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Nozawa Now: Sunday 20th February 2022

  • Feb 20, 2022
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 951cm

Posted on Sunday 20th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


It feels like we have been told to expect snow the last few days and it just hasn't turned out how the forecasts said. Yes, snow up top - and the ski area is reporting 20cm from the Yamabiko area - but very little down below. So head high would probably be the advice for this morning.


Is that going to change in the next few days? Well, we are expecting it to. So let's have it!


Have a good Sunday.


Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (since early yesterday morning):

- Yamabiko (1615m): 20cm

- Uenotaira (1407m): 12cm

- Hikage (660m): 1cm

- Nagasaka (616m): 1cm

- Karasawa (563m): 0cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):


- Yamabiko (1615m): 385cm

- Uenotaira (1407m): 350cm

- Hikage (660m): 290cm

- Nagasaka (616m): 290cm

- Karasawa (563m): 210cm


All courses apart from the following plan to be open:


- Yunomine A



Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Sunday 20th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 951cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 86cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 280cm reported on 16 days




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