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Nozawa Now: Tuesday 2nd April 2019

  • Apr 2, 2019
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 864cm

Posted on Tuesday 2nd April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


OK so there's another 20cm of fresh snow being reported on the upper slopes of the resort and there's some snow down to base as well which is great to see. What an odd last few days it has been... though no complaints!


The sun is actually out right now but the forecast still says more snow during the day, so perhaps it'll cloud over again and we'll get more fresh. Possibly more through tomorrow morning too. Winter just doesn't seem to want to give up.


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

- Yamabiko (1407m): 20cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 20cm

- Hikage (660m): -cm

- Nagasaka (615m): -cm

- Karasawa (563m): -cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):


- Yamabiko (1407m): 300cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 230cm

- Hikage (660m): no longer reporting

- Nagasaka (615m): no longer reporting

- Karasawa (563m): no longer reporting


The following lifts are operating:


- Nagasaka Gondola (8:10am - 3:30pm; last one down 3:30pm)

- Yamabiko Four (8:30am - 3:20pm)

- Yamabiko Number 2 Four (8:25am - 3:30pm)

- Uenotaira Four (8:30am - 3:30pm)

- Paradise Four (8:00am - 3:40pm


The following courses are open:


- Yamabiko A

- Yamabiko B

- Yamabiko C

- Yamabiko D

- Yamabiko E

- Kokenoashi

- Uenotaira

- Paradise

- Mizunashi

- Bunabayashi

- Paraside


The following courses remain available to ski back down:


- Challenge

- Utopia

- Ushikubi

- Rinkan

- Kumataka


Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Monday 6th May



Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Tuesday 2nd April 2019 Total snowfall at base 864cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 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 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 170cm reported on 12 days March 2019 snowfall 58cm reported on 7 days April 2019 snowfall 7cm reported on 2 days




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