiencing some milder temperatures in the next few days, particularly Wednesday. Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Monday 29th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 386cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (16th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 259cm 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 Shiga 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 761cm Posted on Sunday 28th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Yesterday was light snow in the morning and just cloudy for the afternoon. Just a little new snowfall to report with up to 5cm being reported by the ski area itself. We have some blue sky this morning. There's still cloud around, but it is nice to have a bit of a bright morning. Should be a fine day today and perhaps tomorrow too. All tree runs apart from Extreme and Cascade are now shown to be opening this morning. Lifts operating (planned): All scheduled lifts operating. Runs open (planned): Most of the main runs should be open with some restrictions. Scheduled to open tree runs: All apart from Extreme and Cascade. All subject to change due to conditions. Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): 275cm (top) 215cm (base) Geto Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 28th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 761cm Number of days snowfall observed 41 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 73cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 138cm observed on 5 days December 2023 snowfall 243cm observed on 16 days January 2024 snowfall 380cm 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 274cm Posted on Sunday 28th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. A little snow falling early morning with lots of cloud and some blue sky in places. Forecasts seem to indicate that over the next several days we will get at least periods of sunshine. Zao Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 28th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 274cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 578cm Posted on Sunday 28th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Nice day today, with some sun shining through thin clouds, a nice view of the mountains, and maybe a little snow coming in later in the day. The snow is pretty nice and settled, too; some good, rich Myoko powder is out there to enjoy. Not much else to say except it's a good day to be out skiing in Myoko! Akakura Kanko: 180cm, -5° Akakura Onsen: 195cm, -5° Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick 155cm, -8° Myoko Suginohara: 140cm, -8° Kyukamura RunRun: 170cm, 0° Seki Onsen: 240cm, -5° Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 85cm, -5° Madarao Mountain Resort: 140cm, -4° Lotte Arai Resort: 291cm, 0.9° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 120cm, -6° Myoko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 28th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 578cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 1 day December 2023 snowfall 135cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 401cm 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 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 333cm Posted on Sunday 28th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It's Sunday morning and it's going to be another busy day on the mountain. We start the day with cloudy skies and that is pretty much how the forecasts are, with the chance of some light snow at times. Just a little snowfall from yesterday to add this morning. There are signs that tomorrow we might get some sun. Indeed, clearer skies are likely in the first half of the week. It should be a fine time to be here. Fresh snowfall since yesterday mid-afternoon (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 3cm Uenotaira: 3cm Hikage: 0cm Nagasaka: 0cm Karasawa: 0cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 205cm Uenotaira: 160cm Hikage: 75cm Nagasaka: 70cm Karasawa: 45cm All lifts apart from the following are scheduled to be operating: None - all lifts should be opening All courses apart from the following are now open: Mukobayashi Hachiman Kandahar Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 28th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 333cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 219cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 385cm Posted on Sunday 28th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . There was some light snow overnight (I am told!), and there is still cloud in places but we have an increasing amount of blue sky this morning. The sun is making its presence felt but it is nice and cold, so conditions should be excellent. Looking ahead, clear skies and sunshine are forecast for the first half of the week. We're all hoping that it will remain cold through until the next snow comes (not much on the weekly forecast right now). The next few days should be particularly good. Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 28th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 385cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (16th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 258cm 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 Shiga 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 665cm Posted on Sunday 28th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning from Niseko. It's a lovely Sunday morning. And I'm not just saying that because I've had some particularly yummy toast. Just a little fresh snow to report (varying amounts across the region). Lots of blue sky. Sunshine. Some cloud hanging around the for views too. Not windy. Top lifts open. A real feel-good and excite morning. ------------------ Niseko Avalanche Report Mountain Base 6am: -4°, trace new snow, calm. Moiwa 800m: -4.8, N4.7m/s. Mikaeri 764m: no data. Annupuri 1100m: -7.7°, N6.2m/s. Village 1000m: -6.5°, NNW9.3m/s. Hanazono 1000m: -7°, no wind data. Hanazono 3 : -4.5°, SSE – windspeed n/a. Coastal data: Benkei Cape: ENE7m/s. Kamui Cape NE3m/s, 1020hPa, wave 1.6m. There is a high pressure zone with shallow gradient over the Okhotsk. The sea and mountains are calm. From data and observation the general avalanche risk is low. The snow isn't bad. All gates are expected to be open. Please listen to the patrols advice before going out of bounds. Do not go out of bounds when the gates are closed. Do not duck ropes, they are not a suggestion, dangers exist. It is not compulsory to carry beacons or search tools, but highly recommended if you are going out of bounds. With them you can not only save your own life, but your friends too. Causing a cornice to collapse can trigger an avalanche, don't be the fool who causes an avalanche. There are many people in the valley below. Also for your own safety don't stop in the valley below these fools. There is no safety in this sport. However, most accidents can be prevented if you are careful. Have a nice day. ------------------ Individual ski area information for Sunday 28th January 2024 The below snow depth and snowfall numbers are manually checked each morning from official sources. Lift information is the planned operations for the day at the time of writing and subject to change. Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 0cm - Base: 0cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 300cm (-10cm since yesterday) - Base: 115cm (-5cm since yesterday) Lifts (scheduled): - All lifts apart from Ace Number 1 pair, King Number 1 pair and King Number 2 quad (normal operations) - The Ace Family quad, Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four), Hirafu Gondola and Holiday Number 1 pair lifts are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm ------------------ Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 5cm - Base: 15cm (?!) Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 240cm (+10cm since yesterday) - Base: 190cm (+10cm since yesterday) Lifts (scheduled): - All lifts - The Hanazono Symphony Gondola is scheduled to be open until 7:00pm ------------------ Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 210cm (no change since yesterday) - Base: 180cm (no change since yesterday) Lifts (scheduled): - All lifts - The Jumbo Number 1 quad lift is scheduled to be open until 7:30pm ------------------ Niseko Village Ski Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 240cm (+1cm since yesterday) - Base: 160cm (no change since yesterday) Lifts (scheduled): - All lifts apart from Country Road - The Upper Village Gondola, Village Express and Banzai Chair are scheduled to be open until 7:00pm ------------------ Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort Lifts (scheduled): - All lifts ------------------ Floodlit night skiing is planned daily until Wednesday 20th March 2024. Night skiing is usually until 7:00pm at Hirafu, Hanazono, Village and until 7:30pm at Annupuri. Niseko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 28th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 665cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days December 2023 snowfall 247cm reported on 24 days January 2024 snowfall 298cm reported on 24 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 Kutchan/Niseko. 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 318cm Posted on Saturday 27th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning (just about!) from Naeba. It's the weekend and it is busy. We have had just a bit of snow (less than to the north in central Yuzawa town) and while there is still some wind around the top area is open. In fact, almost all runs are now available. Looks like the Number 1 gondola was also scheduled to be open (?) but it is not open due to 解氷作業 (defreezing?) Fireworks tonight after night skiing. Some clearer skies are due early in the week so it should be a good time to be here. ------------------------- Official snow depth: Summit: 130cm Base: 80cm Scheduled lift operations & other info: Prince Number 2 Gondola Takenokoyama romance pair lift Takenokodaira romance pair lift Number 4 romance pair lift (open until 8:30pm) Number 3 high speed lift Number 4 high speed lift Number 5 high speed lift (open until 8:30pm) Hiuchi pair lift Dragondola 22 of 24 courses are open today. (Nearly there!) Naeba Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 27th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 318cm Number of days snowfall observed 17 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (23rd December) * total over the days before 23rd December 2023 snowfall 58cm observed on 3 days January 2024 snowfall 260cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 271cm Posted on Saturday 27th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. We ended up with steady on and off flurries throughout the day yesterday. The fog has not moved and is a little denser early this morning. There are some wind gusts, but the wind is generally pretty calm - at base anyway. We might get some clearer skies tomorrow and a good chance of that being the case early in the week. Zao Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 27th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 271cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 173cm 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 577cm Posted on Saturday 27th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A tiny addition to the snowpack, as really light snow continued to fall all through yesterday and into today. Nice light stuff, too, on top of a fairly well settled base of new snow. If you're not used to skiing in a lot of heavy powder, take it easy out in the backcountry, too! Myoko powder is a nice, firm-bodied, creamy material, not ankle-deep, super light stuff, and we have had some injuries and rescues in the past two weeks. Enjoy the views, get used to the snow and say hello to the trees. Not much else, except that it's staying cold despite clearing up a bit today, which makes for a great day on the slopes or above on the mountain. We do have some warmer weather (maybe rain again?) later this week. Hope that changes, because snow will follow again. Hope that expands! Akakura Kanko: 180cm, -6° Akakura Onsen: 190cm, -4° Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick 155cm, -4° Myoko Suginohara: 150cm, -8° Kyukamura RunRun: 170cm, -1° Seki Onsen: 240cm, -5° Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 100cm, -5° Madarao Mountain Resort: 150cm, -6° Lotte Arai Resort: 291cm, 3.5° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park: 120cm, -4° Myoko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 27th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 577cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 1 day December 2023 snowfall 135cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 400cm 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 332cm Posted on Saturday 27th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . The snow that some neighbouring regions seem to have got (hello, Yuzawa) didn't really hit Nozawa yesterday and overnight with just dustings really since yesterday. Cloudy skies this morning but there are some signs of breaks in the cloud at the moment. All lifts are go! Should be a good weekend. This morning the official site shows 2cm of snowfall on the top Yamabiko area since 3pm yesterday... and 20cm across base areas. That is clearly not correct. We are all allowed mistakes from time to time, of course. Even Naski. I don't know what is going on with the numbers at the moment, but hope they sort it out quickly. For the moment I'm taking that info off my report, but I'll keep an eye on it. I can only be confused so much! Update at 10am: The snowfall numbers seem to have been fixed up! 1-3cm (bottom-top) of snow reported since yesterday afternoon through 8am, with another 1cm in top areas added 8am-10am this morning. (I'll cover that last bit tomorrow). Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon until 8am (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 2cm Uenotaira: 3cm Hikage: 1cm Nagasaka: 1cm Karasawa: 0cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 210cm Uenotaira: 160cm Hikage: 90cm Nagasaka: 70cm Karasawa: 55cm All lifts apart from the following are scheduled to be operating: None - all lifts should be opening All courses apart from the following are now open: Mukobayashi Hachiman Kandahar Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 27th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 332cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 218cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 384cm Posted on Saturday 27th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It is snowing lightly this morning though it might not last the day with a chance of clearing clouds later. For clearer skies we can probably look to early week for those. Snow should be in fine conditions this weekend. Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 27th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 384cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (16th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 257cm 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 Shiga 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