Nozawa Now: Saturday 16th March 2013
- Mar 16, 2013
- 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 803cm
Weather overview Clear, some cloud
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted on Saturday 16th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It's a mostly fine morning here in Nozawa Onsen today. We have some high altitude cirrus clouds passing overhead that tend to preceded frontal systems. This correlates with the forecast; we expect snow showers to move through later this afternoon and tonight.
Riding this morning will be on classic spring snow; firm in the morning and softening by midday. South facing slopes may become sticky as the sun intensifies. Like yesterday the best riding will be had in the Yamabiko area.
It's a good day to practice in the park and pipe with the soft forgiving conditions. Likewise mogul runs are as good as they can get in these kinds of conditions. Selected off piste gullies may still hold the occasional powder field, although will be heavy going.
Light winds, few people, sunshine, perfect views yesterday.
Looking at the extended forecast we should see another clear day tomorrow before a warming trend takes hold.
Unfortunately very warm temperatures and possibly heavy rain are predicted at the same time on Monday, not a good combination - we can just hope that the forecast backs off. The warmth is set to remain until Wednesday night when there's a chance of light snow showers and colder temperatures - not expecting anything major though.
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Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open except
Grand Prix
Kandahar East
Kandahar West
Challenge 39
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
320cm
Uenotaira
280cm
Hikage
155cm
Nagasaka
150cm
Karasawa
100cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 16th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 803cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 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 253cm reported on 16 days March 2013 snowfall 23cm reported on 4 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.