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Nozawa Now: Friday 3rd April 2026

  • Apr 3
  • 2 min read

Updated: May 2

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 Friday 3rd April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


The sun is out this morning.


Tomorrow is the weekend, of course, but we are probably going to get rained on. No way round it. Hopefully it can kept to a minimum and Sunday might be improved.


By the way, I am away this weekend and will be unable to post a report --- I will be back on Monday.


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

Yamabiko: 135cm

Uenotaira: 120cm

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 Now

2025-2026 season

Data as of Friday 3rd April 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

April 2026 snowfall

0cm reported on 0 days




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