Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 522cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning from Naeba. Another near on 25cm of fresh snow this morning which is good to see after that sunny day yesterday. And something of a change too. It is colder and windier and the current conditions are affecting what is open on the mountain this morning. The Dragondola is not open today as Tashiro is closed, and early on the Number 2 Gondola and top pair lifts are also on hold due to wind conditions. If the forecasts are right, be wary of Saturday. Looking like heavy snowfall and some potentially stormy conditions. Official snow depth: - 200cm Planned night-time operations: - Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019 - 4:00pm until 8:30pm - Courses open: Number 5 - Lifts operating: Number 5 high speed lift and Number 4 romance lift Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 522cm Number of days snowfall observed 33 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 298cm observed on 17 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 399cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There has been a snowstorm overnight with moderate snowfall and strong winds. On the ground there is 14cm of fresh snow in the Kitanomine village. The temperatures are quite mild at -5c and this mean the fresh snow is a lot heavier than normal. The snow has stopped for now but moderate winds are still with us and are forecast to be around until tonight. A good dump of snow like this will help reset the off piste areas that have been tracked out recently. Open lifts: Prince Romance chair Downhill Romance 2 chair Downhill Romance 3 chair Furano Ropeway Kitanomine quad chair Kitanomine 2 chair Kitanomine Gondola Link chair Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 399cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 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 130cm reported on 17 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 320cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Operation info from official sources: - All lifts operating apart from Karamatsu pair and Yokokura Number 2 pair - All main courses open Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 110cm - Paradise area: 140cm - Chuo area: 140cm - Utopia area: 130cm - Uwanodai area: 100cm - Oomori area: 110cm Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 320cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 95cm observed 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 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 25cm Snowfall at base this season 367cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Hello and good morning from a very windy and blizzard like Shiga Kogen. It's some contrast to the lovely weather we enjoyed yesterday. Actually it seems to have calmed down somewhat since earlier on when there was snow blowing around and trees moving in the wind. It is one of those days when it is difficult to give a definitive number on fresh snowfall, but I think 25cm is fair for my report this morning. Visibility is generally limited still and so probably not very nice conditions for many to be outside just now. Some lifts affected as well by the windy conditions but generally most areas appear to be opening. There might be a let up tomorrow but Saturday looks like we're going to be slammed by a lot more snow. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 367cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 195cm reported on 17 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Shiga Kogen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 36cm Snowfall at base this season 525cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Today is going to be a fine day (in a different way to how yesterday was also fine!) Why? How about 30-40cm of fresh snowfall overnight? More snow is due today and there's currently a cloud/light snow mix forecast for tomorrow. And then, we have heavy snow forecast for Saturday. Scary. But a very good scary. Limited visibility. Real care needed out there while you have your fun. Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 40cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 35cm - Hikage (660m): 35cm - Nagasaka (615m): 35cm - Karasawa (563m): 30cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 310cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 280cm - Hikage (660m): 200cm - Nagasaka (615m): 185cm - Karasawa (563m): 155cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Yunomine pair - Mizunashi triple - Challenge pair - Utopia pair - Kandahar pair (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019) All courses open apart from the following planned to be open: - Grand Prix - Kamoshika (some restrictions) - Kandahar (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019) Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 525cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 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 321cm reported on 18 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 34cm Snowfall at base this season 756cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . And a very good morning to you. How does 34cm of fresh snow on the ground sound? Good, right? That's what we got! Fine weather in the morning yesterday but by evening it was snowing once again and quite heavily as the evening went on. Result: 34cm. And guess what... yes, it's still snowing and the forecast for today is snow at times and cloudy conditions, with cloud on the forecast currently for tomorrow. Not the coldest it has been but still keeping under zero and conditions should be very nice this morning. Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 756cm Number of days snowfall observed 35 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (on 9th and 28th December) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 393cm observed on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 334cm observed on 17 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 26cm Snowfall at base this season 552cm Weather overview Snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hello from Madarao. Lots of snow again this morning. The resort reporting 20cm; I am measuring 26cm. It's cold and the snow is really great quality. It's being blown around somewhat and conditions aren't for everyone (clearer sky lovers will have enjoyed yesterday morning), but we can't be complaining about snow. And looking towards Saturday is looking pretty exciting too. Heavy snowfall, says the forecasts. Just how much? Looking forward to finding out. If you do venture out, take care. Visibility is very limited and you need to be knowing where you're going and best to be with someone. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 552cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 300cm reported on a 16 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 265cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. Getting on for 10am, it has been a busy morning... I am happy to report some more good snow numbers since it started snowing last night (and nice and heavily as well at times). First of all here is how much fresh snow that the ski resorts are reporting this morning: Hakuba 47: 10-15cm Hakuba Cortina: 20-30cm Hakuba Iwatake: 30cm up top Hakuba Happo-one: 30cm top of Riesen I can add 18cm to my report too. Light snow was falling earlier this morning outside my place. Right now there is snow falling in some areas but even a bit of sun breaking through clouds in others. Depends on which part of the region you find yourself though generally I would say it feels more likely to be the former of those two for the moment. We are expecting it to ease off later and for most of the day tomorrow, but look out for heavy snowfall from Friday night through Saturday. Could that bring us the heaviest of the season so far? It may well be the case. I say yes please! Wind is affecting some lifts this morning including the top lifts at Happo-one and the top part of the Gondola at Tsugaike Kogen. Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 265cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 27cm (22nd January) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 112cm reported on 12 days January 2019 snowfall 153cm reported on 15 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 669cm Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here It's a wild one and I am going to keep it short. 25cm of fresh snowfall. Blizzard conditions. Poor visibility. Loads of lifts affected with just base lifts opening at the start of the day (with the base lift at Hanazono also closed)... resort specific details adjusted below. Extra care is needed if you are venturing out - whether it is onto the slopes or just walking around by, or driving on, the roads. Perhaps these conditions will be appealing to some folk who are much more gnarly than yours truly, but I am definitely going to be sitting this one out. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Mountain Base 6.00am: -6.5°, 25cm new snow in last 12 hrs, blizzard conditions. Moiwa 800m: -8.9°, W10.3m/s, cornice and snowdrift development. Mikaeri Weather Station: NW15m/s, forest road groomed. Hirafu Peak: -12°, snow wind and bad visibility. Kutchan Weather Station: -4.4°, snow depth 156cm. Coastal data: Benkei Cape: NNW22m/s. Kamui Cape: WSW20m/s, 1000hPa, wave 4.0m. There is a steep atmospheric pressure gradient bringing a strong northerly snow wind into Niseko. Snowdrifts are rapidly growing and cornices are easily fracturing on Jan 23rd (low pressure snowfall) layer. Avalanche risk is extremely high. Peak gates will be closed. There is possibility of a natural large scale avalanche from cornice collapse. Do not spend any time in the valley bottoms. Please be cautious on all nearby mountains. The snow in the trees is a little heavy but good. Do not duck ropes. Inexperienced riders following just one set of tracks can lead to an accident. Disregarding Niseko Rules can come back to bite you. Take care on the roads, even the valley is experiencing blizzard conditions today. --- Ski resort operation information: Thursday 24th January 2019 Subject to change due to weather conditions Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 310cm - Base: 150cm Ski lifts operating: - Just the base Ace Family quad, Ace pair, Holiday pair and King pair lifts operating at the start of the day Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 230cm - Base: 183cm Ski lifts operating: - All lifts closed due to current weather conditions ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 265cm - Base: 140cm Ski lifts operating: - Just the Dream Number 1 quad lift operating at the start of the day ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 280cm - Base: 150cm Ski lifts operating: - Just the Upper Village Gondola, Village Express, Community, Banzai and Morino Chair operating at the start of the day Niseko Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 24th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 669cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 84cm reported on 8 days December 2018 snowfall 333cm reported on 26 days January 2019 snowfall 252cm reported on 21 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 498cm Posted on Wednesday 23rd January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning from Naeba --- just about (sorry!) After the day of snow clouds yesterday, it's lovely and sunny and for the most part clear this morning. Feeling rather mild too; hope it doesn't rise any more than it is. Later on though, snow is due to start falling before the end of the day so we can expect clouding over from sometime this afternoon. There's regular snow on the forecast too so we should be getting regular layers of fresh. All good. Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 498cm Number of days snowfall observed 32 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 274cm observed on 16 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 317cm Posted on Wednesday 23rd January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Hello from Zao. A bit of a break in the snow clouds this morning but it has clouded over again and there is some light snow falling in places, but generally decent visibility and nice conditions. There is some potentially heavy snow coming tonight and that is always welcome so I look forward to reporting that... Operation info from official sources: - All lifts operating apart from Karamatsu pair and Yokokura Number 2 pair - All main courses open Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 110cm - Paradise area: 140cm - Chuo area: 140cm - Utopia area: 130cm - Uwanodai area: 100cm - Oomori area: 110cm Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Total snowfall at base 317cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 92cm 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 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 342cm Posted on Wednesday 23rd January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. As per forecast, after the clouds clearing during the day yesterday we were treated to a beautiful evening moon - and sunshine and blue skies this morning. Everywhere is looking really beautiful. As much as I love it when the snow comes down big style, blue skies and sunshine in between the snow are a really special time. Enjoy it while you can because there's more snow due from tonight and then again over the weekend. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Total snowfall at base 342cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 170cm reported on 16 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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