Nozawa Now: Friday 21st December 2012
- Dec 21, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 118cm
Weather overview Cloud
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Visibility
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Posted on Friday 21st December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
After the "magic foot" two nights we got hit with a "phantom foot" last night with Mother Nature depositing another 30cm of the white fluffy stuff on our doorstep.
It was a bit unexpected we went in for dinner and came out and the car was under 20cm of fresh snow. All this will make for another great day on the slopes today and also help big time with building that base.
So looking good for opening of the whole resort tomorrow morning Saturday. Yesterday was a terrific day with fresh tracks and sunshine on offer ands still no lift lines actually barley anyone on the slopes at all!
The good time look set to continue in Nozawa with another sneaky foot of snow expected on Sunday night.
Lifts operating:
Nagasaka Gondola
Yamabiko Four
Yamabiko No 2 Four
Uenotaira Four
Paradise Four
Yu Road
Courses open:
Yamabiko A Course
Yamabiko B Course
Yamabiko C Course
Yamabiko D Course
Yamabiko E Course
Kokenashi
Uenotaira
Paradise
Paradise connecting
Bundaraira
Yunomine A
Yunomine B
Rinkan
Nagasaka connecting
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
160cm
Uenotaira
150cm
Hikage
70cm
Nagasaka
65cm
Karasawa
40cm
Official new snowfall:
35cm (Yamabiko)
30cm (Uenotaira)
10cm (Karasawa)
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Friday 21st December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 118cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 19th and 21st December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 115cm reported on 10 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.