Nozawa Now: Sunday 2nd January 2022
- Jan 2, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 351cm
Posted on Sunday 2nd January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
An early report today. As of 7am there is cloud around the region but clearer skies above the mountain. It feels vert cold outside and it is surely going to turn into a very fine morning and a nearly perfect day to be out there on the mountain. It looks like all courses apart from Grand Prix and Kamoshika are now available.
The snow did ease off yesterday with just a little being reported and observed since my last post.
More snow might be back tonight and then Tuesday is looking good for another decent fresh layer.
Some clearer weather and sun (as long as it remains cold) and regular fresh snow sounds like a very good pattern to keep over the next few months.
Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 1cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 4cm
- Hikage (660m): 2cm
- Nagasaka (616m): 2cm
- Karasawa (563m): 0cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 260cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 225cm
- Hikage (660m): 185cm
- Nagasaka (616m): 175cm
- Karasawa (563m): 140cm
All courses apart from the following plan to be open:
- Grand Prix
- Kamoshika
Planned operating lifts:
- Most lifts are now scheduled to be open, subject to weather conditions.
- The top Yamabiko A-D courses close at 3:20pm until 27th March (at 3:10pm after that).
- Skyline course closes at 4:10pm.
- The Utopia and Challenge pair lifts are normally rested on weekdays.
- The Nagasaka quad lift is open for night skiing 1st Jan, 8th-9th Jan, 11th-12th Feb (subject to change!)
Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Sunday 2nd January 2022 Total snowfall at base 351cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 75cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 64cm 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.