Nozawa Now: Monday 14th December 2020
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 13cm
Posted on Monday 14th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from a snowy Nozawa.
Yesterday the clouds moved in and it started snowing... down to base too and it was good to see everywhere start to turn white.
This morning the snow is falling nicely and that is what we are due for most of this week.
I have just been out and measured 13cm, and counting. The roads around my place are covered in snow and it feels like mid winter.
Lifts and course openings remain unchanged for the moment but I imagine that things will be opening up fairly quickly.
With all the snow due in the coming week it is really exciting to think that this season we might be back to something more like normal. (Well, in terms of snowfall, anyway).
Bring it on!
Fresh snowfall recorded by the resort (since 3pm yesterday):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 10cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 0cm (?)
- Hikage (660m): -cm (not reporting yet)
- Nagasaka (615m): -cm
- Karasawa (563m): -cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 35cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 20cm
- Hikage (660m): -cm
- Nagasaka (615m): -cm
- Karasawa (563m): -cm
Planned operating lifts:
- Nagasaka Gondola (8:30am - 5:30pm; last one down at 4pm)
- Yamabiko Four quad lift (8:45am - 3:30pm)
- Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad lift (8:40am - 3:40pm)
- Uenotaira Four quad lift (8:50am - 3:40pm)
Courses currently open:
- Yamabiko C Course (850m)
- Yamabiko D Course (1250m)
- Uenotaira Course (2000m)
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Data as of Monday 14th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 13cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 13cm (14th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 13cm reported on 1 day |
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.