Nozawa Now: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
- Jan 2, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 246cm
Posted on Tuesday 2nd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Some fresh snow on the ground this morning with up to 16cm of snow being reported by Nozawa up on the top runs since yesterday morning.
It has been snowing this morning but right now has eased off and there are actually a few breaks in the clouds appearing... may be temporary as snow is on the local forecasts for the day.
Tonight and tomorrow is what we are really looking forward to though with some heavy snow still there on the forecast. I hope to be bringing some nice numbers to you in my report tomorrow.
The Kandahar courses of Nozawa Onsen are not always available for public use, but the Kandahar West course is actually available for everyone to enjoy every day until Friday.
Fresh snowfall (as reported by the resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 16cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 11cm
- Hikage (660m): 10cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 10cm
- Karasawa (563m): 10cm
Official snow depth numbers:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 245cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 195cm
- Hikage (660m): 150cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 140cm
- Karasawa (563m): 130cm
All lifts operating except the following:
- None! All lifts apparently operating
All courses now at least part open except the following:
- Challenge 39 wall
- Mukobayashi
- Grand Prix
- Kamoshika
- Kandahar East
Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 2nd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 246cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 8cm reported on 1 day |
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.