Nozawa Now: Saturday 16th February 2013
- Feb 16, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 632cm
Weather overview Partly cloudy
Wind Strong
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Saturday 16th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It has dumped royally overnight here in Nozawa Onsen.
Since last lifts yesterday we have had 45cm of fresh snowfall up top on the mountain. Walking through the village last night, the heated streets were no match at all for the intense snowfalls and by 10pm about 5cm had settled on said streets.
In Nozawa at the moment we have some partly cloudy conditions and light snow flurries passing through which should continue for most of the day, adding to that new snow. It's a cold -6 degrees and the resort is reporting a temperature of -12 in the Yamabiko area.
It was windy about town last night and this morning so look for windblown powder natural features on offer about the resort today. A classic Nozawa powder day today, and definitely not a day to forget the warm gear, fat planks or powder board.
Yesterday saw overcast skies and light snow flurries persist for most of the day. Late in the afternoon an intense fog moved over the resort, greatly limiting visibility.
There were still more than a few powder stashes about the resort, especially during the afternoon; the trees were the place to be. Groomed runs were in excellent form all day as well.
The forecast looks excellent at the moment. After today’s snowfalls we expect a clear day tomorrow. Monday we should see a brief warm spell before an extensive period of cold weather and snowfalls. This will be caused by a classic winter Siberian high pressure system that will result in NW winds needed for snow in the region. Snow should continue from Monday night till Friday based on the current projections.
To those who can, get out there and enjoy!
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Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open except
Grand Prix
Kandahar East
Kandahar West
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
350cm
Uenotaira
310cm
Hikage
190cm
Nagasaka
190cm
Karasawa
150cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 16th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 632cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 105cm 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.