Nozawa Now: Thursday 31st March 2022
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1133cm
Posted on Thursday 31st March 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It's not a very inspiring morning - cloud, fog, spots of rain. I'm looking forward to some clearer weather again by the weekend. I wonder if the top slopes might receive a little snow before then...
Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 0cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 0cm
- Hikage (660m): reporting finished for the season
- Nagasaka (616m): reporting finished for the season
- Karasawa (563m): reporting finished for the season
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 300cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 225cm
- Hikage (660m): reporting finished for the season
- Nagasaka (616m): reporting finished for the season
- Karasawa (563m): reporting finished for the season
Available ski runs (planned, subject to change):
- Yamabiko A-E
- Kokenashi A-B
- Uenotaira
- Paradise
- Yunomine B
- Mizunashi B
- Bunabayashi
- Schneider (part)
- Challenge
- Utopia A-B
- Rinkan
- Ushikubi
- Nagasaka (part)
- Rinkan shortcut
- Kumataka
- A shuttle bus is available from the exit of the Rinkan course to Nagasaka
Operating lifts (planned operations, subject to change):
Nagasaka Gondola
- Open daily until 8th May
- 8:10am until 3:00pm, last one down at 3:30pm
Yamabiko Four
- Open daily until 8th May
- 8:25am until 3:10pm
Yamabiko Four 2
- Open daily until 8th May
- 8:20am until 3:20pm
Skyline connecting pair
- Open 8th-10th April and 29th April until 8th May
- 8:20am until 3:20pm
Uenotaira quad
- 8:25am until 3:20pm
- Open 28th March until 3rd April, 8th-10th April, 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May
Paradise quad
- 8:25am until 3:20pm
- Open 2nd-3rd April, 8th-10th April, 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May
Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Thursday 31st March 2022 Total snowfall at base 1133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 86cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 416cm reported on 20 days March 2022 snowfall 46cm 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.