Nozawa Now: Wednesday 19th February 2025
- Feb 19, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 14, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 44cm
Snowfall at base this season 857cm
Posted on Wednesday 19th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
I hesitated somewhat posting earlier this morning as I took in the snowfall numbers reported by the ski area. 93cm since lunchtime yesterday up top, with 114cm over 24 hours. And 74cm at Hikage? Wow.
Surely we have had a lot of snow -- but I have not seen those numbers (and I can't report what I don't see).
After taking a walk around outside, my measurement for the day is 44cm for the 24 hours.
I'm thinking wind must have been a factor here, blowing it around. (The Japan Meteorological Agency measurement at nearby Karasawa is 30cm up to 8am).
Anyway, keep all that in mind and don't overthink. Numbers/observations will differ.
The important bottom line: a lot of snow!
This ongoing snowfall isn't going to let up any time soon either. We should expect it through until the weekend and maybe over the weekend too.
Wild stuff! It's cold out there and visibility is limited at best. Be careful out there.
Fresh snowfall since yesterday (morning + afternoon) as reported by the ski area:
Yamabiko: 21+93cm (!)
Uenotaira: 8+55cm
Hikage: 4+70cm
Nagasaka: 4+70cm
Karasawa: ?+50cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 420cm
Uenotaira: 355cm
Hikage: 290cm
Nagasaka: 290cm
Karasawa: 216cm
Lifts:
All scheduled lifts are operating as planned
The Utopia pair lift and Challenge pair lift are normally closed on weekdays
Nozawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 19th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 857cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 44cm (8th and 19th February) November 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 291cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 239cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 324cm reported on 15 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.