Nozawa Now: Thursday 25th January 2024
- Jan 25, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 322cm
Posted on Thursday 25th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
First up. Wind is affecting the ski area this morning with the top area closed... at least at the start of the day. The Nagasaka gondola, Yamabiko quads, Skyline connecting pair and Uenotaira quad are affected.
OK so on to the snowfall!
Top areas were reporting up to 20cm by mid-day yesterday. With the snowfall they are reporting this morning that takes it up to 35-45cm since yesterday. Which is, of course, very nice indeed. (They aren't really reporting base areas at the moment so I can't comment on those). With more snow due today, those top areas should be excellent and much sought after once the lifts get going again.
Can't help but feel it didn't snow as much as we were expecting yesterday down at base. Still, a respectable 16cm since yesterday.
Visibility is ok in lower areas, more limited as you go up.
At time of report it is snowing lightly. Snowfall is due today and to continue through tomorrow, with more likely today than tomorrow.
Looking ahead, we might get to enjoy some clearer skies over the weekend.
Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 45cm
Uenotaira: 35cm
Hikage: ?cm
Nagasaka: ?cm
Karasawa: ?cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 230cm
Uenotaira: 170cm
Hikage: 80cm
Nagasaka: 75cm
Karasawa: 60cm
All lifts apart from the following are scheduled to be operating:
Top area closed at the start of the day due to wind
Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Thursday 25th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 322cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 208cm 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.