Nozawa Now: Friday 22nd April 2022
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 11, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1133cm
Posted on Friday 22nd April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
What looks like some fog up on the top areas early this morning - visibility looks very low. That will probably improve as we do have cloud/sun forecast for the day and a high temp around mid-teens.
Cloud, maybe some sun and maybe a spell of light rain is currently lined up for tomorrow.
I am not going to be able to post a report tomorrow, so the next report will be on Sunday.
The ski area remains part open. You can still ski/board from top to base. From the top Yamabiko area, come down the mountain via Uenotaira and Paradise. A shuttle bus is available from the exit of Rinkan course back to Nagasaka. Lower runs near base are looking varying degrees of patchy now as the remaining snow quickly melts away. You can ride the Gondola back down if you want to avoid the lower runs. Snow cover on higher areas remains very good.
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 185cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 110cm
- Lower areas: not reporting
Available ski runs (planned, subject to change):
- Yamabiko A-E
- Uenotaira
- Paradise
- Schneider (upper part)
- Challenge
- Utopia A
- Rinkan
Operating lifts (planned operations, subject to change):
Nagasaka Gondola
- Open daily until 8th May
- 8:10am until 3:00pm, last one down at 3:30pm
Yamabiko Four
- Open daily until 8th May
- 8:25am until 3:10pm
Yamabiko Four 2
- Open daily until 8th May
- 8:20am until 3:20pm
Skyline connecting pair
- Open on 29th April until 8th May
- 8:20am until 3:20pm
Uenotaira quad
- 8:25am until 3:20pm
- Open on 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May
Paradise quad
- 8:25am until 3:20pm
- Open on 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May
Planned closing date this season:
Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Sunday 8th May 2022
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Data as of Friday 22nd April 2022 Total snowfall at base 1133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 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 416cm reported on 20 days March 2022 snowfall 46cm reported on 6 days April 2022 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.