Nozawa Now: Monday 11th February 2013
- Feb 11, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 593cm
Weather overview Heavy snow
Wind Strong
Temperature -
Visibility
Fair to poor
Posted on Monday 11th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
An early report this morning.
We are greeted with heavy snow and at least 20cm of fresh powder in Nozawa Onsen. Woohoo! It is going to be a good day.
Yesterday was the most crowded day of the season so far, but the holiday vibe on the mountain made up for the crowds. The Gondola and Yamabiko were the busiest sections, especially in the morning. However it was still possible to escape the crowds and venture to the less known areas of the resort.
It was a sunny and partly cloudy day yesterday; a good day for exploring new runs. The snow remained in great shape thanks to cold temperatures.
Avalanche risk is higher than normal but improving.
We expect heavy snow to continue for the time being, until this afternoon accompanied by fresh NW winds. Tomorrow should see mixed conditions; partly cloudy early grading to snow showers during the afternoon. Wednesday should see similar conditions before clearing to fine weather on Thursday.
On the long range forecast another big dump is looking possible/likely next weekend.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open except
Grand Prix
Kandahar East
Kandahar West
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
310cm
Uenotaira
275cm
Hikage
155cm
Nagasaka
155cm
Karasawa
110cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 11th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 593cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 66cm reported on 5 days |
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.