Nozawa Now: Thursday 28th February 2013
- Feb 28, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 780cm
Weather overview Partly cloudy
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Excellent
Posted on Thursday 28th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Last day of winter (officially!) and it's another warm spring-like day here in Nozawa Onsen. We have some partly cloudy conditions and the forecast suggests a full bluebird later this afternoon so at least the visibility will make up for the warmth and conditions.
Riding should be fun with the groomers being the pick. Runs will be slushy at lower elevations even this morning with mild overnight temperatures. Towards the peak we expect firm and fast conditions this morning, softening during the afternoon. An excellent day for practicing in the park and pipe with soft, forgiving landings.
Yesterday saw warm spring conditions and it was slushy even at the summit of the resort. Conditions remained clear for the morning but during the afternoon clouds and mist rolled over the top half of the resort; so the best riding was had early.
Looking at the weather for the next few days we expect that tomorrow will be even warmer than today with around +7C predicted for mid level elevations. Unfortunately we expect some rain right up to the summit as well.
On Friday night the freezing level should make a dramatic drop as a cold front moves over the region. We expect strong winds and moderate snow on Saturday with cold temperatures and snow showers continuing for at least a couple of days following. With an icy base layer from the current warmth avalanche conditions will be very hazardous.
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Lifts operating:
All lifts operating except
Yunomine Pair
Mizunashi Triple
Challenge Pair
Utopia Pair
Hikage Number 2 Pair B line
Courses open:
All courses open except
Grand Prix
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
385cm
Uenotaira
345cm
Hikage
230cm
Nagasaka
220cm
Karasawa
180cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 28th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 780cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 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 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 253cm reported on 16 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.