Nozawa Now: Monday 2nd February 2026
- Feb 2
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 591cm
Posted on Monday 2nd February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
A fine Monday morning here with increasing blue sky and good visibility.
Forecasts still insist on the chance of some snow today (tonight?) but beyond today there is a good chance of some sustained sun and clearer conditions; especially on Wednesday and Thursday, with some further snow beyond that.
It won't be as cold but we all hope that it will won't warm up much. Stay cold!
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Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 4cm
Uenotaira: 6cm
Hikage: 0cm
Nagasaka: 0cm
Karasawa: 0cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 270cm
Uenotaira: 250cm
Hikage: 175cm
Nagasaka: 160cm
Karasawa: 140cm
Scheduled lift operations:
All operating except Challenge pair and Utopia pair [normal weekday operations]
Courses that are not available (when the ski area is operating as normal):
All open
Information on the ski area:
Nozawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 2nd February 2026 Total snowfall at base 591cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 438cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 4cm 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.