Nozawa Now: Saturday 22nd January 2022
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 600cm
Posted on Saturday 22nd January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Cloud start this morning. Contrasting forecasts today but it's all a mix of cloud and sun. And the same for tomorrow too actually.
Rested lifts today: Skyline connecting pair, Challenge pair, Utopia pair, Nagasaka quad, Karasawa pair. Pretty much all open apart from Yunomine A, Grand Prix and Kamoshika.
Hey it's the weekend in January. Peak season and usually very busy. I wonder how many people will be here. With covid looming on the news, I have heard of groups being cancelled and the like. I feel generally people are just going on with their lives, perhaps less concerned than they have been in previous 'waves', but still being careful. Naski is out and looking very green and cheerful (as always). Lets hope everyone else can keep that way.
Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday afternoon):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 12cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 11cm
- Hikage (660m): 0cm (?)
- Nagasaka (616m): 5cm
- Karasawa (563m): 0cm (?)
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 365cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 290cm
- Hikage (660m): 275cm
- Nagasaka (616m): 265cm
- Karasawa (563m): 180cm
All courses apart from the following plan to be open:
- Yunomine A
- Grand Prix
- Kamoshika
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 Saturday 22nd January 2022 Total snowfall at base 600cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 313cm reported on 17 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.