Nozawa Now: Sunday 23rd December 2012
- Dec 23, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 128cm
Weather overview Varied with some sun
Wind Light to moderate
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted on Sunday 23rd December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It started to snow late last night just before going to bed but was a bit wet in town. Wiped about 10cm off the front of the truck this morning and the official report is 20cm up top!
It was a bit foggy early but that has blown off now to reveal a beautiful day on the slopes. We had the official opening ceremony on yesterday and all the mascots and old ski styles were on display with a good turn out.
Looking like we are in for another good dump tonight and a bit of snow over the next few days then some sunshine later in the week. Should be a Merry Christmas in Nozawa!
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
160cm
Uenotaira
135cm
Hikage
70cm
Nagasaka
50cm
Karasawa
40cm
Official new snowfall:
20cm (Yamabiko)
15cm (Uenotaira)
8cm (Karasawa)
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 23rd December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 128cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 19th and 21st December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 125cm reported on 11 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.