Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 326cm Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . After checking for a second time incase I had misread it, "wow" is what I uttered as I confirmed the thermometer was showing -24c in the village and -26c on the resort. Now that is cold! Yesterday was cold, but 10c lower than yesterday is taking cold to a completely different level. These are the kinds of days where the little heat packs that you can buy need to be inserted into gloves and strategically placed over your body. I suspect a few people will be deciding to invest in new gloves. The day is a crystal clear bluebird one with great views on the resort, over the town through until Tokachidake in the distance. Great for photos but I guarantee you wont have your gloves off for long when taking out the camera. Overnight there was a very light dusting which amounted to 1cm on the village. Tomorrow looks like it will be similar weather. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 326cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 38cm 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 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 14cm Snowfall at base this season 347cm Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen. Another 14cm of fresh snowfall to report this morning as snow clouds remain over the region. Here in the Hasuike area right now there's a cloud/fog making visibility very limited though I see it is better in other areas (looking at webcams). Snow is falling moderately here at the moment and snow is still on the forecast and set to continue throughout the weekend. Looks like we should be getting a fair bit more before Monday rolls around. If you plan to be here over the weekend - come prepared for full on winter conditions! Snow should be fantastic if you are ok with such conditions. Question from reader: how can snow be falling and the snow depths still be so low? Ah, a common one! And I don't know the answer. And as I often say, it's almost ok to ignore the official numbers (I feel) as the resorts somehow never seem to want to increase them too much. The number to keep a track of is my observed snowfall each day... that is how much snow is falling at base - and you can probably add to that for higher up too. Official snow depths numbers reported by different areas of Shiga Kogen: Most of ski lifts and courses in Shiga Kogen are now open. Please note that these numbers are the official numbers that ski resorts publish. Giant 100cm Higashitateyama 90cm Ichinose Family 110cm Ichinose Diamond 110cm Kumanoyu 115cm Maruike 60cm Nishitateyama 60cm Okushiga Kogen 110cm Sun Valley 60cm Takamagahara Mammoth 110cm Terakoya 90cm Yakebitaiyama 120cm Yokoteyama 70cm Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 347cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (24th December) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 105cm reported on 10 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Shiga Kogen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 211cm Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . More fresh snow in Zao this morning. And this snowfall is due to last through the weekend as well so fingers crossed we'll be getting some more decent numbers in the next few days. All good. Clearer conditions are forecast for Monday. Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 211cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (on 5th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 102cm observed on 8 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 23cm Snowfall at base this season 309cm Weather overview Snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Limited Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. And it's another good one with a good layer of fresh snow, more falling and more on the way over the weekend. The resort is reporting 20-30cm of fresh on the mountain as of 8am, and I just measured 23cm... with more being added pretty quickly. Very nice. What more is there to say? Just if you are planning a weekend visit to Madarao, be ready for very snowy conditions. If that's your bag, you'll be in for a treat. The next time we see the sun will probably be early next week. Operating status for the day at Madarao Kogen (at time of report): - Number 1 lift - Number 2 quad lift - Number 3A lift - Super quad lift - Number 11 lift - Number 12 lift - Number 13 lift - Number 15 lift - Moving walkway - Kids Park - Freeride Park - Powder Theater - Adventure Aisle - Crystal Bowl - Ninja - Rabbit - Kamoshika - Bear - Nighta at Madarao Kogen is every Saturday until 25th March (and also 8th January and 19th March) Official snow depth: - 160cm Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 309cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (on 30th December) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 89cm 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 44cm Snowfall at base this season 522cm Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . After a year when the faucet seemed all plugged up, the snow is flowing in real Myoko style today. The total I got was a little less than expected, part of which could be a little natural settling of the snow. But 44cm (the average of a series of pokes on my study plot) is nothing bad, and it's likely more up high. Add to that the promise of even heavier snow from later today, and things are starting to look very good in Myoko! We haven't had much of the winds that are also expected; it was pretty blustery last night, but only light winds this morning. There are strong northerly and western winds off the coast, which is always a good sign of snow, too. Akakura Kanko: 180cm, -4° Akakura Onsen: 205cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen: 120cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 130cm, -11° (top) Seki Onsen: 210cm, -6° (the town site says 2cm, so there are other bad typists besides me out there) Myoko Ski Park: 180cm, 0° Kyukamura RunRun: 190cm, 1° Tangram Ski Circus: 145cm, -3° Madarao Kogen: 160m, -3° Myoko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 522cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 63cm (30th December) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 165cm 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 57cm Snowfall at base this season 153cm Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning to you from here in Hakuba. And this is what you've been waiting to hear. Close on 60cm of fresh snowfall in places. At base. It might even be more, but I'll keep it on the conservative side and from my usual measuring point. My car was almost buried this morning. Actually it still is. But what a sight to behold. There has been some serious snowfall overnight in the region. So much so that early morning the ski resorts are struggling to get open as planned. Not because of bad weather as such, but because of having to deal with all of the snow. Hopefully that should quickly not be an issue and places will open as normal. Here is what the resorts are reporting this morning (fresh snowfall): Hakuba Goryu: 40-60cm Hakuba 47: 50cm Hakuba Happo-one: 60cm Hakuba Cortina: 50cm Heavy snowfall is likely to not be far away through the coming weekend and so it looks like there's going to be more piling up. With such large amounts of sudden snowfall, it's a case of resort folk running around and being... rather busy. Once things settle down I would expect lifts and course that have until now been unable to open to start opening up. Things might change very quickly too - parts of the resort-specific information may well be out of date soon after I post it. I will try to keep the information on this page up to date but if fine details are important to you over the next few days I would contact resorts directly to get their latest. If you are heading out there in these conditions: don't forget the dangers out there especially with the sudden increase in fresh snow and visibility issues as well. Extra caution and calm thinking absolutely required. Take care. I'm so incredibly happy to see this happen at last. :) And those of you planning to be here next week --- very nice timing! Hakuba 47: Hakuba 47 is reporting 50cm of fresh snowfall. Early morning snow-moving delaying opening of some areas. Operating lifts and course info: - All lifts plan to be operating (Line D usually only operates when the gondola is not operating). - The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open. Official snow depth Upper: 220cm Base: 80cm Hakuba Goryu: Hakuba Goryu is reporting 40cm-60cm of fresh snowfall. Early morning snow-moving delaying opening of upper areas. Operating lifts and course info: - All lifts plan to be operating apart from the Alps 2/4 and Cosmo quad lift. - Nighta from 6pm until 9:30pm on the Toomi area. Official snow depth Alps: 205cm Toomi: 90cm Iimori: 70cm Hakuba Happo-one: Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 60cm of fresh snowfall. You can ski or board back down to base via the Riesen Slalom and Nakiyama South course. Downloading via Gondola or lift required in the other areas. I'd expect that to change soon with this new snowfall. Operating lifts and course info: - Most lifts are now operating with just a number of base area lifts still to get moving. The following courses are open: - Kurobishi - Usagidaira - Skyline - Riesen - Panorama - Nakiyama South - Kita-one 3 - Shirakaba (part) Official snow depth: Usagidaira: 150cm Kurobishi: 185cm Lower: 70cm Tsugaike Kogen: Operating lifts and course info: - Most lifts are now operating. - Uma-no-se and Forest course closed. - Kane-no-naru-oka areas are only part open. - All other course areas are available. Official snow depth: Tsuga-no-mori: 220cm Han-no-ki: 180cm Maruyama: 55cm Oya-no-hara: 70cm Kane-no-naru-oka: 35cm Hakuba Cortina: The resort is reporting 50cm of fresh snowfall. Operating lifts and course info: - Number 7 lift is not operating yet. - Part of Warabidaira course closed; otherwise other courses open. - Nighta (Number 1 pair lift) from 5pm until 8pm. Official snow depth: Top: 190cm Base: 140cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Operating lifts and course info: - Gondola - Paradise triple - View 2 - 3-sen North lift - 4-sen East lift - 5-sen South lift The following courses are at least part open: - View C - East - North - South (part) - Gezan (part) - Sunny Valley (part) - Paradise (part) - by1 Official snow depth: Top: 110cm Base: 60cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Info: All lifts but one are now operating with most courses available. Official snow depth: Top: 90cm Kashimayari: All but two lifts are operating at Kashimayari. Official snow depth: Top: 80cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Hakuba Sanosaka is part open. Official snow depth: Top: 50cm Planned nighta operations - be sure to check with resorts for latest: Hakuba Goryu: Planned to be open daily from 6pm until 9:30pm Tsugaike Kogen: Planned at the Kane-no-naru-oka area on January 14th, 21st, 28th; Febraury 4th, 11th (6pm until 8:50pm) Planned at the Katamatsu-Shirakaba area on January 14th, 21st, 28th; February 11th, 18th; March 4th, 11th, 18th, 19th (6pm until 9pm) Hakuba Cortina: Planned to be open daily from 5pm until 8pm (until 9pm on Saturdays) Hakuba Happo-one: Planned to be open daily on the Nakiyama area. Will open when there is enough snow. Kashimayari: Planned to be open daily. There is no night skiing at the other resorts in the area. Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 153cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 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 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 303cm Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba everybody. The snow has been falling in Naeba constantly since yesterday morning. It has not been all that heavy all the time so not too much has accumulated during the day. However overnight the snow really thickened up resulting in a nice 17cm of snow on the ground this morning. As a result conditions are nice and powdery and will remain so most of the day. The weather forecast is predicting snow still every day going on with no end in sight. Fresh! Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 303cm Number of days snowfall observed 27 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 32cm (6th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 136cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 323cm Posted on Thursday 12th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here There is more snow to report today - 12cm of fresh snow on the ground at base this morning. It's also continuing to be very cold indeed, with my thermometer here currently saying -12C. Light snow is continuing to fall (though just a short while ago I also see a little patch of blue sky over to the east - it's been covered again by cloud now though). It should generally be snowing through the day. As yesterday, it looks like the top lifts are going to be affected this morning due to windy conditions though they are expected to ease off later on. Weather conditions are forecast to be generally calmer tomorrow, so if we get more snow before then the conditions should be very fine tomorrow. The weather was making the top headlines on the national news here in Japan last night. It looks like a lot of Japan is at last getting the decent snowfall that it has been waiting for which is great to see. Loads of snow for all of the mountains please. Take care out there. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base: -12℃, 15cm snowfall and snowdrift development. Moiwa850m: -14℃, W15m/s, cornices and snowdrifts developing. Annupuri1150m: -24, WNW30m/s, large cornices and snowdrifts (up to 150cm) developing. Hirafu1250m: -19℃, cornices and snowdrifts developing. Kamui cape lighthouse: WSW19m/s, 997hPa, 3.1m waves. The tight isobars have brought the storm. Snowdrifts are developing drastically and cornices around 800m elevation have grown big rapidly. The newly formed wind-drifts on top of Jan 9th layer have reached up to 80cm and growing in east-facing slopes. The overall avalanche risk is extreme today. All gates above 800m will be closed. Similar hazard level applies to surrounding mountains. Today is not the right day for touring. The hazard level will stay high for a while after the wind calms down in the afternoon. This information is issued in hopes to prevent accidents. Avalanches are natural occurrences and only become an accident only if a person is involved in it. Never underestimate the risk you’re taking. Being prudent and making conservative decisions are key to avoid accidents. The conditions will turn better soon. We strongly hope there will be no accidents during this storm. It’s cold out there, beware of frostbite. --- Resort specific opening news at time of writing (subject to change during the day): Niseko Grand Hirafu The top Ace Number 4, King Number 3 and King Number 4 lifts will be on hold due to wind conditions. Niseko HANAZONO Resort Not confirmed. Niseko Village The Gondola and top Wonderland Chair lift will be on hold due to wind conditions. Niseko Annupuri The Gondola and top Jumbo Number 4 lifts will be on hold due to wind conditions. --- Official resort snow depths as of Thursday 12th January 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 260cm Base - 110cm Niseko Village Top - 180cm Base - 110cm Niseko Annupuri Top - 185cm Base - 115cm --- Night skiing is planned until Monday 20th March 2017 at the Niseko Annupuri, Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Village resort areas. There is no nighta in the Hanazono area. Niseko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 12th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 323cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (16th December) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 14 days December 2016 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days January 2017 snowfall 32cm reported on 5 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 325cm Posted on Thursday 12th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is another great powder morning with a further 9cm having fallen overnight. Once again this snow is quite a bit heavier than the usual Furano powder, and because of that it will be ideal for filling i tracked out areas. From tomorrow the snow has disappeared off the forecast for a few days. It is fairly windy around the village right now so expect it to be chilly out on the mountain with the winds combined with -14c temperatures. Weather wise apart from the wind it is nice with a lot of cloud, but huge clear patches of blue between the clouds letting in the nice morning sun. With the daylight hours getting longer the lift closing times have been extended 10 minutes. See below for times. Tonight the night skiing is extended until 9pm on both sides of the mountain, so if you are feeling like having the day off, you will be able to go out at night and make up for it. Also tonight there is a special night skiing promotion - if you do not already have you lift ticket you can purchase a night ticket valid from 4:30pm-9pm for the bargain price of 500 yen. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 12th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 325cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 37cm 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 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 333cm Posted on Thursday 12th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Hello from Shiga Kogen. I was looking at the news yesterday and noticed that Niigata in particular was getting dumped on - Tsunan town always seems to make the news. Not that much up here with clearer skies in the day, though we do have a fresh overnight layer of snow all the same. I see that this morning Kumanoyu are reporting 10-15cm of fresh snowfall, but I measure 5cm this morning. It would actually be nice of more of the individual areas posted information like that each morning. If that were the case I would of course pass it on to you in my report. (And if someone knows of a secret place where they are doing that, please do tell me about it as I haven't been able to find it!) The forecast is for continued snowfall with particularly heavy snow (though I certainly hope of the light variety!) over the weekend. Anyway, a few more days of snow to look forward to. Nothing like a fresh later of snow. :) It's really cold at the moment and with gusty winds likely at times and continued snow falling... come prepared for such conditions. Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 12th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 333cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (24th December) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 91cm 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 13cm Snowfall at base this season 193cm Posted on Thursday 12th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. It's a suitably cold and snowy January morning here and I have 13cm of fresh snow to report on the ground. It's all adding up and I see that the official snow depth for Chuo and Paradise have at last risen to 1m! The forecast still tells us to expect a lot more snow over the next four days so we can hope to see those numbers rise more. As long as wind doesn't affect things, conditions should be good for the weekend. Do get suitably kitted up though as it very likely won't be the friendliest of weather conditions. If you prefer clearer skies and some sunshine, that is probably going to happen early next week. After a busy New Year and long weekend, things have quietened down considerably this week. The following lifts are not operating: Karamatsu pair Paradise Number 3 pair Yokokura Number 2 pair Official snow depths: Chuo - 100cm Utopia - 95cm Uwanodai - 60cm Paradise - 100cm Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 12th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 193cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (on 5th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 84cm 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 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 286cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted on Thursday 12th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Hi from Madarao. I must admit I was expecting more, but just another 5cm of snow to report this morning. And this morning the snow clouds are still with us. And still the forecast is promising big things for the weekend as well as steady snowfall up until then too. If you are planning a weekend trip to the region, do keep an eye on the forecast and come prepared for some mid-winter and possibly stormy windy conditions. The Kamoshika run is back open by the looks. Must.. check..! Conditions are very nice. With more nice-ness lined up. Madarao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 12th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 286cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (on 30th December) November 2016 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 211cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 66cm 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