Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 110cm Posted on Sunday 24th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . The snow eased off yesterday morning and we even got some clearer weather at moment. I think most people were concentrating on enjoying the fresh snow. The Paradise quad and ski run are now both available. For now, lower areas of the ski area are not yet open and you need to get a gondola back down to base. This morning we have some sunshine and it looks like it will be a fine day. A cold start and all being well it will remain fairly cold. It looks like the next snowfall is due around Wednesday. Below, Naski spotted on skis. Just look at that big lovely smile! PS Santa-san should be on the slopes today... and he has presents. A very kind and jolly chap, indeed. Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 130cm Uenotaira: 120cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Lifts operating: Nagasaka Gondola (from 8:30am) Hikage Gondola (from 8:30am) Yamabiko Four lift Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad lift Skyline connecting pair lift Uenotaira quad lift Paradise quad lift Yu Road (from 8:00am) Courses available: Yamabiko A-E Kokenashi A/B Uenotaira (some restrictions) Paraside Top areas of the ski area are open. You need to get a gondola back down to base. All base areas are closed. Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 24th December 2023 Total snowfall at base 110cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 89cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 16cm Snowfall at base this season 301cm Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning from Niseko. Ah yes, some more snow on this very cold Christmas Eve Eve morning. I have just measured 16cm of it. And lovely it is too. Top lifts (and gates) aside, most of the main runs on the mountain are now available and conditions on them should be very pleasing. Hurray! I feel a bit short on words this morning, but have a lovely day. ------------------ Niseko Avalanche Report Mountain Base 6am : -10C, 20cm aeolian snow over last 12hrs. Mikaeri 764m: -12.5C, 30cm aerolien snow from the west. Hanazono 1000m: -15.9C, ESE3.6m/s, 15cm new snow. Hanazono 3 : -12.9.2C, NNW4.6m/s,(max 12m/s). Other locations : instrumentation not installed, no data. Coastal data: Benkei Cape:NW11m/s. Kamui Cape WSW11m/s, 1019hPa, wave 1.9m. There is a weak winter-like atmospheric pressure distribution with little snowfall overnight. From observation and data snow drifts are developing slowly at the 1000m tree line and the avalanche risk is low. Valley exits from out of bounds areas are still full of bamboo and other bushes, making it impossible to get out, so off-course skiing from the ski resort is still not possible. Do not duck ropes. Although the sun sometimes comes out the light is weak. Be careful of obstacles. The slopes are excellent. The fresh snow on the side of the course is also cold and fast. Be careful of frostbite. The amount of snow is slowly increasing. Have a nice day. ------------------ Individual ski area information for Saturday 23rd December 2023 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: 20cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 220cm (+10cm since yesterday) - Base: 75cm (-15cm since yesterday) Lifts: - Ace Family quad (until 7:00pm) - Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) (until 7:00pm) - Ace Number 3 pair - Hirafu Gondola (until 7:00pm) - Holiday Number 1 pair (until 7:00pm) - King Number 3 quad - Swinging Monkey ------------------ Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 20cm - Base: 15cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 140cm (no change since yesterday) - Base: 95cm (no change since yesterday) Lifts: - Hanazono Number 1 - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad - Hanazono Symphony Gondola (until 7:00pm) ------------------ Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 20cm - Base: 15cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 140cm (+10cm since yesterday) - Base: 100cm (no change since yesterday) Lifts: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad (until 7:30pm) - Jumbo Number 2 pair - Jumbo Number 3 pair ------------------ Niseko Village Ski Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 148cm - Base: 93cm Lifts: - Niseko Gondola - Upper Village Gondola (until 7:00pm) - Village Express (until 7:00pm) - Community Chair - Banzai Chair (until 7:00pm) - Morino Chair ------------------ Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort Lifts: - Number 1 pair - Number 2 pair - Quad ------------------ 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 Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 301cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (18th December) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days December 2023 snowfall 181cm 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 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. 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 26cm Snowfall at base this season 336cm Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Apologies for the lack of a report. This is being posted just to make a record of the fresh snowfall. Geto Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 336cm Number of days snowfall observed 15 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 73cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 138cm observed on 5 days December 2023 snowfall 198cm observed 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 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 86cm Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. Yesterday ended up being a cloudy day. Around 9pm, some large flakes were falling for around 2 hours. Just under 10cm of snow down at base this morning with light snow falling. Today there is a dense fog that is slowly ascending to the top of the mountain. A few more areas are gradually opening up, official available info posted below. Ski lifts operating (scheduled): Chuo Number 1 pair Chuo Number 2 pair Diamond Number 2 pair Mikaeri pair Utopia Number 2 pair Onsen Number 1 pair Zao Ropeway Zao Chuo Ropeway Sky Cable Courses areas open (scheduled): Paradise Chuo Diamond Valley Utopia Uwanodai (part) Official snow depth (reported by ski area): Yokokura area: 25cm Uwanodai area: 25cm Utopia area: 55cm Chuo area: 50cm Paradise area: 50cm Summit area: 20cm Zao Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base 86cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 54cm observed 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 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 65cm Snowfall at base this season 156cm Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Finally, Myoko-style snow, and more openings - although the resorts are once again SLOW in letting us know. OK, I get up really early to plow snow (in several locations), but I'd figure by the time I get finished the resorts, too, should now what they're going to do. Seven am? Not early for a ski resort, right? But no info from most of them. And now 7:30 and no change (and, Alpen Blick, where are you hiding the current area info? Don't really care about your glamping facilities...) But anyway, the important stuff. Akakura Onsen is "pre-opening" today, with the Yodel No. 1 and Yodel No. 4 lifts running. Akakan: don't know but rumors were the gondola and top lift will run. Suginohara is scheudled to open, but only has info from November up. Myoko RunRun seems to be open for the kids and beginners. Seki is open. Tangram is not. Madarao: not yet. Arai: Gondola, Saroku No. 1, Zendana lifts. And Kurohime, not yet. I'll go to the full chart listings from tomorrow. In the meantime, bug your favorite resort to please share more information with you, our valued guests! Myoko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 156cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 65cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 1 day December 2023 snowfall 114cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 48cm Snowfall at base this season 122cm Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. I bring good news. Very good news. Kumanoyu is reporting 40cm of fresh snowfall. Yakebitaiyama is reporting 50cm of fresh snowfall. There's a lot of snow around this morning! About half a metre of it in untouched places. Good quality stuff too. We're in one of those Twilight Zone places this morning where updated information is almost impossible to get. People will be running around doing stuff --- stuff other than updating info! So I don't have any major news to report in terms of ski area operations. That's why there's no list today because I am guessing it would be out of date as there is a good chance that some ski areas will be opening for the first time this morning and more lifts will be moving. But that is good news. I hope to be able to bring more details tomorrow. Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base 122cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 90cm 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 64cm Snowfall at base this season 108cm Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. Excellent news to report this morning. Very large amount of new snowfall. It might have taken time to get going, but overnight we got... a lot! The ski area was reporting just 3-4cm of snow on the upper areas of the mountain yesterday afternoon. And this morning they have added a further 90cm! JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) are reporting 60cm over 24 hours, and I have measured 64cm. The list of lifts and runs open remains unchanged at the beginning of the day, but this amount of snow will of course allow more of the mountain to open soon. That might happen today or it might be tomorrow. Whatever, it's fantastic to get this snow. (And we should get a bit more during the day today). Naski will be pleased. Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 94cm Uenotaira: 93cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 130cm Uenotaira: 120cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Lifts operating: Nagasaka Gondola (from 8:30am) Hikage Gondola (from 8:30am) Yamabiko Four lift Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad lift Skyline connecting pair lift Uenotaira quad lift Yu Road (from 8:00am) Courses available: Yamabiko A-E Kokenashi A/B Uenotaira (some restrictions) Top areas of the ski area are open. You need to get the gondola back down to base. All base areas are closed. Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base 108cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 87cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 285cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Around the mountain there's another mixed bunch of (weather) conditions as of 8:15am. It's snowing in places. The sun is shining through the clouds in others. Visibility looks varied too. So I'm not quite sure which graphic icon to choose, hmmmm. It's nice and cold though, and I have another 18cm of measured fresh snowfall to report since yesterday (when weather conditions were changeable during the day). Forecasts have more snow lined up too. This all feels much more normal. The whole mountain is not yet open, including the top lifts and gates, but more is gradually becoming available. Good job too, as there are a lot of people around now, all looking to explore and enjoy it. And enjoy it, I am sure they will! Santa will be here soon, too. ------------------ Thank you very much to the many people (over 100 of you!) who took the time to send in comments yesterday after my 'responding to feedback' post. I really wasn't angling for supportive comments, honest. But I appreciate them, and I'm sorry I can't reply to them all individually. Long-time readers will know this, but occasionally, I like to clear up things like that. After all, if some people are thinking those things, perhaps others are too. And, like I said yesterday, I smiled as I was putting that together. No crisis! However, 'the internet' does seem to bring out the, how should I put it, unkind, rude, suspicious and ungrateful side of some people. In regular times, people are much quicker to send such comments than supportive or more constructive ones. Probably just the nature of the internet, but that does make me a bit sad. How about we just set the default to nice and friendly? By the way, I particularly liked all the toast-related encouragement and suggestions sent in. It is now very clear that many of you would like a daily toast pic and other toast-related tips. Very funny! This is worth repeating. Back in 1999, SnowJapan started as the hobby of one individual (still in charge). It was not part of a strategic business plan created to promote Japan/whatever and cash in on an emerging inbound market. And even with its current large scale and popularity, perhaps remarkably, it still isn't that kind of beast. (Good word, 'beast'!) This site played a significant role in first letting the world know about skiing and snowboarding in Japan - literally decades before it started to become 'big money'. Nearly 25 years later, SnowJapan is still coming to you essentially as a labour-of-love project. And I include my attitude, regarding my input, in that same mindset. As long as I love doing it and can, I'll be here, and I'm pretty sure the same applies to the general operation of the site. (Hopefully we all continue to love doing it!) Perhaps the unique nature of SnowJapan makes it too easy for people to misunderstand what it is and stands for. (Especially people who just don't read stuff). Anyway, enough of that kind of talk! I got me some skiing to do. ------------------ Niseko Avalanche Report Mountain Base 7am : -7C, 15cm wet snow over last 12hrs, cloudy, good visibility. Moiwa, Annupuri, Village : instrumentation not installed, no data. Mikaeri 764m: -10°, W10m/s, good visibility, snowdrift development. Hanazono 1000m: -12.3C, WNW3.1m/s. Hanazono 3 : -9.2C, NNW4.4m/s,(max 10m/s). Coastal data: Benkei Cape:NNW12m/s. Kamui Cape NW11m/s, 1015hPa, wave 2.6m. A moderately strong NW wind above 800m blew overnight with accompanied snowdrift development. However the isobars started spreading apart early morning and the wind has dropped. The snow is wind effected, dense and heavy. On leeward snowdrift slopes at 1000m, expect rider stimulated surface avalanches with 60cm fracture faces. By careful under knolls, cornices and wind rippled 30 deg slopes. The snow below the wind ripples is similar to the bean paste in the middle, not sufficiently compacted, making it easy to break on weak lines in some areas. The bamboo is still thick below 1000m, making things difficult to ride. Also, if you take off your board, the snow will be waist deep and heavy. The snow is really nice. Be careful of sudden changes in weather. Have a nice day. ------------------ Individual ski area information for Friday 22nd December 2023 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: 35cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 210cm (no change since yesterday) - Base: 90cm (+5cm since yesterday) Lifts: - Ace Family quad * - Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) - Ace Number 3 pair - Hirafu Gondola - King Number 3 quad - Swinging Monkey Courses: - Center - Family - Sennoki - Alpen - Beginners - Kokutai - Holiday - Boyo - Green - Jumbo - Rinkan - Shirakaba ------------------ Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 30cm - Base: 23cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 140cm (+20cm since yesterday) - Base: 95cm (+5cm since yesterday) Lifts: - Hanazono Number 1 - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad - Hanazono Symphony Gondola * Courses: - All open apart from Legend of Shinya ------------------ Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 20cm - Base: 15cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 130cm (+10cm since yesterday) - Base: 100cm (+10cm since yesterday) Lifts: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo quad * - Jumbo Number 2 pair Courses: - Utopia - Shirakaba - Paradise - Junior - Possibly more? ------------------ Niseko Village Ski Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 145cm - Base: 84cm Lifts: - Niseko Gondola - Upper Village Gondola * - Village Express * - Community Chair - Banzai Chair * ------------------ 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. Lifts marked with an asterix (*) are normally scheduled to operate for night skiing. Niseko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 285cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (18th December) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days December 2023 snowfall 165cm 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 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. 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 310cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning. Just 6cm to report this morning and the ski area is saying there is just under 15cm in higher areas. We ended up with a fine day yesterday with the snow coming in the evening. Today is due to be cloudy with the chance of snow later. At the moment it is quite bright with even a bit of sun coming through the thin cloud. Lifts operating (planned): All lifts operating. Runs open (planned): All main runs should be open. Tree run courses will open at a later date (no word on exactly when just yet). Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): 130cm (top) 90cm (base) Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area; data may be delayed): 595cm Geto Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 310cm Number of days snowfall observed 14 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 73cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 138cm observed on 5 days December 2023 snowfall 172cm observed 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 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 77cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Yesterday we got a further light dusting of snow. This morning we start with sunshine. Lots of blue sky and just some cloud. Lovely. The clouds are there but seem to be quickly moving on so perhaps it will be a bluebird day. The snow is starting to glisten. Hopefully, we'll get a top-up before tomorrow. Zao Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base 77cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 45cm observed 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 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 17cm Snowfall at base this season 91cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Cold and some light snow this morning. Unfortunately, light in volume as well as weight; we only got 17cm at the base of Akakan, not enough to change things for the resorts. Seems like the winds are following the coast; I went to Joetsu City, just to the north of us, low and flat and right next to the sea. Much more snow falling there in the afternoon and early evening. It really only started falling seriously here around midnight. Lotte Arai remains the only area with lifts running. I reported yesterday that the base Sanroku No. 1 lift was reported as "being prepared" yesterday, but it did not actually run yesterday. Still marked as junbichu today, although they did get snow at the base level so the lift might open. That would help local ski schools, who have no other place to go and the upper runs at Lotte Arai are not the best place for a beginner lesson. And the word just in on the town radio info system: the trains from Myokokogen to the north (Arai, Takada, Naoetsu) are not running. Guess they did get some more snow overnight. Myoko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 91cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 1 day December 2023 snowfall 49cm 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 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 12cm Snowfall at base this season 44cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . We were all excited about the prospect of heavy snow. We do have snow, though perhaps not as much as we thought we might, certainly now down at base anyway. Having said that, the ski area is reporting up to 30cm up top and that is allowing more of the mountain to open this morning. The Hikage gondola is moving, all Yamabiko runs are open and so is Kokenashi and Uenotaira. We're still promised heavy snow later today. Early morning it is cloudy but quite bright at times. Cold too. Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 30cm Uenotaira: 23cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 50cm Uenotaira: 45cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Lifts operating: Nagasaka Gondola (from 8:30am) Hikage Gondola (from 8:30am) Yamabiko Four lift Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad lift Skyline connecting pair lift Uenotaira quad lift Yu Road (from 8:00am) Courses available: Yamabiko A-E Kokenashi A/B Uenotaira (some restrictions) Top areas of the ski area are open. You need to get the gondola back down to base. All base areas are closed. Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base 44cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 13cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 23cm 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 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