Nozawa Now: Friday 18th January 2013
- Jan 18, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 439cm
Weather overview Snow
Wind Strong
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Friday 18th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It looks like we have another day of fresh Nozawa powder here in Nozawa Onsen this morning.
As the last lifts were spinning yesterday afternoon we had a sudden increase of intense snowfall which lasted most of the night delivering 50cm of fresh to the slopes! Looking out the window; we have heavy snow continuing and deep snow on the balcony. Wind should be stronger today with 40km/h and higher gusts expected later this afternoon.
30cm of fresh snow in the village areas this morning.
The powder hounds were in full force yesterday with most of the well known haunts becoming tracked by the end of the day. Snow quality was very good indeed, but visibility was somewhat varied as thick clouds moved about the peaks. Overall, another quality day of riding, a seemingly typical trend recently.
We should see snow continue for the rest of today before a clearing trend later tonight. In the following days we should expect periods of sun, mostly in the mornings, followed by afternoon snow showers. All-in-all, variable weather is expected. The kind of forecast that is never 100%.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating except
Yunomine pair
Mizunashi triple
Challenge pair
Utopia pair
Higake Number 2 B line
Courses open:
All courses open except
Kandahar East
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
320cm
Uenotaira
280cm
Hikage
180cm
Nagasaka
175cm
Karasawa
130cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Friday 18th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 439cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 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 223cm reported on 10 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.