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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 813cm Posted on Tuesday 18th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . That snow just keeps on falling, and today it's nice and light (another frustrating day for knee-impinged writer—no ski for me). The wind has come down a bit, which is very welcome. There are big cornices all over, and not just on the peaks. It's hard to tell just how much snow fell, in fact, with huge drifts in some places and just a few centimeters in others. Right now it's snowing pretty steadily, with nice big flakes—the kind we like and haven't seen enough this season. Lots of reports from the hills, with some people having seen and/or started avalanches; others not seeing anything and thinking it's safe. Listen to the first group! There's always a risk, of course - right now it's still very high. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 320cm Akakura Onsen: 260cm Ikenotaira: 215cm Myoko Suginohara: 240cm Seki Onsen: 450cm Myoko Ski Park: 315cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 330cm Madarao 260cm Tangram Ski Circus 245cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 18th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 813cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 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 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 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 823cm Posted on Wednesday 19th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Gentle snow keeps on falling, and the winds have come down. There's a bit of fog on the hill now and again, but the sun keeps trying to peak through - it may be sunny up high, in fact; just couldn't get that far up yet today. Really nice conditions, in fact, for skiing. Not that much new snow, but there's plenty of fresh stuff out there to enjoy. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 330cm Akakura Onsen: 270cm Ikenotaira: 215cm Myoko Suginohara: 240cm Seki Onsen: 450cm Myoko Ski Park: 320cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 320cm Madarao 260cm Tangram Ski Circus 250cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Wednesday 19th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 823cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 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 207cm reported on 13 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 848cm Posted on Saturday 22nd February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The day has started way more sunny than it should have: snow is falling to the north and east, and is supposed to be falling here as well. But instead we have the blue skies extending in from Nagano City. Nice to see the mountains, actually... Pretty good snowfall yesterday (none of which I have cleared, thanks to the missing/on-order drive belts for the snowthrower). Looks like we could get more later in the day, as the clouds are threatening to move in. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 330cm Akakura Onsen: 290cm Ikenotaira: 215cm Myoko Suginohara: 240cm Seki Onsen: 450cm Myoko Ski Park: 325cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 350cm Madarao 290cm Tangram Ski Circus 235cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 22nd February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 848cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 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 232cm reported on 14 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 858cm Posted on Sunday 23rd February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Yesterday's sunny start turned to snow and some fog up high; today it's sunny below with clouds/fog above the ski areas. Not a bad combination - good visibility on the slopes; not too much sun on the snow for the backcountry crowd. Basically not much wind, either. The region is expecting warmer conditions in the coming week, especially as we get to mid week. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 340cm Akakura Onsen: 270cm Ikenotaira: 230cm Myoko Suginohara: 230cm Seki Onsen: 450cm Myoko Ski Park: 300cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 350cm Madarao 260cm Tangram Ski Circus 225cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 23rd February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 858cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 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 242cm 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 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 918cm Posted on Thursday 6th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Yesterday belonged to the rain. But today the snow is back and piling up pretty nicely! Akakan is saying 30cm of new, and I wouldn't doubt it. The wind was blowing pretty strongly in the night as well, with a ice new cornice outside the house, but that has also come down a bit so hopefully there will be no disruptions of lift operations (particularly the two gondolas in the area). It is still gusting at times, though, so keep the face warm, as the temperature has dropped by about 9 degrees since last night. Official info: Akakura Kanko: 300cm Akakura Onsen: 230cm Ikenotaira: 215cm Myoko Suginohara: 210cm Seki Onsen: 450cm Myoko Ski Park: 270cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 330cm Madarao 220cm Tangram Ski Circus 185cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Thursday 6th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 918cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 242cm reported on 15 days March 2014 snowfall 60cm 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 958cm Posted on Saturday 8th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Good snowfall overnight; looks like 20cm or so of very nice, light fresh stuff... although the ski areas aren't reporting much; I wonder why they're being shy about this good news? Right now it's sunny in Myoko, but there are clouds all around and snow on the schedule for the rest of the weekend and into Monday. Could even be some heavy snow tomorrow. It would be fun to actually see those great big flakes and non-stop snowing that is the more usual rule around here; haven't seen this that often this season! Official info: Akakura Kanko: 325cm Akakura Onsen: 270cm Ikenotaira: 230cm Myoko Suginohara: 210cm Seki Onsen: 450cm Myoko Ski Park: 320cm Myoko Kyukamura Runrun 310cm Madarao 230cm Tangram Ski Circus 200cm Myoko Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 8th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 958cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 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 242cm reported on 15 days March 2014 snowfall 100cm 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