Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 236cm Posted on Thursday 20th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto. Loads of snow! :) Snow through the day yesterday and... snow this morning, though it might clear up by this afternoon. A good 30cm of fresh at base since yesterday so we can expect some very nice powder conditions out on the mountain this morning... Warmer temps are due over the coming weekend. Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 20th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 236cm Number of days snowfall observed 11 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 207cm 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 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 128cm Weather overview Cloud and blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Thursday 20th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Last night lower areas got rained on but up here we got some snow and I am measuring 7cm to add to my report this morning. There is still cloud around but more blue sky appearing.. Still just the two lifts operating at Madarao with more planned to open up from Saturday, as outlined below. Warmer conditions still likely to continue through the weekend with a return to snow around Monday. Nighta floodlit operations on 22nd and 23rd December. --- The resort has announced that more will be open from this Saturday. And here is their cunning plan: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Super quad lift Number 11 lift Number 12 lift Number 15 lift Crystal course connecting moving walkway More terrain will be available, though the tree run areas will not be open -- more snow needed for those. The Mountain Pass (joint with connecting Tangram Ski Circus) will also be available from Saturday and all of the lifts at Tangram should also be spinning from Saturday. Current Madarao operations: 20th December 2018 Official snow depth at Madarao: 90cm Operating lifts at Madarao: Number 1 lift Number 2 quad lift Operating lifts at Tangram Ski Circus: Number 3 quad Number 5 quad Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 20th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 128cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 14th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 125cm 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 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 64cm Posted on Thursday 20th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba, and a good one it is. Cloudy for the moment (with even a bit of sun trying to break through in places), but more importantly.. snow news! Lots of fresh snowfall to report this morning. And as always, I bring to you the amounts of fresh snowfall being reported by the resorts around Hakuba and here they are: Hakuba Happo-one: 40cm (top of Gondola) Hakuba Goryu: 10cm (base), 20cm (top) Hakuba 47: 15cm (base), 30cm (top) Hakuba Cortina: 15cm (base-top) Hakuba Iwatake: 5cm (Village Side), 20cm (Mountain Side) Top prize to Happo! There's a good 15cm on the ground for me to add to my measurements as well. So conditions out there should be pretty good this morning and I expect (and hope) that we might gradually be seeing more lifts and terrain get open too. Looks like Happo-one have opened up Kurobishi from this morning and the official site shows nothing yet moving at Tsugaike for some reason (wind?). Hakuba 47 are now also declaring themselves 'all courses open' Hakuba Iwatake have announced that they will open from tomorrow (Friday). They plan to have the North and East areas open with the Number 3 and 4 line lifts operating. Hakuba Sanosaka were hoping to open from tomorrow but they seem to have delayed that, waiting for more snow. ----- Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Adam Gondola - Riesen quad Available courses: - Usagidaira - Kurobisho - Panorama - Riesen Slalom course Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: -cm - Usagidaira: 110cm - Lower: 10cm (?) ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - Gondola - Alps Number 1 pair - Toomi Sky Four quad lift - Toomi Number 1 pair lift Available courses: - Panorama - Toomi Official snow depth: - Top: 85cm - Toomi: 50cm - Iimori: -cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - Gondola - Line AB - Line C - Line E Available courses: - All courses now available, top to base skiing possible Official snow depth: - Top: 120cm - Base: 35cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - Eve Gondola - Han-no-ki high speed lift Available courses: - Han-kou Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 116cm - Han-no-ki: 116cm - Maruyama: -cm - Shirakaba: -cm - Champion: -cm - Oya-no-hara: -cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - Number 2 quad lift - Number 4 pair lift Available courses: - Ikenota - Hieda Forest - Mt Hieda 1 - Itadaira Official snow depth: - Top: 125cm - Base: 75cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Gondola --- but it's for sightseeing, not skiing/boarding Official snow depth: - Top: 15cm - Base: 15cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - Alps Number 1 pair - Alps Number 4 pair Official snow depth: - 100cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - Number 2 pair lift - Number 6 quad lift (for transportation) Available courses: - Course 2 Official snow depth: - 55cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka - Delayed opening Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 20th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 64cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (20th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 64cm 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 55cm Snowfall at base this season 211cm Posted on Wednesday 19th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Furano has been hit with a major snow front that started yesterday. Total snowfall in the village is a whopping 55cm. This is exactly what was needed as until now we have been struggling a bit. This will be enough to get the Kitanomine Zone fully open from a snow coverage perspective. We will have to wait for an announcement from the resort to see exactly when that will be. It has stopped snowing but there may be some further light snowfall during the day. It feels pretty mild at -3c here in the village, and the warmer weather will be with us for the next couple of days. Due to the heavy snow the resort may struggle to get some lifts operating this morning that are on the list below. Open trails Kitanomine Zone: Link course Rinkan course Open trails Furano Zone: Panorama Shirakaba Spies Sailer Prince Open lifts: Prince Romance chair Downhill Romance 2 chair Downhill Romance 3 chair Furano Ropeway Kitanomine quad chair Kitanomine 2 chair Link chair Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 19th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 211cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 142cm reported 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 195cm Posted on Wednesday 19th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Just a touch of fresh snow this morning; it's getting gray again so I hope more snow is coming. The wind is also picking up as well. Not much more to say, and after all the bonenkai ("forgetting the year" parties, a great name), I need some time to feel like writing a whole lot...! Akakura Kanko: 120cm, -3° Myokokogen Sky Cable; Hotel No. 1, 2, 3; Champion No. 1, 3 lifts Akakura Onsen: 100cm, -1° Yodel No. 1, 2, 4; Kumado No. 1, 4 lifts Ikenotaira Onsen: 80cm, -2.5° Shirakaba; Karamatsu; Alpen Blick No. 1 lifts Myoko Suginohara: Scheduled to open on the 21st Seki Onsen: Scheduled to open on the 21st Myoko Ski Park: 80cm, 4° Open Kyukamura RunRun: 90cm, 0° Open Tangram Ski Circus: 80cm, -1° No. 3, 5 lifts Madarao Kogen: 85cm, -2° No. 1, 2 lifts Lotte Arai Resort 200cm, 5.5° All lifts open; Happy Place area only in free riding zone Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 20cm, 3° Scheduled to open on the 22nd Myoko Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 19th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 195cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (14th December) November 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 190cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 206cm Posted on Wednesday 19th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Geto. Snow falling in the morning yesterday giving us 20cm since my last report but this morning there are some mostly clear blue skies and sunshine. It's a cracker of a morning. But perhaps some more fresh tonight. After that, it looks like we're going to be warming up a little - as with most of Japan. Hopefully not too much and we can return to more snowy conditions for Christmas. Official snow depths: * Top: 120cm * Base: 100cm Operating lifts: * Number 1 Gondola * Number 1 pair lift * Number 2 pair lift * Quad lift Courses & Tree Runs: * All of the main official courses are now available * Tree run courses are not yet available Nighta skiing operations * Every Saturday until 24th February 2019 * Every day from 29th December 2018 until 6th January 2019 Geto Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 19th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 206cm Number of days snowfall observed 10 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 177cm 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 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 12cm Snowfall at base this season 49cm Posted on Wednesday 19th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . We're looking nicely frosted this morning. First up, fresh snow headlines from the resorts: Hakuba Goryu: 10cm (Toomi) Hakuba 47: 5-10cm (base-top) Hakuba Cortina: 10-20cm (base-top) Hakuba Happo-one: 15cm (Gondola top station) Hakuba Iwatake: 10cm 47 are reporting 5-10cm on official website but they are also saying 20cm overnight and that much again during the day yesterday too. So I'm a bit confused with their information this morning. Still, larger numbers are more exciting than smaller ones and perhaps I need to investigate! More terrain is opening up too which is great to hear and I'll try to keep up with developments every morning. More of 47 and Goryu is opening up - the top area is now open and a large part of 47 is now available. Happo-one also have the Panorama, Usagidaira and Riesen areas now available. Norikura is also now open with two lifts operating. There doesn't seem to be any changes yet at Tsugaike and Cortina. Lots of blue sky right now, but snow is due tonight. Come on!!!!!! :) ----- Hakuba Happo-one Operating lifts: - Adam Gondola - Riesen quad Available courses: - Usagidaira - Panorama - Riesen Slalom course Official snow depth: - Kurobishi: -cm - Usagidaira: 80cm - Lower: 10cm ----- Hakuba Goryu Operating lifts: - Gondola - Alps Number 1 pair - Toomi Sky Four quad lift - Toomi Number 1 pair lift Available courses: - Panorama - Toomi Official snow depth: - Top: 40cm - Toomi: 30cm - Iimori: -cm ----- Hakuba 47 Operating lifts: - Gondola - Line AB - Line C - Line E Available courses: - Route 1 upper area - Route 2 - Route 3 - Route 4 - Route 5 - Route 6 - Route 8 Official snow depth: - Top: 65cm - Base: 20cm ----- Tsugaike Kogen Operating lifts: - Eve Gondola - Han-no-ki high speed lift Available courses: - Han-kou Official snow depth: - Tsuga-no-mori: 86cm - Han-no-ki: 86cm - Maruyama: -cm - Shirakaba: -cm - Champion: -cm - Oya-no-hara: -cm - Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm ----- Hakuba Cortina Operating lifts: - Number 2 quad lift - Number 4 pair lift Available courses: - Ikenota - Hieda Forest - Mt Hieda 1 - Itadaira Official snow depth: - Top: 100cm - Base: 55cm ----- Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Operating lifts: - Gondola --- but it's for sightseeing, not skiing/boarding Official snow depth: - Top: 15cm - Base: 15cm ----- Hakuba Norikura Onsen Operating lifts: - Alps Number 1 pair - Alps Number 4 pair Official snow depth: - 90cm ----- Hakuba Valley Kashimayari Operating lifts: - Number 2 pair lift - Number 6 quad lift (for transportation) Available courses: - Course 2 Official snow depth: - 35cm ----- Hakuba Sanosaka - Plans to open on 21st December Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 19th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 49cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (14th and 19th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 49cm 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 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 13cm Snowfall at base this season 91cm Posted on Tuesday 18th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. The headline? 13cm of fresh snow on the ground. It was snowing until earlier on this morning but now there are some blue skies up there and the sun is trying to break through. More sun tomorrow morning perhaps with a chance of snow later in the day. We're keeping an eye on later in the week though when warmer temps are due for the region - we can only hope it doesn't warm up too much around Friday and Saturday. After that, we should be seeing a return for snow in time for Christmas. Resort operations remain unchanged for now. Operating lifts: - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Number 5 quad - Number 4 romance - Takenokodaira pair lift Open courses: - Takenokodaira - Downhill course (from top of Gondola to base) - ...via Number 4 and 5 course lower areas Planned night-time operations: - Saturday 15th December 2018 until Sunday 24th March 2019 - 4:00pm until 8:30pm Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 18th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 91cm Number of days snowfall observed 8 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 33cm (reported on 10th December) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 90cm 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 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 156cm Posted on Tuesday 18th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Unfortunately yesterday was a heat wave and it was warm all day long with some light rain early evening. The snow in the village continued to melt and the roads went to slush. Temperatures have dipped down below freezing again and today looks to be a swing back to winter, There is 3cm of new snow and we will get a lot more during the day. Out on the mountain it is snowing moderately with low cloud. Visibility is limited so caution is required, as there are quite a few bumps and dips on the slopes that won't be easy to spot. The Gondola line was being worked on yesterday so it is possible that it will be operational this weekend. Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 18th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 156cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (30th November) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 87cm 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 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 51cm Posted on Tuesday 18th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning. Fresh snow on the ground to report. Depending on where you are, with resorts that report saying 5-10cm and I am measuring 9cm. It's colder and feels more winter like. Earlier on the snow was still falling and very cloudy but right now the sun is shining through and we are enjoying some clearer conditions. Perhaps some more snow tomorrow but as we approach the weekend some milder conditions are due once again so we'll need to keep an eye on that. The below information is manually checked for each report. Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves. Ichinose Family - Official snow depth: 30cm - A 600m stretch of course is open - Ichinose Number 2 pair lift A / B Kumanoyu - Official snow depth: 35cm - A 1300m course area is open - The Number 2 pair lift is operating Okushiga Kogen - Official snow depth: 20cm - The Number 1 lift is operating Takamagahara Mammoth - Official snow depth: 35cm - The lower part of the main course is open, 300m in length - The Takamagahara Number 2 triple lift is operating Yakebitaiyama - Official snow depth: 40cm - 2500m Panorama - South Course - 850m Karamatsu Course - 1000m Beginner Course - Number 2 Gondola - Number 2 high speed lift - Number 4 romance lift Yokoteyama - Official snow depth: 20cm - Part of the Yokoteyama Number 1, A Course, C Course and Yokoteyama Queen Number 5 courses - Yokoteyama Number 1 Sky B lift - Yokoteyama Number 4 pair lift - Yokoteyama Number 5 lift Other areas of Shiga Kogen are not yet open at time of writing. Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 18th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 51cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 48cm 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 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 89cm Posted on Tuesday 18th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. Some sun was shining through yesterday but overnight the snow clouds have come back and delivered us with around 10cm of fresh snow (the resort is reporting 10-20cm mountain wide). It is still snowing now and looks like there's rather limited visibility on the mountain. More opening too with the Schneider and Challenge courses now available so there's a lot of terrain open and we're doing pretty good... though a few more decent dumps of snow would be most welcome. (Aren't they always?!) The forecast seems to be showing the chance of light snow on/off over the next few days with still the chance of some rain here and there are temps get a little warmer towards the weekend. Hopefully we get over the hill there and drop down and get decent snowfall in time for Christmas. Fresh snowfall recorded by resort (since yesterday): - Yamabiko (1407m): 10cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 20cm - Hikage (660m): 10cm - Nagasaka (615m): 10cm - Karasawa (563m): -cm Lifts operations starting from 8:30am: - Nagasaka Gondola - Hikage Gondola - Yamabiko Four Lift - Yamabiko Number 2 Four Lift - Skyline connecting pair lift - Yunomine pair lift - Uenotaira Four Lift - Hikage Triple lift - Hikage Four lift - Shinyu pair lift - Nagasaka triple lift - Yu Road Open courses: - Yamabiko A - Yamabiko C - Yamabiko B - Yamabiko D - Yamabiko E - Uenotaira - Kokenashi - Paradise - Bunabayashi (to mid-station) - Rinkan - Hikage (southern area) - Nagasaka connecting - Kumataka - Mizunashi - Yunomine - Ushikubi Official snow depth numbers: - Yamabiko (1407m): 80cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 70cm - Hikage (660m): 55cm - Nagasaka (615m): 55cm - Karasawa (563m): -cm Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 18th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 89cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 87cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 121cm Weather overview Cloud and blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Tuesday 18th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning Madarao fans! I bring good news. There's a nice fresh layer of snow on the ground this morning. 18cm of it. Nice. (Especially after the milder day yesterday which didn't do the snow any favours). And for the moment the clouds are breaking up and there's some sunshine and blue skies appearing. A fine morning to be out on the mountain. Forecasts still show a warm up for later in the week which is a bit of a worry; once we get past that some more decent snow for Christmas? I'm going to go and enjoy the morning. Official snow depth at Madarao: 90cm Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 18th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 121cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 14th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 118cm 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 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