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Nozawa Now: Monday 16th February 2026

  • Feb 16
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 682cm

Posted on Monday 16th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


Morning from Nozawa.


I believe it warmed up to about 10C in the village later in the afternoon yesterday. The warmth loosened up the snow after a crispy start and a lot of people around to enjoy what was a spring-like day on the mountain.


It is going to be colder today. We start with foggy conditions and a bit of a damp feel though it's not actually raining or snowing right now.


I might get to be able to report some fresh snow in my report tomorrow morning, with clearer skies expected Tuesday.


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Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area):

Yamabiko: 0cm

Uenotaira: 0cm

Hikage: 0cm

Nagasaka: 0cm

Karasawa: 0cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):

Yamabiko: 250cm

Uenotaira: 220cm

Hikage: 150cm

Nagasaka: 125cm

Karasawa: 105cm


Scheduled lift operations:

All operating


Courses that are not available (when the ski area is operating as normal):

All open


Information on the ski area:


Nozawa Now

2025-2026 season

Data as of Monday 16th February 2026


Total snowfall at base

682cm

Number of days snowfall observed at base

43 days

Most snowfall observed in 1 day

76cm (on 25th January)

November 2025 snowfall

15cm reported on 1 day

December 2025 snowfall

134cm reported on 11 days

January 2026 snowfall

438cm reported on 22 days

February 2026 snowfall

95cm reported on 9 days




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