Powder and heel side turns in the tree runs of Madarao

A stunning day with 30cm of super light dry powder...

The resort couldn't have been more beautiful today. Windless and exactly 30cm of fresh powder topping up the small 10cm fall from a couple of days ago.

The new years holiday is coming to an end for the Japanese so the resort will get very quiet in the next few days with a lot more snow in the forecast. 

Today it was -6 degrees C and the cumulative snow total on the Snowball lawn this season is now 270cm.

Happy New Year. Everyone here at Snowball wishes you all a wonderful year ahead and we hope the world finds more peace with more kindness and care. 

Pic today is your truly playing in the trees...


Posted on Sat 03 January 2026