Nozawa Now: Thursday 19th January 2023
- Jan 19, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 283cm
Posted on Thursday 19th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from... Tokyo. Yes, I am away this morning but have spoken with a trusted friend back in the Nozzle.
Snow didn't really happen yesterday - not in any real way. The ski area is reporting 3cm on the top Yamabiko and Uenotaira areas and there was just a dusting lower down. (My friend didn't mention rain, but perhaps just didn't want to. I know that feeling well!)
I feel various forecasts have had more than their fair share of 'fail' this season so far, so I look at them with some cynicism. They currently say snow tomorrow night, and then some good proper snowfall incoming in the first half of the week. Let's have a Nozawa-like few days of heavy snow, hey?
This morning the sun is out and there are blue skies above the mountain. Beauty of a morning. Cold too. Wish I was there!
Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area at 8am (since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko: 3cm
- Uenotaira: 3cm
- Hikage: 0cm
- Nagasaka: 0cm
- Karasawa: 0cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko: 150cm
- Uenotaira: 125cm
- Hikage: 100cm
- Nagasaka: 80cm
- Karasawa: 40cm
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 Thursday 19th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 283cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 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 182cm reported on 12 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.