Nozawa Now: Thursday 3rd January 2013
- Jan 3, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 50cm
Snowfall at base this season 266cm
Weather overview Heavy snow
Wind Strong
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Thursday 3rd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Epic conditions this morning are only improving now with consistent heavy snowfalls and 50cm of new snow overnight up until now. And that's down low on the mountain as well. After a bit of a snow drought, everyone was keen to get up for first lifts this morning and those who did certainly scored!
It was an interesting morning yesterday. The warm conditions gave way to a cold front which moved over the region in the afternoon.
Since then the snow has been dumping non-stop which has seen a major improvement to the piste courses, although off-piste still needs a little more.
The forecast suggests cold conditions will remain over the next couple of days and snow will continue tomorrow before a return to clear weather on the weekend. Judging by previous years in Nozawa it is certain that the clear weather will not last long.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open except
Kandahar West
Kandahar East
Mizunashi A
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
215cm
Uenotaira
195cm
Hikage
115cm
Nagasaka
105cm
Karasawa
100cm
Official new snowfall:
50cm (Yamabiko)
45cm (Uenotaira)
40cm (Karasawa)
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 3rd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 266cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 3rd January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 50cm reported on 1 day |
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.