Nozawa Now: Friday 1st May 2026
- May 1
- 2 min read
Updated: May 2
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 Friday 1st May 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
The ski area will be closed today, due to strong winds. Tomorrow might also be very windy, but we'll have to see how that plays out. For now, though, closed for today.
It's warm and wet too. That top Yamabiko run is suddenly looking 'dirty' with shades of brown on the webcam image.
Will the ski area be able to open in the last few days? I'll let you know.
The below info is how things were as per yesterday.
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Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 55cm
Uenotaira: 30cm
Lower areas: now closed and no longer reporting
Available courses:
Yamabiko A-E
Uenotaira
Scheduled lift operations for the spring season:
Nagasaka gondola (from 8:10am)
Yamabiko Four lift
Yamabiko Number 2 Four lift
Uenotaira quad lift
Planned closing date (subject to change):
Wednesday 6th May
Information on the ski area:
Nozawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 1st May 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 April 2026 snowfall 0cm May 2026 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.