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Nozawa Now: Thursday 14th March 2019

  • Mar 14, 2019
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 845cm

Posted on Thursday 14th March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


Good news after a dry spell.


The resort is reporting 40cm of fresh snow up on the top Yamabiko area. Wooo-hooo!


There's around 20cm or so down by base areas too which is just great to be able to report at this stage.


I'm off. I've got to... get my hair done. Or something...


Sun and mild expected tomorrow.


Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday 3pm):

- Yamabiko (1407m): 40cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 30cm

- Hikage (660m): 20cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 20cm

- Karasawa (563m): 10cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):


- Yamabiko (1407m): 320cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 260cm

- Hikage (660m): 135cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 110cm

- Karasawa (563m): 70cm


All lifts apart from the following should be operating:


- Yunomine pair

- Mizunashi triple

- Challenge pair

- Utopia pair

- Kandahar


All courses should be open apart from the following:


- Grand Prix

- Hachiman

- Kandahar



Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Thursday 14th March 2019 Total snowfall at base 845cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 170cm reported on 12 days March 2019 snowfall 46cm reported on 4 days




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