Nozawa Now: Saturday 26th January 2013
- Jan 26, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 484cm
Weather overview Snow, heavy at times
Wind Moderate+
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Saturday 26th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It's always good to wake to the sound of snow sliding off the roof and the machines clearing the road in the morning.
This was the case in Nozawa Onsen earlier. It is currently dumping consistent thick flakes and really looks to have set in. 2-5cm since 3pm yesterday, and about 10cm more since 8am this morning as of 10:30am - so coming down nicely now. Finally this long awaited system has begun to deliver which is good as the lack of substantial snowfalls yesterday was starting to make my forecasting look bad!
Today is Australia Day and there is a real party mood around this morning. With the good snow on offer, it should be a good day for all in Nozawa.
Yesterday looked promising at day break with a heavy snow shower passing through, delivering about 10cm to the resort. However after that the sky cleared and it remained partly cloudy for the rest of the day.
It was still a fun day on the mountain with small crowds. Kandahar remained undiscovered during the day and fresh tracks were still on offer even in the afternoon. Up high in the trees around Yamabiko was very fun thanks to the morning snowfalls. Some of the groomed runs became very icy in the afternoon and made it a real challenge to hold an edge.
The forecast looks good for snow to continue for the rest of the day becoming heavier later tonight. Following that snow showers should persist tomorrow, Monday and maybe Tuesday before clearing to sunny skies.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open except
Kandahar
Grand Prix
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
305cm
Uenotaira
275cm
Higake
175cm
Nagasaka
175cm
Karasawa
130cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 26th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 484cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 268cm reported on 14 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.