Nozawa Now: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
- Jan 3, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 35cm
Snowfall at base this season 281cm
Posted on Wednesday 3rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It's a mad busy one. Mostly due to what nature is delivering - which is snow and wind.
The snow bit is great. The wind bit... less so.
Due to the wind the Nagasaka Gondola is not moving at the start of the day but all other lifts seem to be managing - though there may be some reduced speed operations going on out there.
Visibility on the slopes, especially the upper ones, is limited. Wind is probably not making it feel particularly friendly out there - as happy as we are to see good snow falling. I think some will be sitting this one out; perhaps soaking it out in an onsen.
Snow is forecast for tomorrow as well though perhaps lighter and the winds will have eased off. So it should be a good day.
Take care out there everyone.
Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (as reported by the resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 28cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 15cm
- Hikage (660m): 10cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 10cm
- Karasawa (563m): 10cm
Official snow depth numbers:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 280cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 210cm
- Hikage (660m): 150cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 150cm
- Karasawa (563m): 130cm
All lifts operating except the following:
- Nagasaka Gondola on hold due to wind conditions
- All other lifts operating
All courses now at least part open except the following:
- Challenge 39 wall
- Mukobayashi
- Grand Prix
- Kamoshika
- Kandahar East
Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 3rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 281cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 43cm reported on 2 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.