Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 1403cm Posted on Saturday 28th February 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . An early start today, so a report without new information from the resorts. A nice bit of powder overnight - not too much, maybe 25cm - but at least something to cover the ice. Some pretty high winds during the night (got me up and listening). It's an interesting situation out there right now; light snow is falling at base level, although we can see blue skies above the peaks, which occasionally pop out of the clouds. To the north, it's still pretty cloudy and gray. Seems like a good idea to get out and enjoy; a high pressure system is coming in, with the threat of - dare we say it - rain tomorrow. Hope it doesn't work out that way... Akakura Kanko: 410cm, -3° Akakura Onsen: 259cm, 2° Ikenotaira Onsen: 280cm, 0° Myoko Suginohara: 250cm, -5° (top) Seki Onsen: 560cm, -3° Myoko Ski Park: 350cm, 1° Kyukamura RunRun: 350cm, 5° (somebody didn't change the temperature reading today! Tangram Ski Circus: 240cm, 0° Madarao Kogen: 260m, -3° Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 28th February 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1403cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm 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 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 1453cm Posted on Wednesday 11th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The snow has continued to fall, but not really in the "heavy snow" class - well, it is pretty heavy, in that it's full of water—pretty heavy pow today! Probably another 20cm on top of yesterday's 20. One nice thing was that we didn't see the high winds that areas closer to the ocean and Hokkaido had yesterday (maybe Mt. Myoko shielded us to the west). Nice light snow continues, though, and it is nice to have things white and clean again. Akakura Kanko: 460cm, -8° (top?) Akakura Onsen: 280cm, -5° Ikenotaira Onsen: 250cm, -3° Myoko Suginohara: 300cm, -10° (top) Seki Onsen: 520cm, -5° Myoko Ski Park: 390cm, -3° Kyukamura RunRun: 350cm, -3° Tangram Ski Circus: 230cm, -2° Madarao Kogen: 270m, -7° Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 11th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1453cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 50cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 1518cm Posted on Monday 23rd March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The SnowJapan forecast had it exactly right; the warm weather and sun (and sunburn for me) over the weekend has given way to winds, colder temperatures and snow! We could see it coming from about 5pm yesterday, as some big clouds started to form over Mt. Myoko. The winds have now moved to the west on the coast (mostly northerly around here, due to the mountains) and we probably have 5-10 cm of fresh and it's falling pretty well at the moment. You kind of feel like you don't really want any more snow at some point, but it almost felt like the first snowfall again this morning. Nice to have things white again, too... We're also entering the last week of scheduled lift operations at some of the resorts. Suginohara will open just the gondola next Monday and Tuesday, and then close. Most of the rest are open at least until early April—more to follow as they post these dates. Akakura Kanko: 400cm, -2° Akakura Onsen: 226cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen: 230cm, 0° Myoko Suginohara: 230cm, -5° (top) Seki Onsen: 460cm, -2° Myoko Ski Park: 315cm, 2° Kyukamura RunRun: 340cm, 2° Tangram Ski Circus: 190cm, -1° Madarao Kogen: 220m, -2° Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 23rd March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1518cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 115cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 1513cm Posted on Sunday 15th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . It's another bluebird day in Myoko - although yesterday those blue skies turned to impenetrable, soupy fog by lunchtime. Literally visibility of 5 meters or less. A little snow also fell, which was nice—probably 10cm of extra, just to keep things pristine. Today looks much more likely to remain sunny and nice; a high-pressure system has definitely moved in, the winds are down, and it is warm in the sun. It's going to get much warmer ahead, so today would be a good day to get into the snow and enjoy some pre-slop soft snow. Akakura Kanko: 470cm, -2° Akakura Onsen: 286cm, -1° Ikenotaira Onsen: 260cm, -5° Myoko Suginohara: 290cm, -8° (top) Seki Onsen: 520cm, -1° Myoko Ski Park: 380cm, -1° Kyukamura RunRun: 320cm, 3° Tangram Ski Circus: 230cm, -5° Madarao Kogen: 260m, -4° Night skiing in the Myoko area: Akakura Onsen (Kumado): until 10pm every day until 22 March Tangram Ski Circus: until 8pm on Saturdays until 28 March Madarao Kogen: until 9pm on Saturdays until 21 March Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 15th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1513cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 110cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 1503cm Posted on Saturday 14th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The day started really nicely today, with some fresh snow and beautiful blue, clear skies. It's clouded up a bit through the morning, with a bit of wind coming up as well. Still a nice day to get out on that fresh snow (...won't be that many more!). I'm out in the area today (there's a new cat ski operation at the former Arai resort; hopefully something we can report on next season!), so I can't read the town's snow report, but it's pretty much the same as yesterday, plus 10cm of fresh. Akakura Kanko: 470cm, -3° Akakura Onsen: 282cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen: 260cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 300cm, -4° (top) Seki Onsen: 520cm, -2° Myoko Ski Park: 385cm, -1° Kyukamura RunRun: 350cm, -1° Tangram Ski Circus: 230cm, -2° Madarao Kogen: 260m, -5° Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 14th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1503cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 1528cm Posted on Tuesday 24th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Snow kept on falling overnight here, although the total from yesterday is only about 15cm (so 10 on top of yesterday's 5 or so). Snow showers continue to fall, although we're getting occasional moments of sun as well. Nice now, but not enough to fire up the mighty snowthrower (as much repair as those things require—good to use sparingly. And it will be time to dig out the north side of the house soon enough). The mailman can deal with 15cm of snow.... Akakura Kanko: 400cm, -4° Akakura Onsen: 254cm, -1° Ikenotaira Onsen: 230cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 250cm, -7° (top) Seki Onsen: 460cm, -3° Myoko Ski Park: 340cm, 0° Kyukamura RunRun: 340cm, 2° Tangram Ski Circus: 190cm, -1° Madarao Kogen: 220m, -4° Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Tuesday 24th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1528cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 125cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 1493cm Posted on Friday 13th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . It's been a funny day today, with sun and snow showers alternating with each other (and sometimes coinciding). About 10cm of fresh on the ground this morning as well - good, solid, high-moisture, late season snow! Always welcome, of course... Looks like another day of snow, then some clearing weather - and then spring seems to be on its way! The freezing line is going way up the hill in the coming week, so the snow will be soft, at least. Akakura Kanko: 470cm, -3° Akakura Onsen: 282cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen: 260cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 300cm, -4° (top) Seki Onsen: 520cm, -2° Myoko Ski Park: 385cm, -1° Kyukamura RunRun: 350cm, -1° Tangram Ski Circus: 230cm, -2° Madarao Kogen: 260m, -5° Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 13th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1493cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 90cm 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 1483cm Posted on Thursday 12th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . It was getting pretty quiet toward the end of the day yesterday, so I was pleasant surprised to wake up to a fresh layer of snow on the ground. No wind, either - just a really good day to get out and enjoy the feeling of powder under the skis (and not a ton of people competing with you for it!). And we might continue to keep on getting snow for the next few days. It ain't over, etc. etc. Akakura Kanko: 470cm, -5° Akakura Onsen: 290cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen: 260cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 310cm, -7° (top) Seki Onsen: 520cm, -5° Myoko Ski Park: 400cm, -2° Kyukamura RunRun: 350cm, -3° Tangram Ski Circus: 230cm, -2° Madarao Kogen: 260m, -5° Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Thursday 12th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1483cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 80cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 1558cm Posted on Thursday 26th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Man, can things change right after you file a report (in other words, "Mountain weather is very changeable"). It looked like things were quieting down yesterday, but then the wind, fog and snow all came back. I know some people hiking up the mountains had a quick (and wise) change of plans mid-afternoon, as visibility went down and things got pretty blustery. Today, however, spring has returned, with blue skies and a warm sun, although the actual air temperatures are still fairly cold. That will change over the coming days as the freezing line heads back up to and higher than Mt. Myoko. Maybe a little rain on Sunday, the various forecasts are saying, although down't look too heavy at this time. Lifts are starting to close, beginning with Suginohara's No. 3, the very top lift (yesterday I thought it was the wind, but today....), as well as the bottom Romance Lit No. 1—which means, don't ski all the way down the hill or you're in trouble. And they closed the lift ticket station next to the gondola, so you have to buy tickets up in the parking lot (so don't get let off at the bus stop at the bottom, or again trouble will reign). If I were a grumpy person I'd say something about customer service.... And there's still so much snow! More info below. Akakura Kanko: 460cm, -3° Akakura Onsen: 226cm, -2° Ikenotaira Onsen: 230cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 250cm, -8° (top) No. 3 high-speed and No. 1 Romance lifts closed. Gondola only on 30th and 31st. Seki Onsen: 450cm, -3° Myoko Ski Park: 330cm, 0° Kyukamura RunRun: 340cm, 0° Tangram Ski Circus: 190cm, -1° Madarao Kogen: 220m, -4° Night skiing in the Myoko area: Tangram Ski Circus: to 8pm on Saturdays until 28 March Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Thursday 26th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1558cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 155cm 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 1548cm Posted on Wednesday 25th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The snow let up by this morning, with the sun now shining on Myoko. We saw a few lightning flashes last night—something that can mean pretty heavy snowfall—and Akakan is reporting an additional 50cm, more than we got at base level (let's add on 20cm today, just to be conservative). Very strong winds earlier in the day; snow was really flying off the high ridges around 8 am. A little more settled now, although the wind is now coming from the east down in town, while the Coast Guard tells me it's form the northwest on the coast—signs the high pressure is moving in. Looks to be warm again in the coming days. Akakura Kanko: 450cm, -3° Akakura Onsen: 240cm, 0° Ikenotaira Onsen: 260cm, -2° Myoko Suginohara: 260cm, 2° Seki Onsen: 460cm, -3° Myoko Ski Park: 345cm, -1° Kyukamura RunRun: 350cm, 0° Tangram Ski Circus: 190cm, -1° Madarao Kogen: 230m, -5° Night skiing in the Myoko area: Tangram Ski Circus: to 8pm on Saturdays until 28 March Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 25th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1548cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 145cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1558cm Posted on Saturday 4th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . A bit blustery yesterday, with the lifts at Akakan stopped for a while due to wind (and it was pretty rainy and nasty, but that didn't stop a lot of people from getting out there!). Nicer day today, the second-to-the-last for a lot of the resorts. Still lots of snow out there, and it's getting more settled (and fun). Come ski, and enjoy the cherry blossoms just to the north of here! Akakura Kanko: 340cm, 7° Open through May 5. Myokokogen Sky Cable gondola and No. 3 lift Akakura Onsen: 180cm, 6° Open until April 5. Lifts: Yodel Nos. 1, 2 and 5, Kumado Nos. 1 and 4 Ikenotaira Onsen: 180cm, 4° Planning to stay open until April 5. Lifts: Shirakaba Capsule, Ikenotaira Quad, AB No. 1 Myoko Suginohara: Closed Seki Onsen: 380cm, 0° Planning to stay open until mid-May Myoko Ski Park: 240cm, 6° Planning to stay open until April 5. Kyukamura RunRun: Closed Tangram Ski Circus: Closed Madarao Kogen: Closed Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 4th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1558cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 155cm reported on 11 days April 2015 snowfall 0cm 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 1558cm Posted on Friday 17th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Not a great day before we enter the weekend; a low-pressure center moving to the north brought some strong winds earlier, and rain and gloom at the moment. But it looks like a nice weekend ahead, with high pressure moving in, bringing sun and warmer weather for Saturday and Sunday. Perhaps we'll have a repeat of last weekend, which saw a really full parking lot at Akakura Kanko and a lot of happy-looking skiers out there. Also nice to see many international families out there as well - the powder season is great, but it's nice in spring, too, as the trees start to turn green, and the first cherry blossoms are now just starting to come out at base level (you really have to look for them, but they're there, and there will be a lot more soon!). Hard to tell from their website, but it appears that Seki is closed today, but will open for the weekend. It doesn't say "closed" for the current condition, but does say "reopen" in Japanese. Your writer can at least decipher that part... Akakura Kanko: 240cm, 7° Open through May 5. Myokokogen Sky Cable gondola and No. 3 lift Akakura Onsen: Closed Ikenotaira Onsen: Closed Myoko Suginohara: Closed Seki Onsen: (Not updating the daily reports) Planning to stay open until mid-May Myoko Ski Park: Closed Kyukamura RunRun: Closed Tangram Ski Circus: Closed Madarao Kogen: Closed Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 17th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1558cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 561cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 525cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 317cm reported on 16 days March 2015 snowfall 155cm reported on 11 days April 2015 snowfall 0cm 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