Nozawa Now: Wednesday 18th March 2026
- Mar 18
- 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 733cm
Posted on Wednesday 18th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Fine and sunny this morning but perhaps increasingly cloudy as the day goes on.
We expect some rain going into tomorrow, with fingers all crossed hoping that it might be white stuff up at higher elevations.
The skies should be clearer by the weekend again.
Remember, Friday is a national holiday so it's a 3-day long weekend for quite a few people.
If you suffer from hay fever, I recommend considering a face mask.
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Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 0cm
Uenotaira: 0cm
Hikage: 0cm
Nagasaka: 0cm
Karasawa: 0cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 205cm
Uenotaira: 190cm
Hikage: 55cm
Nagasaka: 45cm
Karasawa: 25cm
Scheduled lift operations:
All operating as normal
Challenge and Utopia pair lifts are closed on weekdays
Courses currently closed:
Kurokura
Hachiman
Grand Prix
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
Information on the ski area:
Nozawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 18th March 2026 Total snowfall at base 733cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 438cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 126cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 20cm reported on 6 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.