Nozawa Now: Saturday 21st April 2018
- Apr 21, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 700cm
Posted on Saturday 21st April 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Morning from Nozawa.
And as expected the sun is out we have clear skies and it is warm. And it is going to get very warm... hot, even. Perhaps as high as around 25C in the village. (It was on the news last night that some parts of Japan will be heating up to 30C today; atsui!)
Similar very warm and sunny conditions are forecast for tomorrow, so it is going to be a fine weekend to be out on the mountain. Dress accordingly!
A few more lifts and courses are open for the weekend as per info updated below.
Fresh snowfall since yesterday as reported by the resort:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 0cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): -cm
- Base areas: 0cm
Official snow depth numbers:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 130cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 45cm
- Base areas: 0cm
Planned lifts operations today:
- Nagasaka Gondola
- Yamabiko Four
- Yamabiko Number 2 Four
- Skyline connecting pair
- Uenotaira Four quad
- Paradise Four quad
- Yunomine pair
Planned open courses today:
- Yamabiko A, C, D, E
- Uenotaira
- Paradise
- Kokenashi
- Get the Gondola back down to base
General resort operations information until Sunday 6th May:
The Gondola will be open from 8:10am daily;
The Number 1 car park will be free daily;
There will be no village shuttle bus between until 27th April;
Nozawa Onsen plans to remain open until Sunday 6th May.
Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 21st April 2018 Total snowfall at base 700cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 325cm reported on 20 days February 2018 snowfall 131cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 2 days April 2018 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day |
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.