Nozawa Now: Saturday 18th April 2015
- Apr 18, 2015
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 8, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1044cm
Posted on Saturday 18th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
An improvement today just in time for the start of the weekend. The sun is shining and we have blue though somewhat hazy spring skies above Nozawa. Quite cold though actually and not quite 5 degrees as we approach 9am here at base. The sun should get things warming up though and double digit temperatures expected later.
As you can see on the photo today from the lower Karasawa area, the snow is finally starting to make way for the ground to be seen in places. That there's still not that much of that going on on 18th April is impressive. There's still a lot around though and the resort official snow depth for the top Yamabiko area still standing at 260cm.
More sunshine is expected tomorrow and warm conditions.
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko - 260cm
Uenotaira - 185cm
Lifts that remain open and plans for the rest of the season (planned)
Daily until Wednesday 6th May:
- Nagasaka Gondola
- Yamabiko Number 2 Four lift
- Yamabiko Four Lift
Saturday 18th April until Sunday 19th April;
Saturday 25th April until Wednesday 6th May:
- Uenotaira Four lift
Saturday 18th April until Sunday 19th April;
Saturday 25th April until Wednesday 6th May:
- Paradise Four lift
Saturday 18th April until Sunday 19th April;
Saturday 25th April until Sunday 26th April;
Saturday 2nd May until Wednesday 6th May:
- Skyline connecting pair lift
Courses that remain open today
Yamabiko A
Yamabiko B
Yamabiko C
Yamabiko D
Yamabiko E
Kokenashi
Uenotaira
Paradise
Bunabayashi
Rinkan
The Nagasaka link connecting course is now not open, and so if you are using the lower Rinkan, Utopia, Schneider courses on the left side of the mountain you will need to get a shuttle bus back from that base area to the Nagasaka Gondola.
Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Saturday 18th April 2015 Total snowfall at base 1044cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm reported on 14 days January 2015 snowfall 314cm reported on 19 days February 2015 snowfall 215cm reported on 15 days March 2015 snowfall 78cm reported on 7 days April 2015 snowfall 0cm |
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.