Nozawa Now: Sunday 27th January 2013
- Jan 27, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 504cm
Weather overview Heavy snow (man)
Wind Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Sunday 27th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
There is heavy snow about the village of Nozawa Onsen this morning.
We have had 20cm fall overnight across the mountain top to bottom and cold temperatures will ensure the fresh accumulations will be of high quality, especially up high. Strong wind about the peaks yesterday will have formed quite a few wind features to hit.
We saw extremely cold windchill factors yesterday lingering around -20 to -30C so it’s safe to say yesterday was cold, very cold. This didn’t seem to keep the weekend crowds away. However those who braved the conditions were rewarded with perfect knee deep powder amongst the trees.
Looking at the forecast snow showers and cold temperatures should continue for the next two days before possible warm temperatures move in around Thursday. A generally calmer week ahead by the looks of things.
Be careful in the backcountry as avalanche conditions are extreme at the moment. Do not ride alone and always have the necessary equipment and training if you make the decision to venture out. There's more than enough quality riding on resort though at the moment.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open except
Kandahar East
Kandahar West
Grand Prix
Kamoshika course
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
320cm
Uenotaira
280cm
Higake
185cm
Nagasaka
180cm
Karasawa
140cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 27th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 504cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 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 288cm reported on 15 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.