Nozawa Now: Monday 4th February 2013
- Feb 4, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 530cm
Weather overview Light snow
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Variable
Posted on Monday 4th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It looks like we have occasional snow flurries and mist about Nozawa Onsen this morning. The weekend crowds have moved on and there is sure to be a few fresh tracks around. There should be a warming trend today with the freezing level spiking around 1700 meters later today.
Some light rain is also possible today.
Yesterday was an ice rink on the mountain. Groomed runs were manageable with good edge control and a head for busy conditions. Patches of discontinuous fresh powder were available through the trees, but in between those was sheet ice and fields of death cookies. Challenging conditions too say the least.
The resort is reporting between 2-4cm of new snowfall on the mountain.
Following today's potential rain we should expect persistent snow showers with sunny breaks in between. Fingers crossed for some powder!
Stronger winds higher on the mountain later might affect lift operations this morning.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open except
Kandahar East
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
290cm
Uenotaira
250cm
Hikage
155cm
Nagasaka
150cm
Karasawa
115cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 4th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 530cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 3cm 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.