Nozawa Now: Sunday 30th April 2017
- Apr 30, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 822cm
Posted on Sunday 30th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from... Tokyo.
Sorry, I'm not in Nozawa this morning so going off reports from a friend and a bit of help from the webcams. And happily, it's an easy morning to report with the sun out and lovely blue skies. It's going to be a fine day and also warming up into the low 20s as well. Sounds like a feel-good morning.
There seems to be a bit of rain on the forecast for tomorrow morning but after that things look like they'll be settled for the main chunk of Golden Week coming up.
Nozawa Onsen will be open until Sunday 7th May.
8 days to go!
Lower slopes are now mostly bare but upper slopes still have an official snow depth of over 2m and excellent snow cover.
Official snow depths:
- Yamabiko: 205cm
- Uenotaira: 120cm
- Base areas: 0cm
Planned operations - see above report for any disruptions to the plans!
Planned lift operations today:
- Nagasaka Gondola
- Yamabiko Four
- Yamabiko Number 2 Four
- Uenotaira Four
- Paradise Four
- Skyline connecting pair
- Yunomine (unconfirmed - the official website seems to be indicating it is open)
Planned open courses today:
- Yamabiko courses
- Kokenashi
- Uenotaira
- Paradise
- Rinkan
Planned lift operations for Golden Week (daily until 7th May):
Nagasaka Gondola - 8:10am until 3:30pm
Yamabiko Number 2 Four lift - 8:25am until 3:30pm
Yamabiko Four lift - 8:30am until 3:20pm
Uenotaira Four lift - 8:30am until 3:30pm
Paradise Four lift - 8:30am until 3:40pm
Skyline connecting pair - 8:25am until 3:50pm (** this lift not operating on 1st, 2nd May)
Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Sunday 30th April 2017 Total snowfall at base 822cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 366cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 196cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 97cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 0cm |
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.