Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 918cm Weather overview Sunny, blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Tuesday 28th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . A bit more snow from yesterday, but this morning the sun is out and there's blue sky with some cloud up there. A lovely morning. And you can tell how it is now school holidays as there are more families around with young children, getting in some last skiing or boarding before the season is over. Perhaps a bit of snow here and there before Sunday, but generally it should be calm conditions and a fair bit of sunshine. This time next week, Madarao will be closed. Make the effort to get here while things are still open - and very decent for late March too! Madarao Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 2nd April. 6 days to go! Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 28th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 918cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th and 15th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 408cm reported on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 94cm 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 1476cm Posted on Tuesday 28th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . More snow overnight. Spring is really being shy this year. No complaints, though, except for those heading into a backcountry with some pretty nasty snow.... we could use some warm sunshine to settle that snow down a bit! This is the last week for a lot of the resorts; Akakura Onsen extended their season by a week to April 9 (good job, team!) and there is a lot of snow out there. Don't pay attention to that northeast movement of the cherry blossoms; get out and ski! Akakura Kanko: Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 375cm, -2° Akakura Onsen: Planned closing date: Sunday 9th April 370cm, -1° Ikenotaira Onsen: Planned closing date: Sunday 2nd April 210cm, -1° Myoko Suginohara: Closed Seki Onsen: Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 500cm, -2° Myoko Ski Park: Planned closing date: Sunday 2nd April 285cm, 2° Kyukamura RunRun: Planned closing date: Friday 31st March 280cm, 2° Tangram Ski Circus: Planned closing date: Sunday 2nd April 200cm, -1° Madarao Kogen: Planned closing date: Sunday 2nd April 260cm, -1° Myoko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 28th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1476cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 70 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 91cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 629cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 333cm reported on 18 days March 2017 snowfall 157cm 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 821cm Posted on Tuesday 28th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Morning from Nozawa and some nice numbers being reported by the resort, along with some fresh snow down to village too. Nearly 30cm of fresh snowfall according to the resort up on the top Yamabiko course areas - pushing the official snow depth up there to a very impressive 435cm. (Golden Week is going to be absolutely no problem up there, unless we get some kind of freak heatwave in the meantime!) Around 10cm down at base, so mountain-wide fresh this morning. Can't believe it's almost April, almost feels like mid-winter and the resort is saying that it's -7C up at Yamabiko early morning. So you still need to wrap up good before heading out. Some mixed forecasts for the coming week so let's just keep an eye on them and see what happens. Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning: - Yamabiko: 28cm - Uenotaira: 20cm - Hikage: 10cm - Nagasaka: 10cm - Karasawa: 10cm Official snow depths: - Yamabiko: 435cm - Uenotaira: 335cm - Hikage: 165cm - Nagasaka: 155cm - Karasawa: 100cm Lifts operations: - All lifts operating except: - Yunomine pair - Mizunashi triple - Challenge pair - Utopia pair Courses not open today are: - Grand Prix - Hachiman - Kandahar East - Kandahar West - Kamoshika Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 28th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 821cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 366cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 96cm 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 1124cm Posted on Monday 27th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. It's snowing still, the roads are covered and there's 10cm of snow on the top of my car. It's pretty cold and limited visibility in places. What more can I say, it should be great out there. Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 27th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 1124cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 85 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 485cm reported on 24 days February 2017 snowfall 272cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 125cm 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 516cm Posted on Monday 27th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning form Zao. More lifts closed from today, but there's more fresh snow... which kind of feels odd! Snow is still falling though from tomorrow we are expected to have calmed weather and sunshine. Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 27th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 516cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 16th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 241cm observed on 16 days February 2017 snowfall 105cm observed on 14 days March 2017 snowfall 61cm 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 1473cm Posted on Monday 27th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Snow is still falling in Myoko, even as some of the areas are closing. We haven't had a lot of wind or rain, so the snowpack is really hanging on. It really looks more like winter than spring... Akakura Kanko: 380cm, -1° Akakura Onsen: 370cm, -1° Ikenotaira Onsen: 210cm, -1° Myoko Suginohara: Closed Seki Onsen: 500cm, -2° Myoko Ski Park: 280cm, 4° Kyukamura RunRun: 280cm, 2° Tangram Ski Circus: 200cm, -3° Madarao Kogen: 260cm, -1° Myoko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 27th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1473cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 91cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 629cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 333cm reported on 18 days March 2017 snowfall 154cm 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 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 523cm Posted on Monday 27th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Morning from Hakuba, where there's more snow to report. A bit of snow falling higher up yesterday afternoon and resorts reporting up to 10cm at higher elevations this morning... Hakuba 47: 10cm Hakuba Goryu: 0cm (Iimoro) - 10cm (top) Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm Hakuba Cortina: 2-5cm Snow is falling now here in the village and it looks like it's pretty limited visibility in places on the mountains. Tomorrow sun is expected and it should be warming things up a little. As we head towards the end of March, some lifts and courses are now starting to close for the season at some of the resorts that remain operating. I will try to keep any news for each resort updated below, and when things start to get more restricted next month I will go into more details so you can keep a track on exactly what is open. Hakuba 47: Hakuba 47 is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall. All lifts are operating and courses are open as normal. Official snow depth Upper: 325cm Base: 150cm Hakuba Goryu: Hakuba Goryu is reporting 0-10cm of fresh snowfall. All lifts are operating and courses are open as normal. Official snow depth Alps: 300cm Toomi: 140cm Iimori: 80cm Hakuba Happo-one: Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall (Riesen quad top). Some lifts are now closed for the season but all areas of the mountain are still available. Official snow depth: Usagidaira: 245cm Kurobishi: 320cm Lower: 90cm Tsugaike Kogen: The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning. Uma-no-se course appears to be closed. The Tsugaike Ropeway is now operating for the spring season. Official snow depth: Tsuga-no-mori: 355m Han-no-ki: 350cm Maruyama: 130cm Oya-no-hara: 120cm Kane-no-naru-oka: 115cm Hakuba Cortina: Hakuba Cortina is reporting 2-5cm of fresh snowfall. The Number 2 quad lift and Number 4 pair lifts remain operating. Ikenota, Hieda Forest, Mt Hieda 1, Mt Hieda 3, Itadaira and Ipponmatsu courses remain open. Official snow depth: Top: 355cm Base: 210cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Open until Sunday 2nd April. Official snow depth: Top: 135cm Kashimayari: Open until Sunday 2nd April. Official snow depth: Top: 130cm Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 27th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 523cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 57cm (13th January) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 days January 2017 snowfall 242cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 151cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 65cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 1105cm Posted on Sunday 26th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba everybody. Excellent news as we have woken up this morning to snow instead of the predicted rain. It's currently snowing pretty hard although not all that much has accumulated just yet. Conditions on piste today are soft and powdery! Currently, the weather forecast is predicting big snow from now until Tuesday with a clear day on Wednesday. We do have rain predicted for Thursday but as today has proven it is no guaranteed to be rain! Could be the snow kind! Powder Surprise! Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 26th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1105cm Number of days snowfall observed 76 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 550cm observed on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 280cm observed on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 108cm 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 16cm Snowfall at base this season 1115cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Snow was falling through the night until early this morning but it has stopped and quickly been clearing up. The sun is out, there's lots of blue sky, there's a very decent amount of fresh snow since my report yesterday. What more could we ask for in late March? Conditions should be really great this morning. Hard to accept that some lifts and resort areas will be closing fairly soon. Nooooooo! Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 1115cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 84 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 485cm reported on 24 days February 2017 snowfall 272cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 116cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 504cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Cloud up there this morning, though a bit of blue sky to see now. 4cm of fresh snow to report on the ground and surely more higher up so conditions should be pretty good for this morning. OK, so below are the plans for the rest of the season in terms of lift operations. It feels too early for some of these to be closing in the next week or two! Planned closing dates for lifts at Zao Onsen - subject to change due to snow conditions: Operating until tomorrow: - Onsen Number 3 Parallel AB - Onsen Number 4 quad - Sunrise pair AB - Nakamori Number 2 pair - Diamond Number 2 pair Operating daily until Friday 31st March: - Oomori quad - Yokokura Number 2 pair - Astraea Number 1 pair - Astraea Number 2 pair - Astraea Number 3 pair Operating daily until Sunday 2nd April: - Nakamori Number 1 triple - Onsen Number 1 pair - Onsen Number 2 quad Operating until Sunday 9th April: - Mikaeri pair - Shobunuma Number 2 pair (holidays only after 2nd April) Operating until Sunday 16th April: - Katakai triple (holidays only after 2nd April) - Paradise pair AB (holidays only after 2nd April) Operating until Sunday 7th May: - Chuo Number 1 pair AB - Chuo Number 2 pair AB (holidays only after 16th April) - Utopia Number 2 pair No fixed closing date: - Yokokura Number 1 pair AB - Kurohime Number 1 quad Open all year (* for sightseeing): - Sky Cable - Chuo Ropeway - Zao Ropeway Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 504cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 16th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 241cm observed on 16 days February 2017 snowfall 105cm observed on 14 days March 2017 snowfall 49cm 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 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 911cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Pretty good Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. After snow through the day yesterday we didn't really end up with that much in terms of new cm (I measured 4cm), though the resort is reporting 10cm this morning so perhaps a decent layer for everyone to play in this morning. There's quite a lot of cloud up there still but the sun out in places to casting giant shadows over half of the slopes as I write this. The forecast is for clearer conditions so we can perhaps expect the clouds to move on and the sun to win out. Last floodlit 'nighta' of the season today. --- Madarao Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 2nd April. 9 days to go! --- Operating status for the day at Madarao Kogen (at time of report): - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad lift - Number 3A lift - Number 5 lift - Super quad lift - Number 11 lift - Number 12 lift - Number 13 lift - Number 15 lift - Moving walkway - Kids Park - Free Ride Park - Snow Mobile Land - Powder Wave I - Powder Wave II - River Line - Powder Theater - Adventure Aisle - Crystal Bowl - Ninja - Sawa - Rabbit - Kamoshika - Bear Official snow depth: - 260cm Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 911cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (on 14th and 15th January) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 408cm reported on 23 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 87cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 1470cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Snow continued through most of the day yesterday in Myoko; not a whole lot of new fresh at the end of the day, but the hills are a beautiful white (as are the streets again - nice to see the dirt covered up again). The sun is shining, although we're getting a little more cloud cover at the moment. Which is just what the trusty SnowJapan forecast says.... Backcountry travelers might want to be a little careful about soft snow avalanches, with the warming fresh and slightly heavy snow on an older, harder base. Saw some pretty big ones within the ski area, building from stuff falling from the trees. Just a little caution would be good.... Akakura Kanko: 380cm, -6° Akakura Onsen: 370cm, -4° Ikenotaira Onsen: 210cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 270cm, -10° (top) Seki Onsen: 500cm, -5° Myoko Ski Park: 300cm, 0° Kyukamura RunRun: 300cm, -2° Tangram Ski Circus: 210cm, -2° Madarao Kogen: 260cm, -5° Myoko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 1470cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 91cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 629cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 333cm reported on 18 days March 2017 snowfall 151cm 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 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