Nozawa Now: Tuesday 30th April 2019
- Apr 30, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 10, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 886cm
Posted on Tuesday 30th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Nozawa on this last day of April.
And it is a big day for Japan as the Emperor makes way for his son and then tomorrow we enter the new Reiwa Era.
The weather isn't particularly appealing though - it's raining. But hopefully it will not last for long, leaving us with just cloud for the day.
The forecast for tomorrow is generally just cloudy and over the next few days it will warm up to around the mid-teens C during the day.
See you in May!
Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 175cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 100cm
- Hikage (660m): no longer reporting
- Nagasaka (615m): no longer reporting
- Karasawa (563m): no longer reporting
Lift operating information:
- Nagasaka Gondola (8:10am - 3:00pm; last one down 3:40pm)
- Yamabiko Four (8:30am - 3:20pm)
- Yamabiko Number 2 Four (8:25am - 3:30pm)
- Skyline connecting pair (8:25am - 3:30pm)
- Uenotaira Four (8:30am - 3:30pm)
- Paradise Four (8:30am - 3:20pm)
Course opening information:
- Yamabiko A
- Yamabiko B
- Yamabiko C
- Yamabiko D
- Yamabiko E
- Kokenashi
- Uenotaira
- Paradise
- Bunabayashi (to mid-point)
The Yunomine pair and Mizunashi triple lifts and those courses are also open but for pole practice - not open to general public.
All other courses are now closed.
Ride the Gondola back down to base.
The village shuttle bus is operating from until 6th May for Golden Week.
Parking is free every day.
All subject to change due to conditions.
Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Monday 6th May
Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Tuesday 30th April 2019 Total snowfall at base 886cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 170cm reported on 12 days March 2019 snowfall 58cm reported on 7 days April 2019 snowfall 29cm reported on 5 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.