Nozawa Now: Friday 15th December 2017
- Dec 15, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 90cm
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Morning from Nozawa.
Yesterday was an excellent day on the slopes, it really was. I just couldn't stop myself, and was actually a big naughty in being late to a meeting because of my extended riding time. They totally understood though. ;)
Yes, really great conditions up there - it did not feel like the middle of December.
With that snowfall the resort has enjoyed, they are opening up more lifts and courses from today. Details below. The lower slopes are still not open. Note also that the road between Nagasaka Gondola and the Hikage area is now closed. Access to the Hikage area via the 'Yu Road'.
This morning the mountain is still casting shadows over the village but it is a lovely morning and the sun is shining down on the Yamabiko area. Need to get back up there!
Tomorrow should be generally fine too with snow clouds moving back over the region by the end of the day and snow due on Sunday.
Sounds good to me! I hope you can get here for the weekend to enjoy these conditions before things start getting really busy.
Operating lifts:
- Nagasaka Gondola
- Hikage Gondola
- Yamabiko four lift
- Yamabiko Number 2 lift
- Uenotaira four lift
- Skyline connecting lift
- Paradise four lift
- Yunomine pair lift
- * Need to get the gondola back down to base
Planned open courses:
- Yamabiko A
- Yamabiko B
- Yamabiko C
- Yamabiko D
- Yamabiko E
- Kokenashi A
- Kokenashi B
- Uenotaira
- Paradise (* after preparations)
- Yunomine B
- Bunabayashi
- Rinkan (* after preparations)
Fresh snowfall (as reported by the resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 3cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 3cm
- Hikage (660m): -cm
- Nagasaka (615m): -cm
- Karasawa (563m): -cm
Official snow depth numbers:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 145cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 130cm
- Hikage (660m): 80cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 70cm
- Karasawa (563m): 30cm
Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 15th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 90cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (14th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 69cm reported on 7 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.