Nozawa Now: Monday 30th March 2026
- Mar 30
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 733cm
Posted on Monday 30th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Hello from Nozawa Onsen and we're now officially in the last section of the season.
And it really feels like spring this morning. With a combination of warm temps, sunny/hazy outlook, birds singing while they do their busy thing, and lots of humans sneezing and having runny noses because of hay fever!
Lower ski runs are no longer open, but there's still a fair amount of terrain available un the upper section of the mountain.
Please check the list below. I'll be checking it each report to make sure it's kept up to date.
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Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 160cm
Uenotaira: 145cm
Lower areas: now closed and no longer reporting
Available courses today:
Yamabiko A-E
Kokenashi A-B
Uenotaira
Uenotaira family lane
Paraside
Scheduled lift operations for the spring season:
Nagasaka gondola
Yamabiko Four lift
Yamabiko Number 2 Four lift
Skyline connecting pair (* weekends & holidays only)
Uenotaira quad lift
Paradise quad lift (* daily until 5th April and then only on weekends & holidays)
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
Information on the ski area:
Nozawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 30th March 2026 Total snowfall at base 733cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 438cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 126cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 20cm reported on 6 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.