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Nozawa Now: Friday 12th January 2018

  • Jan 12, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 341cm

Posted on Friday 12th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


I'm still a bit confused with what the weather is delivering at the moment. Not more than 30 minutes up the road and they were getting some proper snowfall yesterday, while we were getting some sun in the afternoon. The resort yesterday did update their reporting saying there was 8-10cm up top (and by 12 noon it appears they added 6-7cm), though I wasn't out on the slopes myself to go check that out. They are not reporting any more snow this morning, though it is snowing. As you can see on the image below there's a dusting of snow on the top of Nasuki's head (and he/she looks happy). I'm going to award the report 1cm as encouragement.


All curious stuff.


Snow is on the forecast for today and later tomorrow. Come on!!


Fresh snowfall since yesterday (as reported by the resort):


- Yamabiko (1407m): -cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): -cm

- Hikage (660m): -cm

- Nagasaka (615m): -cm

- Karasawa (563m): -cm


Official snow depth numbers:


- Yamabiko (1407m): 245cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 180cm

- Hikage (660m): 140cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 135cm

- Karasawa (563m): 110cm


Lifts operations:


- All scheduled lifts should be open as normal


All courses open except the following:


- Challenge 39

- Grand Prix

- Mukobayashi

- Kandahar



Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Friday 12th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 341cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 103cm reported on 8 days




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