Nozawa Now: Friday 30th December 2022
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 21cm
Snowfall at base this season 99cm
Posted on Friday 30th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
We got some good snowfall overnight. It was snowing quite heavily in the last few hours of the day yesterday and there was more in the early hours. The ski area is reporting 15-24cm across the mountain and I have measured 21cm. Visibility might be limited this morning but the fresh snow should be fun.
There is only a handful of runs not yet open, which is great to see. From today through Monday, lifts are opening 30 minutes early. So that's an 8am start for the gondolas and base lifts.
Light snow is forecast for the day today. We might get some clearer skies on New Years Eve and New Years Day, but it will be back to snow beyond that.
* Sorry, I mis-spelt Kandahar in the report yesterday. Yes, I do know that it is not Kandahara. Doh!
Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko: 24cm
- Uenotaira: 20cm
- Hikage: 20cm
- Nagasaka: 20cm
- Karasawa: 15cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko: 100cm
- Uenotaira: 105cm
- Hikage: 60cm
- Nagasaka: 60cm
- Karasawa: 55cm
All lifts now normally operating except these lifts:
- Hikage quad (due to maintenance)
All courses are now open except the following:
- Challenge 39
- Grand Prix
- Jumping
- Hachiman
- Usagi
- Kandahar (restrictions)
Planned night skiing (Nagasaka quad):
- Daily from 29th December 2022 through 2nd January 2023
- 8th January 2023
- Every Saturday until 25th March 2023
Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 30th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 99cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 99cm reported on 12 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.