The snowfall amount TOP5 ranking of ski areas in Japan as of 4/23 (Wed). A series of warm days (= temperatures above +3°C above normal) around 4/17 (Thu.), mainly in the Chubu region, greatly advanced snowmelt. The 3rd largest snowfall was in the 300 cm range, but still much more than the same period last year.
1st Gassan (Yamagata) ◎1,050cm
2nd Tengendai Kogen (Yamagata) ×680cm
3rd Charmant Hiuchi (Niigata) ◎380cm
3rd Kagura (Niigata) ◎380cm
5th Arai (Niigata) △330cm
5th Okutadami Maruyama (Niigata) ◎330cm
7th Hakuba Happo-one (Nagano) △325cm
8th Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ◎310cm
9th Seki Onsen (Niigata) ×280cm
10th Hakuba Goryu&Hakuba47 (Nagano) ○265cm
11th Kiroro △260cm, 12th Sapporo Teine ×250cm, 13th Sapporo Kokusai ◎230cm, 14th Geto Kogen ○225cm, 15th Tsugaike △216cm
*Tengendai Kogen is closed every Wednesday. Sapporo Teine and Seki Onsen are closed on weekdays.
*”◎” … Over 80% area open, “○” … Over 50% area open, “△” … Under 50% area open, “×” … Not open
*Backnumbers → 4/16 (Wed), 4/9 (Wed), 4/2 (Wed), 3/26 (Wed), 3/19 (Wed), 3/12 (Wed), 3/5 (Wed), 2/26 (Wed), 2/19 (Wed), 2/12 (Wed), 2/5 (Wed), 1/29 (Wed), 1/22 (Wed), 1/15 (Wed), 1/8 (Wed), 1/1 (Wed), 12/25 (Wed), 12/18 (Wed), 12/11 (Wed), 12/6 (Fri)