Nozawa Now: Tuesday 14th February 2023
- Feb 14, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 22cm
Snowfall at base this season 589cm
Posted on Tuesday 14th February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
I'm happy to report some decent snowfall overnight. The ski area is reporting about 25cm on large parts of the mountain, which sounds good, and I am measuring 20+cm too.
Snow is due today and tomorrow (though as I write this it's only light and relatively bright). Let's have it!
Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area at 7am (since yesterday afternoon):
- Yamabiko: 25cm
- Uenotaira: 27cm
- Hikage: 25cm
- Nagasaka: 25cm
- Karasawa: 15cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko: 250cm
- Uenotaira: 220cm
- Hikage: 150cm
- Nagasaka: 145cm
- Karasawa: 90cm
All lifts now normally operating except these lifts:
- Mizunashi triple
- Yunomine pair
- Karasawa pair
- Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays)
- Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays)
All courses are now open except the following:
- Yunomine A
- Kandahar (restrictions)
Planned night skiing (Nagasaka quad):
- Every Saturday until 25th March 2023
Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Tuesday 14th February 2023 Total snowfall at base 589cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (25th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 101cm reported on 13 days January 2023 snowfall 388cm reported on 21 days February 2023 snowfall 100cm reported on 9 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.