Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 79cm Posted on Wednesday 29th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is snowing heavily this morning and there is 9cm of fresh snow in the Kitanomine village. Visibility is not the best on the mountain with some low cloud and plenty of precipitation. There is a moderate wind coming and going. The temperature is -3c and will rise to a high of -1c. Snow is also expected tomorrow. Furano Zone is open as follows. Operating lifts: Furano Ropeway - for uploading and downloading. Furano Romance 2 chair (D). Open courses: D1 D2 Furano Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Wednesday 29th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 79cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (26th November) November 2023 snowfall 79cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 96cm Posted on Monday 27th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning from Niseko. We're back into double figures of fresh snowfall this morning (how we like it), and I have just measured 15cm. As I write this, the sun has appeared in places, but it has generally just been cloudy, with light snow still falling in some areas. So, a mixed bag of weather conditions early morning. It will be milder during the day today and tomorrow, and it seems we might have to put up with some rain (tomorrow). While rain is always annoying to see when we get to winter, remember, the people in the know often say it's a good thing for a new base of snow to get some rain. It should be colder by Wednesday, and the snow should be falling again, perhaps heavy at times. Hopefully, if we get snow through the end of the week, that will mean ski area openings going ahead as planned this coming weekend. It sounds like a plan! ---------- Planned opening date:1st December 2023: Niseko Village Ski Resort Planned opening date: 2nd December 2023: Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort Niseko HANAZONO Resort Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu Planned opening date: unconfirmed (probably late December): Asahigaoka Niseko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Monday 27th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 96cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (14th November) November 2023 snowfall 96cm reported on 9 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 70cm Posted on Monday 27th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Furano Ski Resort will start operating from this morning. With recent big snowfalls over the last couple of days, the upper mountain has received enough snow to open up for the 2023-2024 winter season. Furano Zone is open as follows. Operating lifts: Furano Ropeway - for uploading and downloading. Furano Romance 2 chair (D). Open courses: D1 D2 Furano Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Monday 27th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 70cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (26th November) November 2023 snowfall 70cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 81cm Posted on Sunday 26th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here I have another modest amount of snow to report to you since yesterday. It is still snowing (light at times, heavier at others) and we expect more over the coming days. If the various forecasts are correct, we can probably expect the most around Wednesday and Thursday. It would be great if that would be enough for ski lifts to get moving. We shall see. Anyway, I have some special Sunday toast rituals, so after my bit of a lie-in and reporting duties are all done, I think I'll get to that. ;) Have a good Sunday. ---------- Planned opening date:1st December 2023: Niseko Village Ski Resort Planned opening date: 2nd December 2023: Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort Niseko HANAZONO Resort Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu Planned opening date: unconfirmed (probably late December): Asahigaoka Niseko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 81cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (14th November) November 2023 snowfall 81cm 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 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 13cm Snowfall at base this season 65cm Posted on Sunday 26th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto Kogen. Even though I am unfortunately not there to be able to enjoy the day today, it does sounds like it is a very fine morning and very promising. Not just because of the blue sky and sunshine but most importantly because the ski area is open! I can see a line of people waiting for the gondola too. I wish I was there. (Going back tomorrow). Anyway, a bit more snow overnight apparently and the ski area is now officially reporting 115cm on upper areas (!!!) and 60cm on lower areas. Geto can definitely get mad amounts of snow but I'm feeling the need to do some checking on that! Lifts operating: Number 1 gondola Runs open: A-1 to B-2 Geto Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 65cm Number of days snowfall observed 4 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 28cm (on 25th November) November 2023 snowfall 65cm observed on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 33cm Weather overview Sunny and clear Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Sunday 26th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao. The sun is out. There's blue skies all round. Beautiful morning. I want to get out there! But we must wait. And the mountain is looking amazing in the sun with that white covering from yesterday. The snow in this report is playing catch up with what we got since my report yesterday morning. The next snowfall in the region is due from around Wednesday. Madarao Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 33cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 25th November) November 2023 snowfall 33cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 20cm Posted on Sunday 26th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It's a chill morning but the sun is out and it will probably be getting milder as the morning progresses. Yokoteyama and Kumanoyu remain part open. Lovely day for it and tomorrow looks like it should be sunny too. Temps set to dip again mid-week and fingers crossed there'll be snow too. Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 20cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (19th and 25th November) November 2023 snowfall 20cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 63cm Posted on Sunday 26th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The snow continued through yesterday dumping another 20cm as of this morning. Conditions remain cold and it is -5c as I write this with the maximum temperature of the day staying just below freezing which will allow the continued operation of snowmakers on the lower slopes to give nature a helping hand. Opening can't be too far away now. Furano Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 63cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (26th November) November 2023 snowfall 63cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 73cm Posted on Saturday 25th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here It is a cold start to the weekend and has been a bit of a stormy start too with wind and snow. Lovely light snow quality, though perhaps not as much as we would like (is it ever?!). I have just measured 7cm. Looking ahead, there seems to be a good chance of some consistent snow over the coming week, particularly from mid-week. Will it be enough for ski areas to open as planned? That would be great. I will keep you informed along the way. ---------- Planned opening date:1st December 2023: Niseko Village Ski Resort Planned opening date: 2nd December 2023: Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort Niseko HANAZONO Resort Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu Planned opening date: unconfirmed (probably late December): Asahigaoka Niseko Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 73cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (14th November) November 2023 snowfall 73cm 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 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 28cm Snowfall at base this season 52cm Posted on Saturday 25th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good evening. Apologies for the late report... and also for the placeholder used as a 'placeholder' in the report today. A few issues with data flow today (I am away from home just now), but the important news is that the ski area WILL be open tomorrow, Sunday 26th November. They plan to open the Number 1 Gondola from 9am and the A1-B2 courses will be available. Geto Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 52cm Number of days snowfall observed 3 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 28cm (on 25th November) November 2023 snowfall 52cm observed on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 24cm Weather overview Snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Saturday 25th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao on this cold and snowy Saturday morning. The trees have snow hanging from them, the mountain is covered again (though most of it can't be seen just now) and we have a good layer of snow. I think we did well up here in our little corner of Nagano. Beyond today the next few are probably going to be clearer with sun before snow comes back from around Wednesday onwards. Madarao Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 24cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 25th November) November 2023 snowfall 24cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 4cm Posted on Saturday 25th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Quick report to record the snowfall at base! The snowfall has eased off now and it is mostly just cloudy. The sun might even appear. Next snow is due in the middle of the coming week. Zao Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 4cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (on 25th November) November 2023 snowfall 4cm observed on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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