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Nozawa Now: Friday 2nd February 2024

  • Feb 2, 2024
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 339cm

Posted on Friday 2nd February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


Hello and good morning from Nozawa.


As it got colder yesterday we go some fresh snow and by this morning the ski area has reporting almost 20cm in the top areas of the ski area and 5cm down at base areas. Nice to see that, of course.


It is still quite cold this morning and there has been some light snow on the mountain but it is generally just cloudy.


Looks like there will be some sun over the weekend with the next fresh snow due early week. My main wish for the weekend is that it stays cold. And that everyone has a safe and fun time!


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

Yamabiko: 13cm

Uenotaira: 19cm

Hikage: 5cm

Nagasaka: 5cm

Karasawa: 5cm


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

Yamabiko: 200cm

Uenotaira: 165cm

Hikage: 70cm

Nagasaka: 60cm

Karasawa: 40cm


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

Challenge pair

Utopia pair

Both of those lifts are normally closed on weekdays


All courses apart from the following are now open:

Mukobayashi

Hachiman

Kandahar (not open to general public)

Grand Prix



Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Friday 2nd February 2024 Total snowfall at base 339cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 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 February 2024 snowfall 6cm reported on 1 day




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