Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 132cm Posted on Monday 6th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Hello from Shiga Kogen. The New Year holidays are over for most people now with lots probably returning to work today. The storm has cleared and some snow is still falling in places. I was just over at Okushiga where it was coming down quite nicely actually. Some fine snow conditions yesterday for those braving the conditions and I would expect another good day with 5-10cm of further snowfall. We are now nearly at that 'Shiga Kogen is fully open' status - though not quite yet. 'Almost fully open' is probably the best way to describe it! Notable areas that are not yet fully available are Terakoya, Higashidateyama and Happo Bunadaira. Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Monday 6th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 132cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 53cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 136cm Posted on Monday 6th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning from Naeba. Some more snow from yesterday and cloudy skies this morning. The region is due some milder conditions tomorrow and Wednesday - hopefully not too much and hopefully we can avoid rain, but might not be so lucky on that score. For now it should be a good morning. Less busy and quieter this morning, now that the New Year holidays are over. ------------------------------- Official snow depth: - 70cm Planned operating lifts: - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Takenokodaira pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift - Number 5 high speed lift (open for nighta until 8:30pm) - Number 3 high speed lift - Number 4 high speed lift - Hiuchi Number 1 romance pair lift - Dragondola Courses planned to be open: - Most of Naeba is now open - Areas not open yet include the top lift and course and central areas - All base areas now available - The Dragondola is operating to get over to the Tashiro Area of the Kagura resort Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Monday 6th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 136cm Number of days snowfall observed 19 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 34cm (reported on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 58cm observed on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 59cm observed 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 165cm Weather overview Some blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Monday 6th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning all. Another layer of snow on the ground this morning (resort itself reporting 10cm), and we start the day with increasingly blue skies and decreasing amount of clouds. Good news - from today the new tree run course SAWA II at Madarao will be opening. Looks like other tree run courses won't be opening up just yet. The Madarao BASE snow park is also open from today featuring a 4m kicker. Let's park! The next snow looks due around Thursday. We might well get rain on Wednesday; collective crossing of fingers and anything else to try and will that not to happen please. Should be a good morning! Until tomorrow... Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Monday 6th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 165cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 77cm 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 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 397cm Posted on Monday 6th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Geto Kogen. 9cm of snowfall to report, 3cm of that coming overnight. Light snow is falling this morning with a bit of a blustery wind at times. The forecast is showing the chance of some sunshine today, more so tomorrow. And a return to some decent snowfall late Tuesday into Wednesday though milder conditions are due on Wednesday in the daytime bringing with it a threat of rain. Let's hope that doesn't happen. Most people are now back to work after the New Year so things should be quieter on the slopes on weekdays. Geto Kogen Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Monday 6th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 397cm Number of days snowfall observed 26 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 53cm (on 20th November and 5th December) November 2019 snowfall 88cm observed on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 207cm observed on 16 days January 2020 snowfall 102cm 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 Geto Kogen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 233cm Posted on Monday 6th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The on off light snow flurries yesterday have added up to 4cm of fresh snow. It is high cloud with some fog over the top part of the resort. Later in the morning light snow is forecast again through the rest of the day. With all this fresh precipitation recently the snow on the mountain is in excellent condition with some lower slopes showing the odd thin patch. Tomorrow looks like it will be sunny for part of the day. Kitanomine Romance Chair Kitanomine quad chair Link lift Furano Ropeway Furano Downhill chair 1 Furano Downhill chair 2 Furano Downhill chair 3 Prince Romance chair Furano Snow Escalator Kitanomine Zone: Open Furano Zone: Open Furano Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Monday 6th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 233cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 91cm reported on 15 days January 2020 snowfall 58cm 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 75cm Posted on Sunday 5th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Sorry for not reporting to you yesterday. I spent most of the day in a hospital with a friend who, it turns out, has broken his leg. It was a long and tiring day... but could have been worse. He is a good skier too. A reminder that we all need to take care out there. (He said that, by the way!) So, I have 6cm of snowfall to report from base since my last report and I am happy to say that it is snowing quite heavily as I type this. Hopefully the cm will be adding up today. Heavier snow appears to be on the forecast for around Tuesday night into Wednesday; we might get some clearer skies tomorrow and Tuesday morning. There are still a bunch of lifts not moving for the season yet and those snow depth numbers could do with being much higher. Let's hope mid week delivers. Lifts normally operating: - Paradise A B - Shobunuma Number 2 pair - Katakai triple - Chuo Number 1 pair AB - Chuo Number 2 pair AB - Mikaeri pair - Diamond Number 2 pair lift - Utopia Number 2 pair lift - Onsen Number 1 pair - Onsen Number 3 Parallel A B - Zao Chuo Ropeway / Zao Ropeway / Sky Cable Ski course areas normally open: - Chuo (part) - Utopia - Paradise (part) - Shobunuma (part) - Diamond (part) - Uwanodai (part) Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 40cm - Paradise area: 40cm - Chuo area: 40cm - Utopia area: 40cm - Uwanodai area: 25cm - Oomori area: 10cm Zao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 5th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 75cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (on 5th December) November 2019 snowfall 8cm observed on 3 days December 2019 snowfall 51cm observed on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 16cm 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 23cm Snowfall at base this season 92cm Posted on Sunday 5th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hello and it's a good morning to you from here in Nozawa Onsen. And I am very happy to report another good snowfall across the mountain, most of which we got overnight. The resort is reporting 38cm on the top Yamabiko area since yesterday morning (just a few cm during the daytime), and 23-25cm on the lower Hikage and Nagasaka areas. Which is pretty much what I am also measuring and recording in the report. These are the kind of numbers that I take pleasure in being able to report! Visibility is limited on the mountain this morning as snow continues to fall, but wrap up well and get the goggles on to enjoy what should be excellent conditions. Oh yes, the popular Skyline downhill course is also now open. Most of the mountain is now available with just some exceptions - mostly the courses coming off the lower part of Skyline. I have now adjusted the information below to only show which courses are not yet available (rather than list up the courses that are open - there's more open than closed now). Plenty to enjoy. Without wanting to potentially spoil the party mood -- clearer skies are likely tomorrow and then some warmer conditions around Tuesday and Wednesday, with some rain on the forecast before more snow later on Wednesday into Thursday. I'm just going to enjoy what we have now as that story develops; hopefully for the better! Fresh snowfall recorded by resort since yesterday morning: - Yamabiko (1407m): 38cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 27cm - Hikage (660m): 25cm - Nagasaka (615m): 23cm - Karasawa (563m): -cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 140cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 115cm - Hikage (660m): 75cm - Nagasaka (615m): 55cm - Karasawa (563m): 30cm All lifts normally operating apart from these lifts: - Utopia pair - Kandahar pair - Nagasaka four - Kawazawa pair All courses open apart from the following courses: - Challenge 39 - Utopia B - Kurokura - Kandahara - Grand Prix - Mukobayashi - Karasawa - Hachiman - Karasawa link - Kamoshika - Tanuki - Usagi Nozawa Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 5th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 92cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days December 2019 snowfall 33cm reported on 5 days January 2020 snowfall 55cm 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 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 28cm Snowfall at base this season 125cm Posted on Sunday 5th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . The good news on this Sunday morning is that we have signed off on a nice new delivery of fresh snow. Good proper, decent snowfall. The kind we like to see. Kumanoyu were reporting 20cm of fresh a few hours ago; Yakebitaiyama are reporting up to 30cm of fresh snow in places. I have even heard '50cm' being said by someone, though that particular person has been known to... exaggerate! Wind is certainly blowing the snow around and so there will be more in some areas than others. Bottom line - a good amount of new snowfall. :) The downside is that wind might affect some lifts this morning and visibility is certainly low and really poor in places. Stormy conditions. Once it clears, things should be set up for a fantastic day tomorrow. Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 5th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 125cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 46cm 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 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 16cm Snowfall at base this season 60cm Posted on Sunday 5th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Great news this morning. The biggest haul of fresh snow being reported by Cortina - 50cm; 25-30cm being reported on upper slopes across other resort mountains and I am measuring 16cm down by base. So conditions should be excellent up there this morning. And I think that's enough for today. I hope you can get to enjoy it! Oh yes, one more thing I have noticed - you can now ski back down to base at Hakuba Goryu, as they open the Champion Dynamic and Woody courses. Hakuba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 5th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 60cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 28cm reported on 8 days January 2020 snowfall 28cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 23cm Snowfall at base this season 125cm Posted on Sunday 5th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. Another 20+cm of fresh snowfall at base this morning, most from overnight. Been a good few days. Snow continues this morning and expected on and off for the day. There might be some lift disruption today depending on how the weather pans out... Clearer conditions are expected tomorrow, though light snow might linger until early morning. Naeba Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 5th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 125cm Number of days snowfall observed 18 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 34cm (reported on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 19cm observed on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 58cm observed on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 48cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 157cm Weather overview Snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Limited to poor Posted on Sunday 5th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning. Good news too! The resort is reporting 20-30cm of fresh snowfall and I am measuring 24cm to add to my reporting. Expect some sunshine tomorrow and a bit of a milder period around Tuesday-Wednesday. For now though, I think we need to get out and enjoy this fresh snow. Limited visibility out there now - take care and have fun. Madarao Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Saturday 4th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 157cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 28th December) November 2019 snowfall 15cm reported on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days January 2020 snowfall 69cm 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 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 388cm Posted on Sunday 5th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning. 6cm of fresh snow on the ground to report this morning. It is snowing lightly and just a light wind for the moment. Steady as she goes. The forecast for the day is light snow at times and just cloudy at times... maybe more of the same tomorrow, with more of a chance of some sunshine tomorrow. Official snow depths: * Top: 210cm * Base: 140cm Planned operating lifts - subject to change: * Number 1 Gondola * Number 1 pair lift * Number 2 pair lift * Number 2 Gondola * Quad lift Courses & Tree Runs - subject to change: * All of the main official courses are available * Rabbit Tree Run course open - other tree run courses closed Nighta skiing operations * Weekends and holidays from until 24th February 2020 Geto Kogen Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 5th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 388cm Number of days snowfall observed 25 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 53cm (on 20th November and 5th December) November 2019 snowfall 88cm observed on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 207cm observed on 16 days January 2020 snowfall 93cm observed 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 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