Nozawa Now: Friday 16th January 2026
- Jan 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 325cm
Posted on Friday 16th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
A big bank of cloud covering the mountain this morning and the ski area is actually reporting up to 5cm up in the top area. None below where it has been... how should I say it... damp. Thankfully not raining now.
It is a (relatively, of course) mild morning, currently just over 2C.
Very limited visibility on the mountain at the start of the day but it appears that the lifts should be opening as scheduled.
For those visiting over the weekend, it's probably going to start with some clearer skies with the chance of snow overnight.
I'm really liking the look of Tuesday/Wednesday next week, though. Proper cold and proper heavy snow. Naski will be pleased. That's one vegetable that loves deep fresh.
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Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 5cm
Uenotaira: 4cm
Hikage: -cm
Nagasaka: -cm
Karasawa: -cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 190cm
Uenotaira: 145cm
Hikage: 90cm
Nagasaka: 85cm
Karasawa: 70cm
Scheduled lift operations:
All operating except Utopia pair and Challenge pair
Courses that are not available (when the ski area is operating as normal):
Mukobayashi
Hachiman
Information on the ski area:
Nozawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 16th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 325cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 176cm reported on 11 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.