Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 33cm Snowfall at base this season 162cm Posted on Friday 28th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Wow lots of snow to report this morning. I am measuring 33cm in my usual spot. Great stuff. And we can expect more over at least the next few days. It is cold - very cold (coldest of the season so far?) and there's lots of fresh snow everywhere, being blown about too. Visibility is a bit limited on lower slopes and poor in places. Looks like the Kokutai pair lift is going to be moving today, so just four lifts not operating yet - including the Oomori quad. Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 28th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 162cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (on 28th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 155cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 258cm Posted on Friday 28th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There has been 6cm on new snow overnight which is wind affected. The overnight winds are still with us and gusting moderate to strongly but are forecast to reduce during the day. The Kitanomine Gondola is operating despite the wind. Further snowfall is expected during the day and through the weekend. Above, there are high overcast conditions and visibility on slopes is reasonable. 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 Friday 28th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 258cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 189cm reported on 19 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 122cm Posted on Friday 28th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It is a very good morning here in Nozawa. Decent snowfall has arrived. There's 35cm of fresh snowfall on the top Yamabiko area and 20-28cm across the mountain, according to the resort. And I have just measured 24cm. Nice. Cold too. Proper mid-winter conditions. And it is continuing to snow and not about to let up any time soon so things should quickly build up. I don't have any news yet of lift/course changes but there will be changes over the next few days. Some preparation and checking is surely involved - they'll get things open as soon as they can safely. Visibility is limited out there so remember too take care at the same time as being excited of course. Fresh snowfall recorded by resort (since yesterday): - Yamabiko (1407m): 35cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 28cm - Hikage (660m): 20cm - Nagasaka (615m): 20cm - Karasawa (563m): 20cm Official snow depth numbers: - Yamabiko (1407m): 130cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 120cm - Hikage (660m): 45cm - Nagasaka (615m): 40cm - Karasawa (563m): 35cm Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 28th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 122cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 120cm 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 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 90cm Posted on Friday 28th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen. Mid winter cold and snowy conditions up here this morning. An interesting thing to point out - Kumanoyu are reporting about 10cm of fresh snowfall while Yakebitaiyama are reporting about 30cm. So 10-30cm in different parts of the Shiga Kogen region. Both can be correct. I am measuring 14cm to add to our reports here. Every day I will try to report what resorts are reporting as well as what I am measuring so that you can have as wide an account of what is happening as possible. Anyway limited visibility now as the snow continues to fall and hopefully/probably that will continue into early next week. With hopefully some larger numbers to report in the next few reports. The more the better to let the whole area open up. Take care, have fun and see you tomorrow. The below information is manually checked for each report. Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves. Giant - Not open yet Hasuike - Official snow depth: 15cm (not updated?) Hoppo Bunadaira - Official snow depth: 20cm Higashitateyama - Official snow depth: 10cm - Gondola operating, but course not open yet Ichinose Diamond - Official snow depth: 50cm Ichinose Yamanokami - Official snow depth: 50cm Ichinose Family - Official snow depth: 45cm Kumanoyu - Official snow depth: 45cm Maruike - Official snow depth: 20cm (not updated?) Nishitateyama - Not open yet Okushiga Kogen - Official snow depth: 65cm Sun Valley - Official snow depth: 30cm Takamagahara Mammoth - Official snow depth: 50cm Tannenomori Okojo - Official snow depth: 50cm Terakoya - Official snow depth: 15cm Yakebitaiyama - Official snow depth: 50cm Yokoteyama - Official snow depth: 30cm Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 28th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 90cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (15th and 28th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 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 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 88cm Posted on Friday 28th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. The snow headlines: Hakuba Cortina: 50cm (base-top) Hakuba Goryu: 10cm (base); 25cm (top) Hakuba 47: 10cm (base); 20cm (top) Hakuba Iwatake: 20cm-30cm Hakuba Happo-one: 10cm (top of Adam gondola) Ding ding ding ding ding! - we have a clear winner... Cortina are reporting a whopping 50cm of fresh snow base to top this morning. Oh yes, I want to get deep in that lot! While Tsugaike Kogen do not give out such numbers, they are also adding a fair bit to their snow depths and so it looks like the northern resorts in particular have been on the receiving end of some serious dumpage. (Tsugaike also now have their Karamatsu course open so it looks like you can ride back down to Gondola base). There's some pretty decent snow reported around other parts of the valley too, so conditions should be good out there this morning. I am measuring 16cm to add to my numbers. The Hakuba Sanosaka area is (re-)opening from today. I am totally looking forward to being able to not have to check and report on 'courses open' kind of info. Perhaps soon! The forecast remains 'snow' for the next few days. Come on... more, more, more. Have a fine day wherever you are. Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 28th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 88cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (28th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 88cm 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 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 24cm Snowfall at base this season 125cm Posted on Friday 28th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba. Around 25cm of fresh snowfall on the ground this morning and no doubt more than that at higher elevations. Yes, lots of lovely snow. A bit of a wind too and cold - so real mid-winter conditions and they are likely to continue for a few days. A few more lifts operating now but the Dragondola is closed this morning because the Tashiro area of the Kagura resort is not open due to the current weather conditions. The Number 3 high speed lift is back open this morning. Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 28th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 125cm Number of days snowfall observed 13 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 33cm (reported on 10th December) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 124cm 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 35cm Snowfall at base this season 179cm Weather overview Snow Wind NW Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 28th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Good morning. Oh yes. Oh yes. It surely is. Not great if you like sunshine and blue skies. But if you love quality fresh snow, there's a lot of it around this morning. The resort has 40cm on their website and I have just been outside to measure 35cm. And it continues to snow with the forecast telling us to expect the clouds to remain over us for at least a few more days. This is really going to kick start things into full gear pretty quickly, I would imagine. So, if you are on the way here - lots to look forward to but take care on the roads and come prepared for some cold and snowy conditions. At the time of writing I can't see any changes to planned operations for the day, but as the snow continues to build up and the resort manages it all, we can expect more to open. Madarao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 28th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 179cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 28th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 176cm 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 22cm Snowfall at base this season 294cm Posted on Thursday 27th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . 5cm for the record from yesterday and 17cm this morning so I am adding 22cm to the report today. Yesterday during the day it was a mix of snow on and off with some clearer skies from time to time. This morning it is back to snowy skies and there's some wind as well. That 20+cm of good quality fresh snow should make for some very conditions good this morning - just get wrapped up well and be prepared for cold and wind. Continued snowfall is forecast through the weekend. Official snow depths: * Top: 170cm * Base: 120cm 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 Thursday 27th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 294cm Number of days snowfall observed 14 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 50cm (on 9th December) November 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 265cm 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 129cm Posted on Thursday 27th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Just a little snow to report this morning. Forecast? Some decent snow still there over the next 2-3 days, so hopefully we are going to be ending 2018 in a decent fashion... we're still rather low on snow and in need of a few dumps of the stuff. It helps the excitement levels too! The Onsen Number 4 quad lift appears to be moving now, so there's just 6 lifts that are currently not open. They're all playing with what we got though and everyone will be happy to get some good numbers of fresh snow in. Here's to some good snowy news tomorrow. Operation info from official sources: All lifts are scheduled to be operating apart from the following lifts - Zao Paradise Number 3 pair - Onsen Number 4 quad - Zao Kokutai pair - Ryuzan pair - Karamatsu pair - Oomori quad Official snow depths (as reported by resort): - Summit area: 55cm - Paradise area: 50cm - Chuo area: 60cm - Utopia area: 50cm - Uwanodai area: 40cm - Oomori area: 30cm Zao Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 129cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 20th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 122cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 252cm Posted on Thursday 27th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . With 11cm of very fine and light new snow on the ground it will be an epic powder morning on the resort, so best to get up there asap to make the most of it. The wind is a little stronger today and with temperatures nearing -10c in the village it feels cold. It is expected to continue to snow all day with heavier falls overnight. 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 Zone OPEN. Kitanomine Zone OPEN. Furano Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 252cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 183cm 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 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 76cm Posted on Thursday 27th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. Light snow is falling and it is fairly calm... for now. Just a bit of snow on the ground. But more stormy-like conditions are forecast over the next few days and the heavy snow we are all waiting for should be with us. Personally I can't wait to get deep into some powder conditions as I haven't had that feeling yet this season. It is about time. So yes, look for some good snowfall numbers in the next few reports. I look forward to being able to bring smiles to faces! Ski hill operations around Shiga Kogen remain limited. I notice that Ichinose Family are saying that from today all of their courses are open. So they are trying to get as much out of the current snow we have as possible. If we get a few days of heavy snowfall - that will change. Quickly. :) Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 76cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 73cm 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 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 101cm Posted on Thursday 27th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Morning from Naeba. This morning it has started snowing. I have 1cm to report now, but everyone is very much hoping that the forecasts are right and that a lot of snow is going to be falling over the region in the next few days and hopefully into next week. The Number 3 lift is not operating at the moment due to some kind of electrical issue. See below for lifts and what is open (image). Heavy snow please! Operating lifts: - Dragondola - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Number 5 high speed lift (* OPEN FOR NIGHTA) - Hiuchi Number 1 pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift - Takenokodaira romance pair lift Open courses: - Takenokodaira - Number 4 (* OPEN FOR NIGHTA) - Number 5 (* OPEN FOR NIGHTA) - Dragondola connecting course - Hiuchi (part) - Number 4 high speed course - Daishamen - Number 3 - Wakuwaku - Downhill Planned night-time operations: - Daily until Sunday 24th March 2019 - 4:00pm until 8:30pm Naeba Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 27th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 101cm Number of days snowfall observed 12 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 33cm (reported on 10th December) November 2018 snowfall 1cm observed on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 100cm observed on 11 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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