Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 352cm Posted on Wednesday 11th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Clear and cold today, after a nice storm that brought us about 50cm of solid, fresh snow (nice, but not super light). Happy to say that all the resorts have got reports up, although I am reporting a little later than usual. Or that I want, but it's the busy season! It will be very interesting to see what happens over the next few days as unseasonably warm weather rolls in. Very spring like, possibly, tomorrow and Friday. Then heavy snow again afterward? Watching the forecasts is pretty interesting this year.... Akakura Kanko: 190cm, -6° Myokokogen Sky Cable gondola not operating on weekdays Akakura Onsen: 245cm, -5° Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Top 170cm, bottom 140cm; -14° Myoko Suginohara: Top 155cm, bottom 80cm; -11° Seki Onsen: 260cm, -5° Kyukamura RunRun: 180cm, -5° Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 100cm, -7° Madarao Mountain Resort: 150cm, -6° Lotte Arai Resort 323, 0.2° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 120cm, -9° Myoko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 11th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 352cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (2nd January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 134cm reported on 19 days January 2023 snowfall 218cm 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 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 22cm Snowfall at base this season 780cm Posted on Wednesday 11th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Well, yesterday, we ended up getting snow through the day with it eventually stopping when it was dark. (The ski area is reporting 43cm of snow in upper areas!) We start today with fine weather. There is cloud and clearer at times and that is what is expected, with temps possibly rising slightly above zero this afternoon. A chance of light rain - hopefully snow - tonight. We are still expecting temps to rise and get milder over the next several days. It might rain on Saturday. Not a great story to tell, but hopefully it will get colder again quickly after that. Snowfall statistics (as reported by the ski area): New snowfall (top): 20cm Current snow depth (top): 260cm Current snow depth (base): 190cm Total season snowfall so far at top: 944cm Lifts: - Number 1 Gondola - Number 1 pair lift - Number 2 pair lift - Quad lift Courses: - Normal courses open - All tree run courses open apart from Stream, Extreme and Cascade. Geto Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 11th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 780cm Number of days snowfall observed 36 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 100cm (on 16th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 578cm observed on 25 days January 2023 snowfall 202cm observed on 11 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 230cm Posted on Wednesday 11th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Yesterday was a bit wild out there at times. Strong winds and the falling snow being blown around. No more snow overnight and it's a contrast this morning once again. A cold start. While there is cloud around early on, we expect clearer skies today and tomorrow. Saturday still looks like the day to not choose, if you have choices, as it's still looking like it will be rainy and warm. There's snow beyond that though on Sunday and Monday, so early week should be good. Anyway, I'm going to make most of the sun today and tomorrow. Not too warm, please! Check out the ski-lift-above-clouds image from Happo-one (below). Very cool. --------------- Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas) [The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning] ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 334cm Hakuba 47: 275cm Hakuba Happo-one: 199cm Hakuba Cortina: 298cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 312cm * There is often a delay of one day in new numbers being reported --------------- ABLE Hakuba Goryu Reported snowfall: Upper: 1cm (Alps Daira) Official snow depth: Upper: 245cm Toomi: 110cm Hakuba 47 Reported snowfall since last night: Upper: 0cm Base: 0cm Official snow depth: Top: 240cm Base: 120cm Hakuba Cortina Official snow depth: 228cm Hakuba Happo-one Reported snowfall: Kurobishi: 0cm Usagidaira: 0cm Top of Riesen quad: 0cm (social media) Nakiyama: 0cm Official snow depth: Kurobishi: 245cm Usagidaira: 132cm Nakiyama: 75cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Reported snowfall: Mountain Side: 0cm Village Side: 0cm Official snow depth: Mountain Side: 100cm Village Side: 30cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen Official snow depth: 220cm Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Official snow depth: 100cm Jigatake Official snow depth: 90cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort Reported snowfall: Upper: 0cm Official snow depth: Upper: 220cm Lower: 70cm White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka Official snow depth: 90cm Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season Data as Wednesday 11th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 230cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 66cm 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 Hakuba. 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 333cm Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There is 6cm of fresh snow at base level and it is a nice clear blue sky morning with excellent visibility. Cloud may increase from early afternoon. There is no wind. The temperature is currently -10c and will rise to -7c as the high of the day. Snow conditions are excellent over the whole mountain. Kitanomine Zone open Furano Zone open Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 10th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 333cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (15th and 18th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 256cm reported on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 75cm 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 205cm Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . The anticipated snow fell so new powder all around. It continues to fall although very lightly and likely to last all day and through the night but not bringing a lot. The bad news is that it is hard to see it! I've had to keep amending this report as the visibility seems to be getting worse and lower. The top of Kurohime and Utopia is thick and windy. The ropeway up to the top is like travelling through a cloud and buffeted by wind. No vista views of the snow monsters today I think - only those directly below - just. A nightmare coming down in 1m viz, ice patches and sudden drift patches. Don't go up there! There is still plenty of powder lower down especially on the long stretch of the Omori where Viz is clear. Gambatte! Zao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 10th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 205cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 43cm observed 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 28cm Snowfall at base this season 208cm Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen and we have some wild conditions at the start of the day. It's cold, it's snowing, it's windy and visibility is low. Kumanoyu reports 30cm of fresh snow this morning. The good thing is the fresh snow -- and it's great quality snow too. The less good is that various lifts are on hold at the start of the day, so only limited areas are available for those wanting to brave the weather. In contrast to what we have today, clear skies and sunshine are due tomorrow. It should be great. Then it is going to warm up (more than we would like) into Saturday, though colder conditions should be back from Sunday. All over the place!! Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 10th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 208cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (4th and 10th January) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 93cm 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 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 472cm Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Another 15cm or so of snowfall to report this morning since yesterday. It is snowing still as I put this report together, but it is again quite bright with a hint of light blue in places. (It feels like we might get to see some sun. Or maybe not!) Beyond today there will likely be several days of mostly clearer weather conditions and it is also due to get milder, especially on Friday. I heard on the news that it might get to almost 20C in Tokyo on Saturday. Obviously Tokyo is a long way from here, but it does look like Japan in general is going to be getting positively toasty for a few days late week. Up here it's set to get colder again from later Saturday. At least temporarily, I'm taking the 'new snowfall reported by ski area' numbers for the Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri lists below the. They just don't seem to be updating that number (especially Village), even when there is clearly new snowfall across the mountain (like today). That is potentially confusing. As someone looking at these every day and wanting to report good information to you, it is somewhat frustrating. I'll continue to monitor that situation and may bring them back if/when they report. --------------- Niseko Avalanche Report Mountain base -5C, 20cm new snow, mild blizzard. Moiwa 800m: -8.1C, WNW12.8m/s, 20cm snowfall, snowdrift development. Annupuri 1100m: -11.1C, WNW8.1m/s, unstable snowdrift development. Mizuno no Sawa: -9.7C, N8.6m/s, Hanazono 1000m: -10.6C, NNE12.5m/s. Hanazono 3 Base: -8.1℃, N5.8m/s. Coastal data: Benkei cape N15m/s, Kamui Cape N17m/s, 1013hPa, 2.8m waves. The isobars are tight and a strong N wind is up. At 600m in the trees, reset and snowdrifts from wind and blown snow. Around 800m snowdrift growth is continuing but still stable, above 1000m there is rapid accumulations of snow. From observation and tests the avalanche risk above 900m is high. On Back Bowl sidewall, the N wind has caused unstable wind slab to form. If we get an avalanche around 1000m here it will clean the valley out. Don't go into the valley bottom. Cornices are weak at all elevations and could easily collapse. Also on steep open leeward slopes, 40cm surface avalanches are likely to occur. To avoid avalanches, pay attention to how the snow falls. Accidents often occur during times of wind and snow. Blizzard snow is heavy, loose and slow. And also prone to deadly avalanches. Have a good day. --------------- Ski area information for Tuesday 10th January 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, weather permitting. Official snow depth numbers in brackets show the change since previous report. Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu Official 24 hours snowfall (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 15cm - Base: 15cm Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 285cm (-10cm since yesterday) - Base: 105cm (-5cm since yesterday) Lifts: - Ace Family quad [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing] - Ace Number 2 quad (Center Four) [* open until for 7:00pm for night skiing] - Ace Number 3 pair - Ace Number 4 pair - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair - King Number 3 quad - King Number 4 - 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: 220cm (no change since yesterday) - Base: 180cm (no change since yesterday) Lifts: - Hanazono Number 1 - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad - Hanazono Symphony Gondola [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing] ------- Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 160cm (no change since yesterday) - Base: 130cm (no change since yesterday) Lifts: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad [* open until 7:30pm for night skiing] - Jumbo Number 2 pair - Jumbo Number 3 pair [* normally open on weekends and holidays] - Jumbo Number 4 pair ------- Niseko Village Ski Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): - Peak: 145cm (+10cm since yesterday) - Base: 130cm (+5cm yesterday) Lifts: - Niseko Gondola - Village Express - Community Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing] - Banzai Chair [* open until 7:00pm for night skiing] - Wonderland Chair ------- Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort Lifts: - Number 1 pair lift - Number 2 pair lift - Quad lift Niseko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 10th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 472cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 22cm (2nd January) November 2022 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days December 2022 snowfall 336cm reported on 27 days January 2023 snowfall 119cm 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 Kutchan/Niseko. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 19cm Snowfall at base this season 260cm Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. 15-20cm fresh snow reported by the ski area this morning and it is still snowing, hopefully for most of the day today. Limited to poor visibility and some windy conditions on the mountain. Lifts are moving at reduced speed due to the wind and there may be some stoppages. Can hardly see anything on the Hikage webcam. (It looks like Naski isn't out there, perhaps taking a rest today!) Sun and fine weather is forecast for tomorrow and the next few days. Friday and Saturday is going to be warm (nearly 10C at base kind of warm, with rain - not great). But it's good to see some more snow incoming beyond that on Sunday. :) Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area at 7am (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko: 20cm - Uenotaira: 15cm - Hikage: 15cm - Nagasaka: 15cm - Karasawa: 15cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko: 200cm - Uenotaira: 190cm - Hikage: 125cm - Nagasaka: 110cm - Karasawa: 75cm All lifts now normally operating except these lifts: - Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays) - Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays) - Hikage quad (due to maintenance) All courses are now open except the following: - Mukobayashi - Hachiman - Kamoshika - Kandahar (restrictions) Planned night skiing (Nagasaka quad): - Every Saturday until 25th March 2023 Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 10th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 260cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (26th December and 4th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 101cm reported on 13 days January 2023 snowfall 159cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 36cm Snowfall at base this season 338cm Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Getting an early start on a snowy Tuesday. It was pretty warm yesterday, with some rain in the late afternoon/early evening so it was great to see it change over to a pretty steady fall of snow. We had 36cm when I measured earlier, and it keeps on falling so I think we'll break 40cm pretty easily. Colder today, but it is heavy, wet snow. It was windy during the night, but it's fairly quiet now, with a light wind from the north coming in. One good rumble of thunder very early in the morning (some of us have to get up early to move snow!) which is always interesting and a sign of heavy snowfall. No big rant for you today, but some rather stale resort info from some of our locations.... Akakura Kanko: 195cm, -5° Myokokogen Sky Cable gondola not operating Akakura Onsen: 240cm, -4° Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Top 155cm, bottom 130cm; -3° (no new report) Myoko Suginohara: Top 140cm, bottom 60cm; -4° (no new report) Seki Onsen: 250cm, -6° Kyukamura RunRun: 170cm, -1° (no new info for three days) Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort: 90cm, -4° (no new report) Madarao Mountain Resort: 140cm, -6.5° Lotte Arai Resort 335, 2.1° Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 110cm, -4° Myoko Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 10th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (2nd January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 134cm reported on 19 days January 2023 snowfall 204cm 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 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 226cm Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Lots of fresh snow, yes! First of all, the snowfall that ski areas are reporting this morning. Drum roll, please: Hakuba Happo-one: 50cm (Riesen), 35cm (Usagidaira), 20cm (Nakiyama) Hakuba Goryu: 40cm Hakuba Cortina: 40cm (top), 35cm (base) Hakuba 47: 30cm (top), 20cm (base) Nice numbers there. 40-50cm on mountain. And there's a good 20+cm around base areas too. I just love it when I can report good snowfall. The current (windy) conditions though mean that some lifts are affected. The top lifts are Happo-one aren't open at the start of the day and there is some disruption at Goryu/47 too. There may be more. I don't want to spoil the feel-good of this report, but the coming days needs to be mentioned. Tomorrow should be sunny and not too warm - and so an excellent day after all this snow. Beyond that it will be warming up to Saturday when we will probably get rained on as well as being warm. There's snow due again on Sunday though, so the pain shouldn't be too prolonged! --------------- Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas) [The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning] ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 334cm Hakuba 47: 275cm Hakuba Happo-one: 199cm Hakuba Cortina: 298cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 312cm * There is often a delay of one day in new numbers being reported --------------- ABLE Hakuba Goryu Reported snowfall: Upper: 40cm (Alps Daira) Official snow depth: Upper: 245cm Toomi: 110cm Hakuba 47 Reported snowfall since last night: Upper: 30cm Base: 20cm Official snow depth: Top: 245cm Base: 125cm Hakuba Cortina Top: 40cm Base: 35cm Official snow depth: 220cm Hakuba Happo-one Reported snowfall: Kurobishi: 0cm (not updated) Usagidaira: 35cm Top of Riesen quad: 50cm (social media) Nakiyama: 20cm Official snow depth: Kurobishi: 220cm (not updated) Usagidaira: 144cm Nakiyama: 75cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Reported snowfall: Mountain Side: 20cm Village Side: 20cm Official snow depth: Mountain Side: 100cm Village Side: 30cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen Official snow depth: 220cm Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Official snow depth: 100cm Jigatake Official snow depth: 70cm Tsugaike Mountain Resort Reported snowfall: Upper: 40cm Official snow depth: Upper: 220cm Lower: 79cm White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka Official snow depth: 90cm Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season Data as Tuesday 10th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 226cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 29cm (24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 62cm 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 Hakuba. 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 327cm Posted on Monday 9th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is snowing very lightly and there is a dusting of snow covering cars. The day is expected to be high cloud conditions, but there is some early morning cloud sitting on the resort around the mid mountain. Visibility looks okay on the lower mountain but limited higher up. Wind conditions are calm. It is -11c now and will get a lot warmer with a high of -1c early afternoon. Kitanomine Zone open Furano Zone open Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 9th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 327cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (15th and 18th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 256cm reported on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 69cm 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 195cm Posted on Monday 9th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . The cloud comes and goes but above is overcast. It is clear in most places but a bit foggy near the top of the paradise area above. Wind if any will be higher up. Snow is still very nice and we expect a dump tonight. It should start snowing later on. Zao Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 9th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 195cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 33cm observed 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 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