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Nozawa Now: Sunday 31st March 2024

  • Mar 31, 2024
  • 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 657cm

Posted on Sunday 31st March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


Very poor visibility up on much of the mountain at the moment. So much so that Yamabiko A/B/C/D/E are closed.


Let's hope that might improve, though we are expecting a cloudy day.


I'll do some spring cleaning and re-arrange the report from tomorrow with details on lifts that remain open, etc.


Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area):

Yamabiko: 0cm

Uenotaira: 0cm

Hikage: 0cm

Nagasaka: 0cm

Karasawa: 0cm


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

Yamabiko: 220cm

Uenotaira: 175cm

Hikage: 40cm

Nagasaka: 40cm

Karasawa: 20cm


Course information:

All runs are still available except Hachiman, Challenge 39 degree wall (from Bunabayashi) and Kandahar.


Spring season information:


Nozawa Onsen ski area plans to open until Monday 6th May 2024 (subject to conditions).


Cheaper spring season tickets will be available from Monday 1st April until the end of the season.


Planned lift operations from 1st April 2024 are as follows:

Nagasaka Gondola (daily)

Yamabiko quad lifts (daily)

Skyline connecting pair lift (6th-7th, 12th-14th, 20th-21st April, 27th April through 6th May)

Uenotaira quad lift (6th-7th, 12th-14th, 20th-21st April, 27th April through 6th May)

Paradise quad lift (6th-7th, 12th-14th, 20th-21st April, 27th April through 6th May)



Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Sunday 31st March 2024 Total snowfall at base 657cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 219cm reported on 14 days February 2024 snowfall 135cm reported on 16 days March 2024 snowfall 189cm reported on 18 days




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