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Nozawa Now: Saturday 24th March 2018

  • Mar 24, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 699cm

Posted on Saturday 24th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


Some fresh snow being reported by the resort on upper slopes again during the day yesterday, and that may well be the last of it for this season as we have a run of clear and sunny days lined up over the coming week. Warmth too particularly mid week.


There's an early morning low 'sea of clouds' hanging over the valley but that should be gone pretty soon and making way for clear skies and a high temperature of around 8C at base later in the day.


Time to fully accept spring, embrace it and have some fun in what we have left. Which is still over 2.5m of snow depth on the upper courses of the resort. How about that then!


Fresh snowfall since yesterday (as reported by the resort):


- Yamabiko (1407m): 3cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 2cm

- Hikage (660m): 0cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 0cm

- Karasawa (563m): 0cm


Official snow depth numbers:


- Yamabiko (1407m): 260cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 175cm

- Hikage (660m): 110cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 105cm

- Karasawa (563m): 50cm


Lifts operations:


- All lifts should be open as planned this morning

- The Yunomine pair, Mizunashi triple, Challenge pair and Utopia pair lifts usually rested on weekdays.


The following courses either closed (or not fully available):


- Grand Prix

- Hachiman

- Kandahar



Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Saturday 24th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 699cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 325cm reported on 20 days February 2018 snowfall 131cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 2 days




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