Nozawa Now: Saturday 28th December 2024
- Dec 28, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 239cm
Posted on Saturday 28th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Ski area reporting 30cm since yesterday afternoon (sorry, I was not able to check on any mid-day numbers) but there is another good thick layer of snow out there. A more modest amount down at base.
This morning the ski area is officially 'fully open with all courses available.
It's snowing still and expected to continue into tomorrow, possibly heavy at times. There will be more to report tomorrow!
For those hoping to see more of the mountain, perhaps we might get some clearer skies and sunshine on Monday.
Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 30cm
Uenotaira: 30cm
Hikage: ?cm
Nagasaka: ?cm
Karasawa: ?cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 230cm
Uenotaira: 200cm
Hikage: 150cm
Nagasaka: 145cm
Karasawa: 125cm
Lifts:
All scheduled lifts are operating as planned
Courses:
All courses are available
Nozawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Saturday 28th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 239cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 33cm (22nd December) November 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 236cm reported on 19 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.