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Nozawa Now: Sunday 28th January 2024

  • Jan 28, 2024
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 333cm

Posted on Sunday 28th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


It's Sunday morning and it's going to be another busy day on the mountain.


We start the day with cloudy skies and that is pretty much how the forecasts are, with the chance of some light snow at times. Just a little snowfall from yesterday to add this morning.


There are signs that tomorrow we might get some sun. Indeed, clearer skies are likely in the first half of the week. It should be a fine time to be here.


Fresh snowfall since yesterday mid-afternoon (reported by the ski area):

Yamabiko: 3cm

Uenotaira: 3cm

Hikage: 0cm

Nagasaka: 0cm

Karasawa: 0cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):

Yamabiko: 205cm

Uenotaira: 160cm

Hikage: 75cm

Nagasaka: 70cm

Karasawa: 45cm


All lifts apart from the following are scheduled to be operating:

None - all lifts should be opening


All courses apart from the following are now open:

Mukobayashi

Hachiman

Kandahar



Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Sunday 28th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 333cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 219cm reported on 14 days




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