Nozawa Now: Friday 12th April 2024
- Apr 12, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 657cm
Posted on Friday 12th April 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Kind of a hazy cloudy early morning, with the sun shining through.
The Skyline connecting pair, Uenotaira quad and Paradise quad are all back in action today through Sunday.
Clear skies and warmth are expected over the weekend.
On the national news last night was the weather forecast for the coming month. It basically said... 'scorchio'! Yes, the coming month will see 'warmer than average/normal' temperatures for every single region of Japan, north to south. They were joking about it feeling like summer. That is not funny, and it put me in a grumpy mood... I need to get out on the mountain to refresh my thoughts. A meeting with Naski would certainly help too.
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 170cm
Uenotaira: 145cm
Lower areas: --
Planned closing date:
Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Monday 6th May 2024. Whether it can or not will depend on the snow/weather. I'll keep you posted.
The following courses are still available:
Yamabiko A (restricted due to event)
Yamabiko B
Yamabiko C
Yamabiko D
Yamabiko E
Kokenashi
Uenotaira
Paradise
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating today:
Nagasaka Gondola
Yamabiko Four quad
Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad
Skyline connecting pair
Uenotaira quad
Paradise quad
Lift information:
All base areas are now closed and you need to get the gondola back down to base
The Nagasaka Gondola and the Yamabiko quad lifts are scheduled to be open daily until the end of the season
The Uenotaira and Paradise quad lifts are scheduled to be open 12th-14th, 20th-21st April and 27th April through 6th May
The Skyline connecting pair is scheduled to be open 12th-14th, 20th-21st April and 27th April through 6th May
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Data as of Friday 12th April 2024 Total snowfall at base 657cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 219cm reported on 14 days February 2024 snowfall 135cm reported on 16 days March 2024 snowfall 189cm reported on 18 days April 2024 snowfall 0cm |
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.