Nozawa Now: Monday 31st March 2025
- Mar 31, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 14, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 1058cm
Posted on Monday 31st March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Nozawa.
It's the last day of March. We have fresh snow. And adjusted ski area operations.
First up, snow. Several cm, though it has already gone from roads now. The Yamabiko webcam looks very inviting first thing.
Naski appears to have finished daily duties down on the now-closed Hikage base, so I wonder there might be some turns being enjoyed. (Has a bright green vegetable ever been so gnarly?)
Forecasts seem kind of unsettled/changeable for the coming week, so we'll just have to see what we end up with. A run of clear days and very warm conditions is not part of the menu.
Ski area operations: see below for details.
Basically, Rinkan course aside going back to base, it's the top area that remains open... in itself, a pretty big area here at Nozawa.
Still over 5 weeks to enjoy.
New snowfall (reported by the ski area since yesterday afternoon):
Yamabiko: 3cm
Uenotaira: -cm
Lower areas have now finished reporting for the season
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 280cm
Uenotaira: 230cm
Lower areas have now finished reporting for the season
Planned closing date:
Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Tuesday 6th May 2025
The following courses are still available:
Yamabiko A-E
Kokenashi
Uenotaira
Paradise
Rinkan (Forest)
Kumataka
You can still ski down to base via Rinkan.
A shuttle bus will be available between Nagasaka and Hikage from Wednesday 2nd April
The following lifts are scheduled to be operating today:
Nagasaka Gondola
Yamabiko Four quad
Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad
Uenotaira quad
Paradise quad
Other lift information:
The Nagasaka Gondola and the Yamabiko quad lifts are scheduled to be open daily until the end of the season
The Uenotaira and Paradise quad lifts are scheduled to be open daily until 6th April and then 11th-13th April, 19th-20th April and 26th April through 6th May
The Skyline connecting pair is scheduled to be open 5th-6th April, 11th-13th April, 19th-20th April and 26th April through 6th May
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Data as of Monday 31st March 2025 Total snowfall at base 1058cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 44cm (8th and 19th February) November 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2024 snowfall 291cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 239cm reported on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 424cm reported on 22 days March 2025 snowfall 101cm reported on 14 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.