Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 772cm Weather overview Cloud and light snow Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted at 9:10am on Monday 18th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Yesterday was a good one, though busy out there. Back to the start of a new week and the snow is back. Not major just a few cm and the resort reporting 5-10cm and it is snowing lightly now. Quite mild temp. as well, not that much below 0 at the moment, and tomorrow should see a return to colder climes. Other than that lots of days with snow on the menu through until the coming weekend. Sounds good to me. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 18th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 772cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 197cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 887cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate + Temperature - Visibility Very poor Posted at 7:42am on Sunday 24th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . It did continue snowing yesterday into the afternoon when we actually got some clearer skies for a while. Didn't last for too long though as this morning there's an additional 20cm or so of snow on the ground and Madarao Kogen is reporting up to 30cm on the slopes. Excellent. It's pretty much white-out conditions now though with very little to see at all. As far as I can tell, lifts are moving or at least plan to be moving. The resort's latest update at 9:22am shows all of the tree runs and a few lifts still being 'prepared' to be open, so hopefully they can. Extra care needed today. As I said you can see almost nothing out there. Don't smash into a tree and I would recommend staying to areas you know. Have fun but take care. This latest front should be over by tomorrow and calm will return by Tuesday. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 24th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 887cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 312cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 837cm Weather overview Cloud with some blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted at 8:14am on Friday 22nd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . More snow to report from Madarao this morning, I'm happy to say. About 10cm or more, with the resort telling me up to 15cm on the slopes. After the snowy conditions of yesterday and last night though, this morning it is much brighter, I can see the whole of the mountain, and I can also see some blue skies above me. Still lots of cloud around but perhaps we'll have a clearer morning. It probably won't last long even if that happens though because some potentially impressive snowfall is due back later on today and/or overnight. I should have more snow to report tomorrow morning and it will probably be cold and snowy, so keep that in mind if you plan to be here. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 22nd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 837cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 262cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 40cm Snowfall at base this season 827cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light to moderate Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted at 8:15am on Thursday 21st February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . 40cm of new snow. Yes, 40cm. Even up to 50cm on the slopes according to the launch, so half a metre. Sounds good? It's a snowy morning and cold. Still snowing. Conditions should be excellent this morning as you might expect. :) We might not get a huge amount more, but snow is probably going to continue. Tomorrow might start off clearer but we have some potentially heavy snowfall again overnight into Saturday. Needless to say, the weekend is looking like it will be great. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 21st February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 827cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 252cm reported 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 40cm Snowfall at base this season 927cm Weather overview Cloud and some sun Wind Light to moderate Temperature - Visibility Good Posted at 8:52am on Monday 25th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Monday morning sounds a bit dull but how about 40cm of fresh new snowfall to make it sound more exciting. Yes, the snow continued pounding down and we have another thick layer of white powder to enjoy this morning. What's more, there's a bit of sun shining through the remaining clouds at the moment. Visibility good, clearing up? The next few days should see generally clearer conditions maybe just the odd snow shower here and there. But basically... top conditions. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 25th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 927cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 352cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 862cm Weather overview Snow Wind Light + Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted at 7:42am on Saturday 23rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Lots of new snow to report this morning from Madarao. The resort themselves are saying more than 30cm, I'd say definitely more than 20-25cm here at base. Nice quality snow too and a cold start to the day. It's snowing and so visibility pretty low, though it's not 'can't see anything' low, not at the moment anyway. But then again it's not going to be a day for scenic photos either. So snow is forecast to continue for the day today and tomorrow too. Wrap up and enjoy. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 23rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 862cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 287cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 930cm Weather overview Fine with some cloud Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted at 7:52am on Tuesday 26th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Another few cm of new snowfall since yesterday and the sun is out this morning. Just a bit of cloud left hanging on at the moment but it might well be on it's way out as we settle down to a few days of calmer conditions. It's forecast to get milder up until around Friday, but it is a cold start to the day for the moment. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 26th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 930cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 355cm reported on 20 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 930cm Weather overview Mostly blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted at 8:34am on Wednesday 27th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . To make for a change I have no new snowfall to report this morning from Madarao Kogen. This morning we have mostly blue skies above Madarao with just a bit of cloud here and there. It's basically just a lovely calm and bright morning. We're going to see a warming up pattern over the next few days. We might get to see some worryingly warm temperatures especially around Friday when we may also get some rain. The good out of all this is that just after that a new cold front is chugging along making it's way here and should hopefully be bringing us snow and colder temperatures in time for opening on Saturday. I'm not a park kind of guy but it seems the resort has a new item in their Free Ride Park - 'Side in 5m down rail'. That make sense to anyone? Doesn't mean much to me but that's what it is apparently. If park is your thing, go check it out and let me know! Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 27th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 930cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 355cm reported on 20 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 930cm Weather overview Mostly blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted at 8:42am on Thursday 28th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Yesterday really warmed up. Too much for my liking, I had to take a few layers off. The mild conditions are going to continue today and tomorrow. It's an almost spring like morning in Madarao. Lots of cloud hovering around the upper part of the mountain, but sun shining down and lots of blue sky above. That cloud is actually quickly moving on in the last 10 minutes or so. Warmer still tomorrow (!) but hopefully we'll be on the receiving end of some fresh snow before lifts open on Saturday. In a bit of resort news, the Tangram Number 2 lift will be closing after Sunday 3rd March. Seems rather early. But anyway, from the 4th the good folk using Madarao will be able to access Powder Wave II, Powder Line and Powder Theater via the (always exciting) Number 13 single lift and Adventure. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 28th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 930cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 355cm reported on 20 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 940cm Weather overview Cloudy with light snow Wind Slight to moderate Temperature - Visibility Fair Posted at 8:58am on Saturday 2nd March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Welcome to the weekend. And I'm glad that yesterday is behind us that really turned out to be a not particularly good day! It was windy, it was warm, it was wet and rainy, lifts had to be closed because of the conditions. Just not a good day all round really. This morning the story is much better. We even have some fresh snowfall, perhaps 5-10cm or so at base area and the resort saying there's up to 15cm on the slopes. That is good. It might not be enough to completely cover what will be a hardened icy base, but it sure is better than us waking up to nothing new at all. The wind might have blown it around as well so more in places. Due care needed. Light snow forecast for the day (though there's even a few breaks in the cloud at the mo), perhaps less so tomorrow and then clearer on Monday. So says the local forecast. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 2nd March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 940cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 355cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 10cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 960cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Not great Posted at 8:50am on Sunday 3rd March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Wild winds yesterday and a cancelled fireworks display after nighta. I think people were probably glad to get in an onsen yesterday after the conditions out there. The snow was really coming down in style for a while there yesterday evening, quickly adding up to 15cm or so. A bit more to report this morning and the resort itself if saying that there has been an additional 15-25cm. Snow not falling at the moment and just cloudy. The tree runs should be great today. There's also a free to enter 'Speed Challenge' event going on today which sounds like fun. Clear conditions forecast for tomorrow and a return to more early spring like weather conditions due this coming week. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 3rd March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 960cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 355cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 30cm 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 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 960cm Weather overview Fine with some cloud Wind Slight Temperature - Visibility Good Posted at 8:05am on Tuesday 5th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Morning from Madarao. And happily it is keeping fairly cold. It did get warmer during the day yesterday but a cold night and a cold morning again. No new snow to report and lots of blue sky above the mountain. Quite a few clouds hanging around the region for the most part a fine clear and bright morning. Let's hope it doesn't warm up too much. From tomorrow though a real warming up still seems inevitable. Lifts planned to be operating: Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Super quad Number 5 Number 11 Number 12 Number 15 Kids Park --- FreeRide Park Powder Wave I Powder Wave II Usagi Riverline Powder Theater Adventure Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 5th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 960cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 355cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 30cm 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 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