Nozawa Now: Monday 3rd January 2022
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 11cm
Snowfall at base this season 362cm
Posted on Monday 3rd January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Nozawa.
Yesterday was a really good day with that fine start. Clouds did start to move in later on and this morning there's a layer of snow, the ski area itself reporting 10-20cm.
We might get some more during the day today, mixed in with periods of just cloud (maybe even some clearer skies, some forecasts say)... with heavier snow due through the day tomorrow.
Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 20cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 18cm
- Hikage (660m): 10cm
- Nagasaka (616m): 10cm
- Karasawa (563m): 10cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
- Yamabiko (1615m): 250cm
- Uenotaira (1407m): 225cm
- Hikage (660m): 170cm
- Nagasaka (616m): 165cm
- Karasawa (563m): 140cm
All courses apart from the following plan to be open:
- Challenge 39
- Yunomine A
- Mizunashi A
Planned operating lifts:
- Most lifts are now scheduled to be open, subject to weather conditions.
- The top Yamabiko A-D courses close at 3:20pm until 27th March (at 3:10pm after that).
- Skyline course closes at 4:10pm.
- The Utopia and Challenge pair lifts are normally rested on weekdays.
- The Nagasaka quad lift is open for night skiing 8th-9th Jan, 11th-12th Feb (subject to change).
Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 3rd January 2022 Total snowfall at base 362cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 75cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 75cm reported on 3 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.