Nozawa Now: Wednesday 26th December 2012
- Dec 26, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 183cm
Weather overview Cloud, fog, blizzard
Wind Moderate+
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Wednesday 26th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
After last seasons epic snow falls we were half hoping we would not get just as much snow this year. Well maybe not.
Waking up this morning to blizzard-like conditions and snow dumping hard from the heavens looks like the shovels will be working hard again this season.
After a beautiful Christmas day on the slopes yesterday the reality of winter is back today with heavy snow and cold temperatures. There should be some very fine powder conditions again up for grabs with very few crowds around still.
The outlook is for a bit of sunshine over the next few days from tomorrow and then more snow hitting Sunday night. So, awesome conditions up here at the moment hope you can enjoy it before the New Years hoards arrive in a few days time.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating except for Kandahar and Hikage No2 Pair B.
Courses open:
Most courses open, except:
Kandahar West
Kandahar East
Mukoubayashi
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
205cm
Uenotaira
180cm
Hikage
140cm
Nagasaka
100cm
Karasawa
75cm
Official new snowfall:
8cm (Yamabiko)
18cm (Uenotaira)
13cm (Karasawa)
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 26th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 183cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (on 24th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 180cm 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.