Nozawa Now: Sunday 26th February 2023
- Feb 26, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 34cm
Snowfall at base this season 803cm
Posted on Sunday 26th February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
We did get some snow yesterday, but it didn't amount to that much in terms of cm (3-5cm reported by the ski area yesterday afternoon). The taps were turned on more overnight with the ski area reporting an additional 25-35cm overnight.
Excellent. There's some really good snow out there this morning.
It is still snowing and we might get some more, but the snow clouds are due to clear by tomorrow. Sunny skies are forecast for tomorrow and Tuesday along with some warmth, particularly on Tuesday.
And then it will be March. Yikes. Where did the season go? Nozawa plans to open until early May, so there is a long way to go. Fresh snowfall becomes more and more precious as time goes on... let's appreciating.
Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area at 8am (since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko: 40cm
- Uenotaira: 39cm
- Hikage: 38cm
- Nagasaka: 38cm
- Karasawa: 28cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko: 320cm
- Uenotaira: 265cm
- Hikage: 190cm
- Nagasaka: 185cm
- Karasawa: 125cm
All lifts now normally operating except these lifts:
- Mizunashi triple
- Yunomine pair
- Karasawa pair
All courses are now open except the following:
- Yunomine A
- Kandahar (restrictions)
Planned night skiing (Nagasaka quad):
- Every Saturday until 25th March 2023
Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Sunday 26th February 2023 Total snowfall at base 803cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (25th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 101cm reported on 13 days January 2023 snowfall 388cm reported on 21 days February 2023 snowfall 314cm reported on 16 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.