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Nozawa Now: Tuesday 17th January 2023

  • Jan 17, 2023
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 281cm

Posted on Tuesday 17th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


We do have some fresh snow this morning, all of it at base actually coming from evening through midnight. 5-10cm around base areas and the ski area itself reporting 19cm since yesterday morning on the top Yamabiko area (13cm of that overnight).


We could do with more, but it is of course most welcome.


At the moment it is just cloudy.


Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area at 8am (since yesterday morning):

- Yamabiko: 19cm

- Uenotaira: 11cm

- Hikage: 7cm

- Nagasaka: 7cm

- Karasawa: 3cm


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

- Yamabiko: 160cm

- Uenotaira: 125cm

- Hikage: 100cm

- Nagasaka: 90cm

- Karasawa: 50cm


All lifts now normally operating except these lifts:

- Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays)

- Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays)


All courses are now open except the following:

- Mukobayashi

- Hachiman

- Challenge 39

- Kandahar (restrictions)

- Grand Prix

- Kurokura


Planned night skiing (Nagasaka quad):

- Every Saturday until 25th March 2023



Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season

Data as of Tuesday 17th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 281cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (26th December and 4th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 101cm reported on 13 days January 2023 snowfall 180cm reported on 11 days




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