Nozawa Now: Tuesday 10th November 2020
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 10, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
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Posted on Tuesday 10th November 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
After a 6+ month break, I'm back and all recharged and excited about the upcoming 2020-2021 winter season.
Last season was, of course, by no means a classic. We didn't get as much snow as we usually get - both here in Nozawa and in most regions of Japan - and then the covid-19 situation developed. To say that it has been a difficult year for many people is something an understatement. I don't want to dwell on that much here, but I hope the year has treated you ok.
Even in tough times though, my Nozawa friends mostly remain genki and in good spirits and looking forward to welcoming people to their village.
I know that some (or indeed many) of you reading this were hoping to visit Nozawa this winter but will be unable to do so, due to the ongoing travel restrictions. And I feel sorry about that. I will be here every day once the season begins and so hope that you might be interested to see how this season goes... and will be able to come next year.
For those of you who will be able to get here and enjoy Nozawa this winter: it remains to be seen how the season shapes up, but I think most people are expecting a quieter season than usual.
Of course, we all hope for at least normal amounts of snowfall this season. A season of consistent and heavy snowfall would really be a nice way to end 2020 and start off 2021.
The big ski area news here this season is the brand new Gondola lift. The ski area has cunningly named it 'New Nagasaka Gondola' and replaces the old one. If you remember, the old gondola had a mid-station and change in direction. The new gondola is all nice and shiny with big windows and it goes straight up from the Nagasaka base area to the upper Yamabiko area of the resort (similar end point as the old gondola). It will be exciting to get a first ride on that new lift - it should be making its debut on the opening day of the season.
Getting on to weather matters. It is still early, but there have been encouraging signs. It has been rather chilly of late and this morning I can see snow. The top areas of the resort have a thin white coating this morning and there has been a dusting of snow down to fairly close to base areas.
More sunny skies are due from Thursday and into next week, so this snow will disappear before more comes.
Remember, it is early!
Nozawa Onsen plans to open for the season on Saturday 12th December 2020. That is actually somewhat later than usual, but hopefully by the time that date rolls around we'll have a good base to play with.
I'll be back from time to time in the run up to the season; my reports will go daily once the season begins.
Take care and see you soon.
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All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. 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.