Nozawa Now: Thursday 2nd February 2023
- Feb 2, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 27cm
Snowfall at base this season 520cm
Posted on Thursday 2nd February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Nozawa.
I did not venture out yesterday evening and so I will have missed any rain*, and I am very happy to report that we had some good snowfall overnight.
The ski area reports a uniform 25-30cm across the mountain.
Great stuff.
Wind affected at least the Nagasaka Gondola, Skyline pair and Uenotaira quad at times yesterday and wind is also forecast for today. Lifts seem to be moving as planned at the start of the day. Fingers crossed it will stay that way.
Currently it is -3C and it will keep colder than it was yesterday. The snow clouds are still above us with light snow falling in places, but it's not due to last. Expect a mostly cloudy day and perhaps more of that tomorrow with the chance of light snow at times.
(* it was a strategy)
Fresh snowfall reported by the ski area at 7am (since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko: 27cm
- Uenotaira: 25cm
- Hikage: 30cm
- Nagasaka: 30cm
- Karasawa: 25cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko: 270cm
- Uenotaira: 220cm
- Hikage: 180cm
- Nagasaka: 180cm
- Karasawa: 130cm
All lifts now normally operating except these lifts:
- Mizunashi triple
- Yunomine pair
- Karasawa pair
- Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays)
- Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays)
All courses are now open except the following:
- Yunimine A
- Kandahar (restrictions)
Planned night skiing (Nagasaka quad):
- Every Saturday until 25th March 2023
Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Thursday 2nd February 2023 Total snowfall at base 520cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (25th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 101cm reported on 13 days January 2023 snowfall 388cm reported on 21 days February 2023 snowfall 31cm reported on 2 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.