Nozawa Now: Friday 21st January 2022
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 595cm
Posted on Friday 21st January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Morning from... Nagano city. I had to be get myself here yesterday morning, so to be clear and up front this morning I am reporting what my friend in Nozawa has just told me, backed up by what is on the official site. (Note: I will adjust this report as necessary later if needed).
The ski area is reporting 50cm of snow on the upper area since yesterday afternoon (with 21cm at Uenotaira and 15cm at Nagasaka). That isn't including any snow from yesterday during the day.
I plan to be back in Nozawa in time for tomorrows report.
Lifts rested today: Challenge pair, Utopia pair, Nagasaka quad, Kawasawa pair
Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday afternoon):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 50cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 21cm
- Hikage (660m): ?cm
- Nagasaka (616m): 15cm
- Karasawa (563m): ?cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 360cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 290cm
- Hikage (660m): 280cm
- Nagasaka (616m): 275cm
- Karasawa (563m): 190cm
All courses apart from the following plan to be open:
- Yunomine A
- Grand Prix
Planned operating lifts:
- Subject to weather conditions all lifts should be open. See above main report for specific info for this morning.
- The Utopia and Challenge pair lifts are normally rested on weekdays.
- The top Yamabiko A-D courses close at 3:20pm until 27th March (at 3:10pm after that).
- Skyline course closes at 4:10pm.
- The Nagasaka quad lift is open for night skiing 11th-12th Feb (subject to change).
Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 21st January 2022 Total snowfall at base 595cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 75cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 308cm reported on 16 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.