Myoko Kogen snow report Tuesday 9th February

9 Feb

It is a foggy morning here in Akakura Onsen with some light rain still falling. The forecast came true yesterday and from about 3pm it started raining in earnest and was fairly heavy late into the night. It is expected to keep raining until tomorrow morning when temperatures should drop and turn the precipitation to snow. Light snow and snow showers are forecast for the rest of the week. A relatively strong southwesterly wind this morning will weaken and turn northwesterly bringing the colder system with it. Today’s maximum temperature will be around 5 degrees C – very much like spring weather…..

New Snow (Resort): 0 cm

New Snow (Village): 0 cm

Weather: Moderate southwesterly winds weakening throughout the day and turning northwesterly. Poor visibility this morning with rain and fog. Very heavy rain effected snow today.

Official statistics:

Resort	Status	Base yesterday (cm)	Base today (cm)	Current temperature	Current weather
Suginohara	All areas open	230	210	-2	Rain
Ikenotaira	All areas open	290	290	2	Rain
Akakura Kanko	All areas open	~	250	4.5	Rain
Akakura Onsen	All areas except Maruyama triple lift and mogul challenge course/alpen course open. Night skiing 5:00 ~ 9:00 at Kumado	300	265	2	Rain
Madarao/Tangram	All areas open	230	210	2	Light rain
Seki Onsen	All areas open	~	570	3	Light rain