Nozawa Now: Friday 25th January 2013
- Jan 25, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 471cm
Weather overview Snow showers
Wind Moderate+
Temperature -
Visibility
Variable
Posted on Friday 25th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Passing heavy snow showers are producing the goods in Nozawa Onsen this morning. A particularly heavy one passed through between 7 and 8am delivering around 10cm to the railing outside. It's not snowing at the moment - and there's even a bit of sunlight shining down on some slopes at the moment with some narrow breaks in the cloud - but looking west we have some more dark clouds looming on the horizon that look very promising.
The resort itself was reporting a fresh 2cm of snow on lower slopes and 5cm on upper slopes overnight.
Yesterday saw beautiful conditions. Clear weather remained for most of the day with some interestingly shaped high clouds moving over during the afternoon. The skiing was fast and icy on the groomed runs- perfect for practicing carving technique at speed. The off piste areas even offered a few nice lines up high. It was a very good day for photos as well with even the Sea of Japan visible in the distance.
The wind looks like it will remain moderately strong for the remainder of the day before increasing in intensity tomorrow. Forecast to be blowing at 60km/h, don't be surprised if some of the top lifts are on wind hold. The heaviest snowfalls are expected to occur tomorrow night and temperatures should get be very cold.
Keep in mind the avalanche conditions will be extreme over the next couple of days. Heavy snowfalls on top of an icy base will make the snowpack very unstable. Always take avalanche gear, don't ride alone and have the necessary training before skiing off piste.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating except
Yunomine pair
Mizunashi triple
Challange pair
Utopia pair
Higake Number 2 pair B line
Courses open:
All courses open
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
290cm
Uenotaira
265cm
Higake
170cm
Nagasaka
160cm
Karasawa
120cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Friday 25th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 471cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 255cm reported on 13 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.