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Nozawa Now: Tuesday 24th March 2020

  • Mar 24, 2020
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 438cm

Posted on Tuesday 24th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


There is some snow on the ground this morning - even down to base. The resort is reporting 15cm on the top areas.


The overnight snowfall has eased off for the moment and it is just cloudy now but expect more to come in soon.


I will continue to report the season as it is, but I'm sorry if I have less words for you just at the moment. Everything just seems so... odd.


Fresh snowfall recorded by resort since yesterday:


- Yamabiko (1407m): 15cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 15cm

- Hikage (660m): -cm

- Nagasaka (615m): -cm

- Karasawa (563m): -cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):


- Yamabiko (1407m): 205cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 125cm

- Base areas not reporting any more


The following lifts are operating:


- Nagasaka gondola

- Hikage gondola

- Yamabiko quad

- Yamabiko Number 2 quad

- Skyline connecting pair

- Uenotaira quad

- Paradise quad

- Yunomine pair

- Mizunashi triple

- Shinyu pair

- Yu Road


The following courses remain open:


- Yamabiko A

- Yamabiko B

- Yamabiko C

- Yamabiko D

- Yamabiko E

- Kogenashi A

- Kogenashi B

- Uenotaira

- Paradise

- Yunomine A

- Yunomine B

- Mizunashi A

- Mizunashi B

- Bunabayashi

- Schneider (apart from South)

- Challenge

- Utopia A

- Rinkan (Forest)



Nozawa Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Tuesday 24th March 2020 Total snowfall at base 438cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 56cm (9th February) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days December 2019 snowfall 33cm reported on 5 days January 2020 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days February 2020 snowfall 245cm reported on 14 days March 2020 snowfall 36cm reported on 5 days




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