Nozawa Now: Monday 4th March 2013
- Mar 4, 2013
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 795cm
Weather overview Overcast
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted on Monday 4th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
We have had a light dusting of snow overnight in Nozawa Onsen; not much, just 1cm being reported by the resort up at Uenotaira (and 0cm in other areas).
It's currently overcast with light winds but we expect clouds to move away some time this morning with a clear bluebird day forecast. Temperatures are set to remain relatively cool with a freezing level at about 600m.
Groomed runs will be silky smooth and fast this morning and are set to remain in good condition with light weekday crowds. Through the trees will be mostly tracked out in obvious areas but with a bit of a hunt powder stashes are still on offer.
With the fresh snow yesterday the whole mountain was in great form and the weekend crowds relished in the conditions. Off piste it was still possible to feel the icy base beneath and there were a few submerged death cookies, which required a good sense of the terrain, but riding was otherwise pretty good.
Looking further ahead at the extended forecast we expect light snow showers tomorrow. These will be the last for some time so best to make the most of the conditions. Following that we expect an extended run of clear, warm spring days and cool nights. A gradual warming trend will occur until Saturday, when it was really warm up, after which a brief cool change is looking likely.
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Lifts operating:
All lifts scheduled to be operating except
Yunomine Pair
Mizunashi Triple
Challenge Pair
Utopia Pair
Hikage Number 2 Pair B line
Courses open:
All courses open except
Grand Prix
Kandahar East
Kandahar West
Challenge 39
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
380cm
Uenotaira
355cm
Hikage
205cm
Nagasaka
200cm
Karasawa
150cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 4th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 795cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 253cm reported on 16 days March 2013 snowfall 15cm 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.