Nozawa Now: Thursday 2nd January 2025
- Jan 2, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 307cm
Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
I am away at the moment, back tonight, so report coming to you via a phone call with a friend.
Not feeling particularly cold still, with light snow falling on mountain and limited visibility especially at higher elevations.
We can probably expect the next 3 or 4 days to be very busy, perhaps with the crowds thinning out on Sunday as people return to their normal lives in time for Monday.
The official new snowfall numbers are confusing me a bit this morning, so I'm taking them out for the day.
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 240cm
Uenotaira: 185cm
Hikage: 155cm
Nagasaka: 160cm
Karasawa: 120cm
Lifts:
All scheduled lifts are operating as planned
Courses:
All courses are available apart Challenge 39 Wall and Mukobayashi
Nozawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 2nd January 2025 Total snowfall at base 307cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (29th December) November 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 291cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 13cm 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.