Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 9cm Weather overview Cloud cover Wind - Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 8:52am on Tuesday 27th November 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Another attempted start to the snow season, with 8cm here at base level. It looks like it will continue through the day this time, though, with the weather reports predicting upwards of 30cm. Good, very heavy, sticky snow that makes driving a little tricky; lots of cars struggling up the slope to Akakura this morning. I feel like writing more, but there's not much to say! November and early December: the holding period before the fun begins. Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 27th November 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 17cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 8cm (21st and 27th November) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 61cm Snowfall at base this season 78cm Weather overview Clear Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 8:51am on Sunday 2nd December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A big start to December: snow all through the day Saturday, for a total of 61cm at base level. Today it's an absolutely perfect blue sky, very little wind--too bad we don't have a little more snowpack, because it would be a perfect day for skiing. The official opening date is the 15th for the Akakura resorts. If it keeps up like this, hopefully we'll have all the lifts going soon. Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 2nd December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 78cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 61cm reported on 1 day 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 79cm Weather overview Cloud cover, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 8:31am on Saturday 8th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A week before the official opening, and the early morning rain has turned into some seriously nice snow. It's the kind that Myoko is famous for: nice, big flakes, falling steadily for hours. Days. A week. I'm hopeful, and looking forward to getting on the skis! Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 8th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 79cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 62cm reported on 2 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 60cm Snowfall at base this season 179cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 9:38am on Monday 10th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Countdown to Opening: Snow Day Two Oh that snow is falling out there, with a total since yesterday of right around a meter. The ski areas probably could open (staffing seems to be the problem, not snow at this point). Can't really blame them, in a way, because they have been running pretty tight operations in recent years, with a lot of investment also going in, particularly at Akakan (check out all the nicely repainted lift towers and renovated lift machinery, if you're into big gears). You're reporter, of course, can't wait, so the Nordic skis are coming out today. Just too much snow and too much fun (but looks like a second snow-throw later in the day, just to keep the cars moving). Really good early-season snow; let's hope it keeps going through the new year! Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 10th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 179cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 162cm reported on 4 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 179cm Weather overview Sunny with some cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 8:52am on Tuesday 11th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Countdown to Opening: Snow Day Three Actually, the big snow stopped last night, and it's a really nice day in Myoko. Nice, except that we can't go out and ply at the ski areas yet. We have a great pre-season base here, though; the snow is supposed to keep going which should make things really good for the openings.... which are: Akakura Kanko (Akakan) December 15 Akakura Onsen December 15 Ikenotaira December 15 Suginohara December 15 Seki Onsen As soon as possible Kyukamura Myoko Run Run (pronounced "roon roon"; had to write this one out because it's such a huge name for a tiny report) December 22 Myoko Ski Park December 16 Tangram December 21 Madarao Pre-open last weekend (opening properly on Saturday) Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 11th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 179cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 162cm reported on 4 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 40cm Snowfall at base this season 119cm Weather overview Cloud cover, snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 5:30pm on Sunday 9th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Countdown to Opening: Snow Day One OK, time to get a little dramatic; the snow is falling, and looks like it will keep going for several days. Today's total was probably around 40cm near the base--a nice moderate snow for Myoko. A little bit more, and the snow cats might just be able to start packing things down.... Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 9th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 119cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 102cm reported on 3 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 184cm Weather overview Partly cloudy, sometime showers Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 9:35am on Saturday 15th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . I'm glad I didn't report first thing in the morning as I would have had to write things like, "An inauspicious start to the season" (even though I'm totally not superstitious) because things are looking, well, OK. There is a little rain falling from time to time, but it's meant a series of spectacular rainbows right over the mountains. The wind was howling like mad during the night and in the early morning, but the Sky Cable gondola at Akakan is running just fine. And there's still plenty of snow on the ground, so all in all it's not a bad early first day of the season! If my new boots arrive, I might get out there, too (I'd prefer to ski cold powder, but I'm a gearhead, too....gotta try the new toys). Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 15th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 184cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 167cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 184cm Weather overview Partly sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 2:33pm on Monday 17th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A nicer day today and a little colder, although the snow is melting pretty quickly in the sun. The weather should start to turn around later today and into the week, so hopefully we'll start building the base up again. Operations and official snow depths Akakura Kanko (Akakan) Sky Cable gondola, Nos. 3 & 5 lifts; 90cm Akakura Onsen Ginrei Nos. 3 & 5; Kumado Nos. 2, 4, 6; 85cm Ikenotaira Open; 50cm Suginohara Gondola; Mitahara zone closed; 90cm Seki Onsen Planning for an opening on the 20th; no snow report today Kyukamura Opening December 22 Myoko Ski Park Open; 55cm Tangram Opening December 21 Madarao Nos. 1 & 2 lifts; 40cm Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 17th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 184cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 167cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 184cm Weather overview Fog and rain Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 9:46am on Sunday 16th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . If the first day of skiing turned out to be much better than it seemed at first (if a bit warm through the day), today is a good day to...well, not not go skiing--we'd never say that--but to dress warmly. Or dryly. It's pretty grim out there, with thick fog and rain. Temperatures are marginally lower than yesterday, with the wind shifting around to the north. As the Snow Japan weather report shows, the freezing level is going to go up today and tomorrow, but then come back down. With the colder weather, snow is on the forecast too, so better snow days ahead. Today, support your local ski area by ordering a coffee or something. Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 16th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 184cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 167cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 184cm Weather overview Fine Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 10:30pm on Friday 14th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The season is about to start; not much new on the snow front, but there's a good solid base to get things going on. Many of the areas will be opening Saturday; details are below. Opening schedule Akakura Kanko (Akakan) December 15 Akakura Onsen December 15, for Ginrei and Kumado lifts Ikenotaira December 15 Suginohara December 15 Seki Onsen Planning for an opening on the 20th (think more snow!) Kyukamura Myoko Run Run (pronounced "roon roon"; had to write this one out because it's such a huge name for a tiny report) December 22 Myoko Ski Park December 16 Tangram December 21 Madarao Pre-open last weekend (opening properly on Saturday) Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 14th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 184cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 167cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 184cm Weather overview Snow with some sun Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 9:30am on Thursday 13th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Nothing much happened snow-wise yesterday, so I kinda jumped a day.... We haven't been hit by the huge snows that have fallen further northeast, but that's OK, too (no avalanches, no highway closures around here yet). Today we're seeing a nice, light snowfall--light in quantity (about 5cm overnight) and light in weight, too. Just a really pretty, snowy, pre-season day. And there's already plenty of snow ready for the openings in just two days! Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 13th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 184cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 167cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 184cm Weather overview Fog early snow in PM Wind Light Temperature - Visibility - Posted at 2:59pm on Tuesday 18th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Just as that snow level is going down, we have some fresh falling in Myoko. As I've siad a few times, things are often pretty marginal until right around Christmas here, so things are still looking good. At the moment it's pretty sloppy, wet snow, with some fairly strong winds at times. Just enough to make the streets white at the moment, but we could see some accumulation by tomorrow if it keeps going at this pace. Myoko Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 18th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 184cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 61cm (2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 17cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 167cm 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 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