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Nozawa Now: Sunday 29th December 2024

  • Dec 29, 2024
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 41cm
Snowfall at base this season 280cm

Posted on Sunday 29th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


Yesterday afternoon the ski area was reporting 20-30cm of snow across the mountain since morning and this morning there's another up to 50cm being reported. See the numbers below.


Very nice. Lots of fresh.


Early morning we have limited visibility on lower areas - and better visibility up top. Head high!


Sunny tomorrow morning?


Fresh snowfall since yesterday (yesterday day time + overnight) (reported by the ski area):

Yamabiko: 26+50cm

Uenotaira: 28+50cm

Hikage: 30+20cm

Nagasaka: 30+20cm

Karasawa: 20+15cm


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 Sunday 29th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 280cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (29th December) November 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 277cm reported on 20 days




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