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Nozawa Now: Sunday 30th January 2022

  • Jan 30, 2022
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 660cm

Posted on Sunday 30th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


The numbers I have from the ski area this morning are from yesterday afternoon (sorry I was not able to check later in the day yesterday) though I don't think a 24 hour total will be significantly higher than that. I think it was snowing harder a little to the north this time. Still, a good 20cm or so, and it is snowing still this morning. Once again there's already a light thin layer of snow on Naski's head.


Looks like we are going into a week of mixed weather with snow never too far away, so all being well we will have regular top-ups and perhaps a reset or two. Mid winter through February please!


Lifts rested today: Challenge pair, Utopia pair, Karasawa pair


Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday afternoon):

- Yamabiko (1615m): 15cm

- Uenotaira (1407m): 20cm

- Hikage (660m): 15cm

- Nagasaka (616m): 15cm

- Karasawa (563m): 15cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):


- Yamabiko (1615m): 340cm

- Uenotaira (1407m): 295cm

- Hikage (660m): 290cm

- Nagasaka (616m): 280cm

- Karasawa (563m): 180cm


All courses apart from the following plan to be open:


- Yunomine A

- Grand Prix

- Kamoshika


Planned operating lifts (this is general info - for any specifics see top report):


- Subject to weather conditions all lifts that plan to be open should be ok. See above main report for specific info for this morning.

- 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 Nagasaka quad lift is planned to open for night skiing 11th-12th Feb (subject to change).



Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Sunday 30th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 660cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 373cm reported on 21 days




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