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Nozawa Now: Monday 28th January 2019

  • Jan 28, 2019
  • 3 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 594cm

Posted on Monday 28th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


After a busy weekend in Nozawa here we are back on a Monday morning.


Some more snow during the daytime yesterday with the resort itself reporting 5-8cm across the mountain, and no additional snow overnight.


It is a cold, grey and cloudy start to the day - none of the sun we thought we might get (right now anyway, may still happen) - and we are still excepting more snow by this evening and overnight tonight and during most of the day tomorrow. Might get to be quite mild during the daytime before the snow arrives though with numbers in low positive numbers due in the village.


If you want some sun - maybe Wednesday might be a good choice.


Have a good one.


From today (28th January) until 31st March, lift operation times will be extended by 30 minutes, as follows:


Nagasaka Gondola - until 4:00pm (time of last one down)

Hikage Gondola - until 4:20pm (time of last one down)

Yamabiko Number 2 Four - until 4:10pm

Skyline connecting pair - until 4:30pm

Base lifts - until 5:00pm

Yu Road - until 5:10pm


Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday 3pm):

- Yamabiko (1407m): 6cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 5cm

- Hikage (660m): 5cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 8cm

- Karasawa (563m): 5cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):


- Yamabiko (1407m): 325cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 305cm

- Hikage (660m): 220cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 205cm

- Karasawa (563m): 170cm


All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating:


- Yunomine pair

- Mizunashi triple

- Challenge pair

- Utopia pair

- Kandahar pair (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019)


All courses open apart from the following planned to be open:


- Grand Prix

- Kandahar (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019)



Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Monday 28th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 594cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 390cm reported on 22 days




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