Nozawa Now: Wednesday 27th December 2017
- Dec 27, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 53cm
Snowfall at base this season 205cm
Posted on Wednesday 27th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It is a fantastically snowy morning in Nozawa.
True Nozawa style.
The resort has reported over 50cm of fresh snow over the entire mountain since yesterday with closing in on 70cm up at Yamabiko. Tons of snow.
It's still snowing and windy and should be through today and tomorrow. Visibility is limited and very poor in places. Be excited, but always be careful and know where you are going. There's more than enough fresh snow to play in today.
If you want sunshine, maybe Sunday.
Excellent.
I'm off out there!
Fresh snowfall (as reported by the resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 67cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 58cm
- Hikage (660m): 55cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 55cm
- Karasawa (563m): 50cm
Official snow depth numbers:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 225cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 180cm
- Hikage (660m): 120cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 115cm
- Karasawa (563m): 100cm
All lifts operating except the following:
- Mizunashi triple
- Utopia pair
- Kandahar pair
All courses now at least part open except the following:
- Challenge 39 wall
- Mukobayashi
- Grand Prix
- Hachiman
- Kandahar
Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 27th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 202cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 184cm reported on 12 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.