Nozawa Now: Tuesday 5th February 2013
- Feb 5, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 531cm
Weather overview Cloud, light snow
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor but improving
Posted on Tuesday 5th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Today in Nozawa Onsen we have overcast conditions and passing light snow showers. It will be fast and icy until we receive a more significant dump of snow, as we only had a dusting overnight. You know you are a good skier or boarder if you can hold a carve on days like today as yesterdays rain combined with an overnight snap freeze will result in sheet ice conditions.
The resort is reporting just 1-3cm of snowfall since 3pm yesterday.
Yesterday was good in the morning. The top lifts and gondola were on wind hold to 11am, but when they opened riders were greeted with a decent depth of fresh snow and partly cloudy conditions up top. A surprisingly fun morning to be had for those who were patient.
Following that rain moved in during the afternoon spoiling the nice conditions and turning the snow to glue in most areas. However the mountain quickly emptied as people escaped indoors, which resulted in some of the most un-crowded slopes seen so far this season.
There should be no significant snow falls today, however from tomorrow we expect persistent snow showers for most of the week, with a clear day in between on Thursday. A significant dump looks possible around Sunday. Still a long way off, so likely to chop and change.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating
Courses open:
All courses open
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
280cm
Uenotaira
240cm
Hikage
150cm
Nagasaka
150cm
Karasawa
115cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 5th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 531cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 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 4cm 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.