Nozawa Now: Monday 1st April 2013
- Apr 1, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 809cm
Weather overview Blue skies
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Great
Posted on Monday 1st April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Here we are in April already. Where did the season go?!
As mentioned previously from today we're into the final stretch with just upper areas of Nozawa Onsen open and reduced lift ticket prices. Details posted below.
After getting rather wet yesterday with rain starting around lunchtime down in the village (boo), it's lovely and sunny this morning in Nozawa (hurray). Let me just temper that by saying that apparently there was snow falling higher up - but I wasn't there to witness it, unfortunately. The resort is reporting 2cm since yesterday up there.
Lots of blue sky and the sun shining down on us. It's a fairly chilly start with a high of around 7 degrees forecast for later on in the day today. It should be a nice day to be out.
The rain didn't do the remaining snow any favours of course, and I would imagine some rather crusty conditions out there this morning. We will probably see the snow dry up from lower slopes rather quickly now.
So fine weather today and then tomorrow it looks like the rain will be back.
-----
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
260cm
Uenotaira
210cm
Hikage
80cm
Lower slopes now closed
-----
Nozawa Onsen opening dates from 1st April to the end of season:
From 1st April until 6th May:
Nagasaka Gondola
Yamabiko Number 2 Four lift
Yamabiko Four lift
From 1st April until 7th April
12th April until 14th April
20th-21st April
27th April until 6th May
Uenotaira Four lift
Snow Park
6th-7th April
13th-14th April
20th-21st April
27th April until 6th May
Paradise Four lift
-----
Courses open at Nozawa Onsen:
Yamabiko A
Yamabiko B
Yamabiko C
Yamabiko D
Yamabiko E
Uenotaira
Bunabayashi (to the Nagasaka Gondola mid station)
Paradise
Utopia A
Utopia B
Rinkan (until the Hikage area)
From tomorrow the resort will be 'working with snow' between the Nagasaka area and Hikage areas. Here's how you'll be able to get back to the Nagasaka Gondola from Rinkan:
On 1st April - use the Hikage triple lift
On 2nd April - shuttle bus from Hikage
From 3rd April onwards - use shuttle bus from Isemiya course
Lift prices from 1st April are 3500 yen (adults), 1500 yen (children), 2500 yen (seniors) for a day ticket and 2500 yen (adults), 1000 yen (children), 2000 yen (seniors) for a half day.
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 1st April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 809cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 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 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 253cm reported on 16 days March 2013 snowfall 29cm reported on 6 days April 2013 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.