Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 111cm Posted on Saturday 13th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Snow is falling this morning, although not (yet) the heavy fall that was forecast as possible for the day. We've gotten a few cm since last night, at least, and it looks like it might be picking up a bit now. And today is the first day of lift operations at both Suginohara and Akakura Onsen—the rascals snuck in on us there. The season has now officially (if somewhat quietly) begun! Opening, lift & other notes Akakura Onsen: 65cm, -1/-3° Kumado No. 1, 4, 5 lifts Myoko Suginohara: 80cm, -1/-3° Gondola only, today and tomorrow Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 13th December 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 111cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (6th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 111cm 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 70cm Snowfall at base this season 271cm Posted on Monday 15th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Another late report here, thanks primarily to the last of the bonenkai—end of the year parties; they never stop—and the fact that once I got some coffee in it was time to go blow more snow. According to the highly accurate measure-the-leg-with-a-ruler method, we had another 70cm or so. Some blowing today might have added to that, but it was another good fall. More than the 10cm that Akakura Onsen reported. It seems that Suginohara has decided to stay open on the weekdays this week as well. Maybe it's all this snowfall (and maybe people are out there on the lifts!). Anyway, it's a good start to the season, with some solid snowfall - and it was pretty solid snow today—more water than earlier falls. Akakura Onsen: 170cm, -1/-3° Kumado No. 1, 4, 5 lifts Myoko Suginohara: 180cm, -3/-8° Gondola only, today, then back next weekend Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 15th December 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 271cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 271cm reported 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 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 184cm Posted on Monday 23rd December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . It's cold and clear, at least for the moment, here in Myoko. Smelly, too; the conditions are bringing down sulfur fumes from the vent on the south side of Mt. Myoko, but that should go away with either wind or a little more warmth. Clouds are forming out to the north, and the national weather report does point to the likelihood of a little more snow through the day. Either way, it's a nice day out there with a good covering of fresh snow from yesterday. I'm guessing on some of the snow depths here; I assume at least 30cm fell at Akakan (come on resorts! Release daily reports before 8:30 - we gotta go skiing!) Official info: Akakura Kanko: 180cm All courses open apart from Champion A Akakura Onsen: 80cm All major lifts moving Ikenotaira: 60cm Four lifts running (most of the hill) Myoko Suginohara: 140cm Beginner runs (most of the lower mountain) open Seki Onsen: 140cm Open Myoko Ski Park: 90cm Open Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 100cm Open Madarao 80cm At least five runs open Tangram Ski Circus No depth report Three lifts open Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 23rd December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 184cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (22nd December) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 164cm 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 189cm Posted on Wednesday 25th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A sunny Merry Christmas in Myoko! The mountain is really white this morning, after a pretty good, not overly heavy fall overnight. The snowpack is building up very nicely - let's not forget that a lot of times we're really iffy if it's going to be a white Christmas or not. This year, no problem. A couple of days of sun here, it appears, before it gets really cold into the weekend, with more snow coming. It's not exactly warm yet today, either; Suginohara is reporting -12°C at the upper gondola station. For those who might moan, though, think about what warm winds would do to the snow.... Official info: Akakura Kanko: 180cm Akakura Onsen: 85cm Ikenotaira: 70cm Myoko Suginohara: 150cm Seki Onsen: 140cm Myoko Ski Park: 110cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 100cm Madarao 80cm Tangram Ski Circus No depth reports, and an indecipherable website (make information easy, please!) Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Wednesday 25th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 189cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (22nd December) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 169cm 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 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 229cm Posted on Saturday 28th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . No official snow reports to put in here, but I have to get out and into the woods today. Not a lot of additional snow, after a really good fall of probably 30-40cm. Luckily, the really high winds that were predicted have not hit yet, although the cold is here. It was -5C by the car thermometer, which never fails (seriously, it's always right on the mark. Ah, Japanese technology). Everything is definitely in full swing now, as the few lifts that haven't been moving should be starting up (especially Tangram and Madarao). Official info: Akakura Kanko: 150cm Akakura Onsen: 85cm Ikenotaira: 70cm Myoko Suginohara: 160cm Seki Onsen: 140cm Myoko Ski Park: 90cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 110cm Madarao 100cm (about half the lifts running) Tangram Ski Circus No depth reports Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 28th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 229cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (22nd December) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 209cm 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 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 239cm Posted on Sunday 29th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A later than normal report today, but it's only because it's a great day out there and I had to get out on the slopes. Well, I had some work on the slopes that I was late getting up for.... but more than all of that, I thought the report would benefit from the time out there. Honest! It is very sunny this morning, lots of people out there on the slopes (including the kid snowboarder who ran right into me). A little caution because the weekend warriors are out in force. It's busy. Great snow, though, and it's still -2° even with a very warm sun. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 160cm Akakura Onsen: 85cm Ikenotaira: 80cm Myoko Suginohara: 170cm Seki Onsen: 150cm Myoko Ski Park: 130cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 150cm Madarao 115cm Tangram Ski Circus 120cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 29th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 239cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (22nd December) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 199cm Posted on Friday 27th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Nice snowfall today; not super heavy but just nice big flakes drifting down. It's a bit foggy at base level and up as well, although it seems to be lifting at the moment. Glad to see the snow, after we had a little bit of light rain last night. That bad memory is now covered in white. The temperatures are up now, but it looks to be quite cold and windy tomorrow. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 150cm Akakura Onsen: 85cm Ikenotaira: 70cm Myoko Suginohara: 160cm Seki Onsen: 140cm Myoko Ski Park: 90cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 110cm Madarao 100cm (about half the lifts running) Tangram Ski Circus No depth reports Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 27th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 199cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (22nd December) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 179cm 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 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 678cm Posted on Saturday 8th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . I could be completely selfish and not say that yesterday's snow in the hills was absolutely perfect: settled snow with a deep layer perfect, fresh snow crystals glittering on top. I could no that, and tell you it was terrible and you might as well go somewhere else, and keep that great snow for ourselves. But I do have my journalistic standards of truth to uphold. OK, it was great, and it's still snowing. The spring scare of last week can now officially be forgotten - although we could still use a little bigger base for late-spring skiing. Now, I've been honest; just keep it to yourself, OK? Official info: Akakura Kanko: 230cm Akakura Onsen: 200cm Ikenotaira: 205cm Myoko Suginohara: 200cm Seki Onsen: 400cm Myoko Ski Park: 240cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 280cm Madarao 210cm Tangram Ski Circus 190cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 8th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 678cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 days January 2014 snowfall 377cm reported on 20 days February 2014 snowfall 62cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 668cm Posted on Friday 7th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . About 10cm of super-light powder on the front deck this morning; I could have used a broom instead of a shovel to clear it off. Nice. There are no resort snow reports in yet, and I'm guessing it's pretty nice and cold (haven't switched on the car this morning, which is, of course, my finest source of local temperature). I have to head out early today, so add a few centimeters of good snow to the figures below. Otherwise, a lot is the same as yesterday; winter is back and we couldn't be happier (well, not much). Official info: Akakura Kanko: 220cm Akakura Onsen: 190cm Ikenotaira: 205cm Myoko Suginohara: 190cm Seki Onsen: 400cm Myoko Ski Park: 235cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 230cm Madarao 210cm Tangram Ski Circus 185cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 7th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 668cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 days January 2014 snowfall 377cm reported on 20 days February 2014 snowfall 52cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 698cm Posted on Sunday 9th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . It's foggy today in Myoko; nothing unusual in that, really. We're near the ocean, we get a lot of fog. Very fine snow is also falling, adding to the 20cm plus we had yesterday. It's kind of funny when Tokyo gets more snow than Myoko, but this has been an interesting year. No official reports are in this morning, was everybody out partying to celebrate the return of good snow?. As usual, the depths below are from yesterday; add a few centimeters because the snow did fall during the day. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 230cm Akakura Onsen: 200cm Ikenotaira: 205cm Myoko Suginohara: 200cm Seki Onsen: 400cm Myoko Ski Park: 240cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 280cm Madarao 210cm Tangram Ski Circus 190cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 9th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 698cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 days January 2014 snowfall 377cm reported on 20 days February 2014 snowfall 82cm reported on 6 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 728cm Posted on Monday 10th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A break in the snowfall today, with the sun shining and the hills sparklingly white. Nice. The air temperature is still cold, although the sun is warm. In short, a really good day for being out there on this day before a holiday. Hopefully some of our domestic travelers took today off for a nice four-day weekend. Looks like sun today and tomorrow before the snow starts up again later in the week. (The 30cm added in the report = over the last few days). Official info: Akakura Kanko: 260cm Akakura Onsen: 205cm Ikenotaira: 205cm Myoko Suginohara: 200cm Seki Onsen: 400cm Myoko Ski Park: 245cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 280cm Madarao 220cm Tangram Ski Circus 195cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 10th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 728cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 days January 2014 snowfall 377cm reported on 20 days February 2014 snowfall 112cm reported 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 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 793cm Posted on Monday 17th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . As I was waiting for the official town snow reports to come in (reluctantly not having a skiing day today), I was going to say the wind is finally down. They're not. Really nice snow is falling; big flakes, just drifting down gently until a few minutes ago and then: back to horizontal snowfall. On piste, the worst thing is that gondolas may not be running all the time. Oh, yeah, it will be cold on your face, but you're here to ski so suck it up! Get out and ski! Actually, looking out the window again, these big gusts mean wind chill will be a factor; balaclavas are highly recommended! In the backcountry, though, things are very dodgy. I heard some reports of pretty shaken people coming off the hill yesterday after setting off some small slides, and the complex terrain in the Myoko backcountry can make course decisions pretty difficult. The Avalanche Network issued an overall warning/advisory yesterday, so this is another day to really think twice about going, even if you think you're knowledgeable; don't even think about going at all if you don't have gear and experience and partners who are reliable and cool-headed. Practice your powder turns on the slopes. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 295cm Akakura Onsen: 260cm Ikenotaira: 210cm Myoko Suginohara: 250cm Seki Onsen: 430cm Myoko Ski Park: 300cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 320cm Madarao 250cm Tangram Ski Circus 240cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 17th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 793cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 days January 2014 snowfall 377cm reported on 20 days February 2014 snowfall 177cm 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 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