Nozawa Now: Sunday 31st December 2017
- Dec 31, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 238cm
Posted on Sunday 31st December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Hello and Happy New Years Eve!
It is going to be a long, long day for a lot of people. A good day to be out on the mountain for skiers and snowboarders. And a long and busy day for many people working at the resort and around all the accommodations in the village.
Just a small amount of snow since yesterday and we start today with mostly cloudy skies. Though there is a bit of sun and perhaps we will see clearer skies during the day today. Milder conditions are forecast for today too. The snow should be back tomorrow with heavy snow due around Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Night skiing is available daily on the Nagasaka area until 2nd January from 4:30pm until 8:00pm... and extended until 11:30pm tonight. From 11pm there will be some hot wine, sake and soft drinks on offer and then at midnight there will be a fireworks display. I don't know if Nasuki - our fave skiing vegetable character - goes to bed early or not, but if they are up I would imagine they might want to be at the celebrations. Always good to see Nasuki and have a few words.
All the best for the New Year everyone. The reports will of course continue tomorrow. I hope to be bringing you lots of news of heavy snow over the next few months.
Take care and see you soon.
Kampai!
Fresh snowfall (as reported by the resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 5cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 3cm
- Hikage (660m): -cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 2cm
- Karasawa (563m): -cm
Official snow depth numbers:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 255cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 195cm
- Hikage (660m): 145cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 140cm
- Karasawa (563m): 125cm
All lifts operating except the following:
- None! All lifts apparently operating
All courses now at least part open except the following:
- Challenge 39 wall
- Mukobayashi
- Grand Prix
- Kamoshika
- Kandahar
Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 31st December 2017 Total snowfall at base 238cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 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.