Nozawa Now: Friday 25th December 2020
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 216cm
Posted on Friday 25th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Merry Christmas.
As my Niseko colleague said this morning, it kind of feels different this year, but the world goes on and I did spot Santa just before. I think he was going over to have a word with his bright green vegetable friend, our friend Naski. May I add he was wearing a mask.
Yesterday was as expected a mild day with sunny skies in the morning. A fine day to be out on the mountain.
(I am hearing that there was some rain overnight in the region though I didn't hear it myself and) I am glad to report that it is snowing now. The resort is reporting 6-8cm of it, there's a dusting on Naski's head right now and we are forecast snow today and into tomorrow. It's colder, but not very cold for the moment. Will be interesting to see how much we get this time. And I'll let you know!
Fresh snowfall recorded by the resort (since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 6cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 8cm
- Hikage (660m): 6cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 6cm
- Karasawa (563m): 0cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 180cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 180cm
- Hikage (660m): 150cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 140cm
- Karasawa (563m): 110cm
Most courses are now open: the following are open:
- Kandahar
- Grand Prix
- Kamoshika
Ski lift information:
- Most lifts are now operating
- The following lifts are normally rested on weekdays:
- Utopia pair, Challenge pair, Yunomine pair and Mizunashi triple
Nozawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Friday 25th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 216cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 56cm (17th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 216cm 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.