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Nozawa Now: Tuesday 12th January 2021

  • Jan 12, 2021
  • 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 451cm

Posted on Tuesday 12th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


An earlier report today. It's a bit early for Naski actually, who isn't out yet... probably still having breakfast. (What do vegetables have for breakfast?)


Anyway, enough silliness.


Just a dusting yesterday and no new cm of snow reported overnight and we start the day today with cloudy skies. Might get a bit of snow overnight but tomorrow we should be getting some sunshine.


The ski area announced yesterday that 1 member of staff had received a positive coronavirus test.


As a result of that they are going to be keeping the Hikage gondola closed to day as they do disinfect the facility.


All of the courses and other lifts are open as planned.


That news was sad to hear that, of course, but let's all do the best we can to keep it under control.


Fresh snowfall recorded by the resort (since yesterday morning):

- Yamabiko (1407m): 2cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 2cm

- Hikage (660m): 1cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 1cm

- Karasawa (563m): 0cm



Nozawa Now 2020-2021 season

Data as of Tuesday 12th January 2021 Total snowfall at base 451cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 56cm (17th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 290cm reported on 12 days January 2021 snowfall 161cm reported on 10 days




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