Nozawa Now: Saturday 22nd December 2012
- Dec 22, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 118cm
Weather overview Cloud, light rain
Wind Light to moderate
Temperature -
Visibility
Varied
Posted on Saturday 22nd December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Bit of a buzz in town this weekend as it is the first time that the whole resort is open. Still, pretty quiet though and no lift lines to report!
It was raining a little bit in the village early but should have been some light snow up top. Visibility is not the best but snow condition should still be good.
Yesterday was a great day on the slopes with that fresh powder out there and the clouds lifted in the afternoon for some amazing scenes.
We may get a bit of sunshine tomorrow then looking like some good snowfalls ahead.
Anyway, top to bottom out there on almost all the runs so hope you can get to enjoy it.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating except for Kandahar and Hikage No2 Pair B.
Courses open:
Most courses open, except:
Grand Prix
Jumping
Hachiman
Challenger 39
Kandahar
Mizunashi A
Usagi
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
140cm
Uenotaira
125cm
Hikage
50cm
Nagasaka
50cm
Karasawa
40cm
Official new snowfall:
0cm (Yamabiko)
0cm (Uenotaira)
0cm (Karasawa)
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 22nd 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.