For better or worse, your Snow Japan weather report was right on the money today: rainy, windy and warmer. Lots of closings due to wind today: almost all the Akakura lifts (both resorts) were questionable as the morning started; the Mitahara No. 3 at Suginohara is closed; Seki Onsen Ski Area is closed due to bad weather; the No. 2 and No. 4 lifts at Tangram are closed.

I hate to tell you (well, you can find the same thing on the excellent wether pages of this site), but rain looks like the theme through the week, with the freezing line moving up above 1000 meters until Friday or so. Might be a nice day on Wednesday. ACtually, if it weren't for the wind, skiing in the rain can be pretty smooth and silky, you know... Or take that shopping trip to Nagano.

Current Official Snow Depths

Akakura Onsen:
350cm

Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
320cm

Ikenotaira:
300cm (although they're suddenly reporting 390cm--typo, we think)

Myoko Suginohara:
210cm

Seki Onsen:
600cm

Myoko Ski Park:
415cm

Kyukamura:
480cm

Tangram:
250cm

Madarao:
270cm