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Nozawa Now: Saturday 2nd December 2017

  • Dec 2, 2017
  • 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 22cm

Posted on Saturday 2nd December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Nozawa.


There is a light dusting of snowfall on the ground this morning down to base areas and I'm feeling on the generous side this morning and clocking up 1cm on the report. The resort is reporting another 5cm up on the top Yamabiko area.


The resort has also opened the Uenotaira slopes as well now, so that adds another 2km or so of beginner/intermediate terrain available.


Cloud cover over the mountain early on but things will probably get clearer later on and we are forecast sunshine through the day tomorrow with a high of around 7-8C at base.


Operating lifts:


- Nagasaka Gondola (8:40am until 3:30pm)

- Yamabiko four lift (9:00am until 3:30pm)

- Yamabiko Number 2 lift (8:55am until 3:40pm)

- Uenotaira four lift (9:00am until 3:40pm)

- * Need to get the gondola back down to base


Planned open courses:


- Yamabiko A - 1,300m

- Yamabiko B - 800m

- Yamabiko C - 850m

- Yamabiko D - 1,250m

- Yamabiko E - 1,000m

- Yunomine B

- Bunabayashi course - 2,500

- Uenotaira - 2000m


Fresh snowfall - reported by the resort:


- Yamabiko (1407m): 5cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 5cm

- Hikage (660m): 0cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 0cm

- Karasawa (563m): 0cm


Official snow depth numbers:


- Yamabiko (1407m): 40cm

- Uenotaira (1230m): 35cm

- Hikage (660m): 10cm

- Nagasaka (615m): 10cm

- Karasawa (563m): 5cm



Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Saturday 2nd December 2017 Total snowfall at base 22cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day




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