Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 458cm Posted on Tuesday 19th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. Catching up on the last few days. Some sunshine yesterday amongst the cloud making for some fine views from the mountain. It is cloudy this morning and this week we are expecting some warmer conditions after some really cold. There is a chance of some light rain later on today with these warmer conditions but hopefully that won't last long. There's not much snow on the horizon either though unfortunately. Operation info from official sources: - All lifts operating apart from Karamatsu and Yokokura Number 2. - All main courses open Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 120cm - Paradise area: 165cm - Chuo area: 165cm - Utopia area: 160cm - Uwanodai area: 120cm - Oomori area: 120cm Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 19th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 458cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 218cm observed on 18 days January 2019 snowfall 145cm observed on 17 days February 2019 snowfall 88cm 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 17cm Snowfall at base this season 454cm Posted on Monday 18th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . There was some decent snowfall over the weekend with around 17cm on the ground since the report on Saturday and some white-out conditions at times once again. Light snow at times during the day on Monday. We apologise for the disruption to our normal Zao Now reporting at the moment. Unfortunately this is unavoidable due to some personal circumstances. We are doing what we can to keep things going during this period and hope to get things back to normal soon. Thank you for your patience. Operation info from official sources: - All lifts operating apart from Karamatsu and Yokokura Number 2. - All main course areas open Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 120cm - Paradise area: 165cm - Chuo area: 165cm - Utopia area: 160cm - Uwanodai area: 120cm - Oomori area: 120cm Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Monday 18th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 454cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 218cm observed on 18 days January 2019 snowfall 145cm observed on 17 days February 2019 snowfall 84cm 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 840cm Weather overview Cloud, fog Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Sunday 17th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning. Cloudy with fog this morning and 7cm of fresh snow to report (the resort itself is reporting 5cm this morning). Hopefully visibility will improve as the morning goes on and we might see clearer skies. Definitely a good chance of that tomorrow and as mentioned in other reports we are expecting warmer conditions in the region over the coming week. Especially around Tuesday and Wednesday. Fingers crossed it doesn't warm up too much. Keeping cold is important when that sun comes out to protect the snow we have. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Sunday 17th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 840cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 249cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 395cm reported on a 22 days February 2019 snowfall 193cm reported on 13 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 18cm Snowfall at base this season 1086cm Posted on Sunday 17th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Geto. Not so cold again this morning though still under zero and there's 18cm of fresh snow to report at base. Light snow currently falling though likely to ease off with possibly clearer weather tomorrow. Looks like Japan is going to experience some milder conditions over the coming week. Not too much please. We want winter to remain! Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Sunday 17th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 1086cm Number of days snowfall observed 54 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 75cm (on 13th February) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 393cm observed on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 375cm observed on 21 days February 2019 snowfall 289cm observed 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 799cm Posted on Sunday 17th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . About 10cm of fresh snowfall to report to you this morning with the resort reporting just a bit more than that up top since yesterday. Light snow is falling this morning - fairly decent visibility lower down, a bit more restricted on the upper areas. OK so sunshine is expected tomorrow along with milder conditions, but warmer still is forecast for around Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm hoping not too much, but there's definitely at least a bit of a warm bump ahead in the coming week. Let's just hope that it is just a bump. Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday 3pm): - Yamabiko (1407m): 10cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 13cm - Hikage (660m): 10cm - Nagasaka (615m): 10cm - Karasawa (563m): 10cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 320cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 295cm - Hikage (660m): 200cm - Nagasaka (615m): 190cm - Karasawa (563m): 150cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Kandahar pair (open for general public on 1st Mar 2019) All courses open apart from the following planned to be open: - Grand Prix - Kamoshika (part) - Kandahar (open for general public on 1st Mar 2019) Lift operation times until end of March: Nagasaka Gondola - until 4:00pm (time of last one down) Hikage Gondola - until 4:20pm (time of last one down) Yamabiko Number 2 Four - until 4:10pm Skyline connecting pair - until 4:30pm Base lifts - until 5:00pm Yu Road - until 5:10pm) Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Sunday 17th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 799cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 170cm reported on 12 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 577cm Posted on Sunday 17th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning. Lots of cloud. Some sun. Bit of fresh snow on the ground since report yesterday. Varied weather early on this morning. I am guessing the sun might win through today. It's cold though so conditions should be very nice this morning. Warmer conditions are ahead. Look to around mid-week for that. Everyone hopes not too much. With us being good and high up here in Shiga Kogen, we can often escape mid-season warmth and wet that places lower down can get. Just how this coming week will pan out... we'll just have to wait and see. Fingers crossed everyone. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Sunday 17th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 577cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 93cm reported 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 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 352cm Posted on Sunday 17th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. And here's the new snowfall that I can find being reported by ski resorts this morning: Hakuba Happo-one: 15cm (top of Riesen lift) Hakuba Cortina: 5cm (base); 15cm (top) Hakuba Goryu: 0cm (base); 5cm (top) And just a little bit down below so I'd head up to hit that fresh on the upper slopes. Lots of cloud around early on but blue sky and sun has been appearing places and it feels like we'll get more of that as the day goes on. No-one could truthfully claim that this season has been 'classic' in terms of the amount of snowfall in this region, and we are all ever-hopeful for decent dumps of fresh snow. It's not looking like we are going to be able to celebrate that scenario over the coming week though. If anything, it is looking like the whole wider region is going to be warming up a bit with more sun than snow either side of Tuesday and Wednesday - when there's a good chance of some rain. Hmmmmm. Damn, I so don't want to have to report that kind of thing. :( Anyhow. Swiftly recovering my mood, it's pretty cold this morning and so I'm going to go and enjoy the nice morning conditions. :) Have a fun Sunday. Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Sunday 17th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 352cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 33cm reported 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 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 18cm Snowfall at base this season 730cm Posted on Sunday 17th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . 18cm to add to the report today and a cold morning but it might get fairly mild during the day. And there's mild weather on the way in the coming week. Official snow depth: - 220cm All lifts plan to be operating apart from the following (some lifts rested on weekdays): - Daishamen romance pair lift All courses now open apart from the following: - Splash Bowl Planned night-time operations: - Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019 - 4:00pm until 8:30pm - Lifts operating: Number 5 high speed lift Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Sunday 17th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 730cm Number of days snowfall observed 49 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 51cm (reported on 9th January) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 223cm observed on 15 days January 2019 snowfall 399cm observed on 22 days February 2019 snowfall 107cm observed on 12 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 1068cm Posted on Saturday 16th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto Kogen. Cloudy yesterday morning and clearer conditions in the afternoon. With more snow overnight there's 8cm to report this morning. It is cloudy again this morning and there's a fairly strong wind but hopefully the resort will be able to open as planned. Official snow depths: * Top: 430cm * Base: 300cm Planned operating lifts - subject to change due to weather: * Number 1 Gondola * Number 2 Gondola * Number 1 pair lift * Number 2 pair lift * Quad - The Number 2 Gondola is usually rested on normal weekdays Courses & Tree Runs - subject to change due to weather: * All of the main official courses are available * All tree runs open Nighta skiing operations: * Every Saturday until 24th February 2019 Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 16th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 1068cm Number of days snowfall observed 53 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 75cm (on 13th February) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 393cm observed on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 375cm observed on 21 days February 2019 snowfall 271cm observed on 14 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 463cm Posted on Saturday 16th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There was 3cm of new snow at base this morning and around 10cm higher up on the mountain. The day started at -9c but quickly rose up to -3c around midday. The weather has been clear but the upper half of the mountain was shrouded in passing cloud during the morning, but afternoon has been better at the top. With the sun quite strong, sloping roofs have self shed and the footpaths have been sunbaked and are quite slippery. Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 16th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 463cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 200cm reported on 21 days January 2019 snowfall 147cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 47cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 571cm Posted on Saturday 16th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen. Very limited visibility this morning and snow is falling. There's just a dusting really so far but we might get some cm out of this if it carries on. It is still cold, just not as cold as previous mornings. Tomorrow should be clearer and then sun is due around Monday along with milder still conditions. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 16th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 571cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 87cm 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 351cm Posted on Saturday 16th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Morning from Hakuba. Recently it has been really very cold in a morning - noticeably less so this morning. Still hovering around 0C at the moment and hopefully it'll stay around there through the day today. It was cloudy through the day yesterday and here's what the ski resorts are reporting this morning: Hakuba Cortina: 1cm (base); 1cm (top) Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm (top of Riesen) Hakuba Goryu: 0cm (base); 10cm (top) Hakuba 47: 0cm (base); 5cm (top) So again, we can expect a modest amount of snow on the slopes with light snow falling this morning and just a dusting on lower base areas. Looks like there's some very limited visibility early on. Take care out there. Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 16th February 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 351cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (29th January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 207cm reported on 19 days February 2019 snowfall 32cm 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 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