Nozawa Now: Friday 27th January 2023
- Jan 27, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 396cm
Posted on Friday 27th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday, I did indeed go and check the snow. And fine it was too. All in the name of duty of course. The things I have to do for you all!
This morning the ski area is reporting another 10cm in lower areas and 17cm at Yamabiko. There was 3cm reported by Yamabiko at 3pm yesterday, making it 20cm up there since yesterday. So, there should be another nice new layer.
Some light snow earlier this morning, though it is just cloudy right now. We might get some light snow during the day today, with heavier snow due tonight and over the weekend. It is going to remain cold too; hopefully wind won't be a nuisance.
Come prepared for a snowy mid-winter weekend.
Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area at 7am (since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko: 20cm
- Uenotaira: 10cm
- Hikage: 10cm
- Nagasaka: 10cm
- Karasawa: 10cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko: 230cm
- Uenotaira: 185cm
- Hikage: 155cm
- Nagasaka: 135cm
- Karasawa: 85cm
All lifts now normally operating except these lifts:
- Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays)
- Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays)
All courses are now open except the following:
- Yunimine A
- Challenge 39
- Grandprix
- Kandahar (restrictions)
Planned night skiing (Nagasaka quad):
- Every Saturday until 25th March 2023
Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 27th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 396cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 295cm reported on 17 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.