Nozawa Now: Saturday 2nd January 2021
- Jan 2, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 333cm
Posted on Saturday 2nd January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Nozawa.
Since yesterday afternoon the resort is reporting 0-22cm of snow... one of those days when there's a real difference between base and up top.
This morning it is snowing lightly and the forecast is for cloud/snow through the day and overnight. It's quite cold this morning, visibility is fair-limited. Shades of grey-silver-white. (Hints of bright green when you get close to Naski).
Fresh snowfall recorded by the resort (since yesterday afternoon):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 22cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 10cm
- Hikage (660m): 3cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 3cm
- Karasawa (563m): 0cm (?)
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 275cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 220cm
- Hikage (660m): 180cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 175cm
- Karasawa (563m): 150cm
Most courses are now open: the following are open:
- Grand Prix
- Kamoshika
- Challenge 39
Ski lift information:
- Most lifts are now operating
- The following lifts are normally rested on weekdays:
- Utopia pair, Challenge pair, Yunomine pair and Mizunashi triple
Nozawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Saturday 2nd January 2021 Total snowfall at base 333cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 56cm (17th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 290cm reported on 12 days January 2021 snowfall 43cm 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.