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Nozawa Now: Saturday 5th February 2022

  • Feb 5, 2022
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 34cm
Snowfall at base this season 752cm

Posted on Saturday 5th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


The snow has started.


About 30cm to report this morning and there's going to be a lot more probably over the next two reports.


Naski appears to be sitting out this morning. I think some other people might be doing that too, so it's probably not going to feel like a peak season weekend. (Good for some!)


Just the Utopia and Karasawa pair lifts rested this morning. Otherwise, all go. Perhaps some lifts might be delayed, but not by much.


Let's snowing!


Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday morning):

- Yamabiko (1615m): 26cm

- Uenotaira (1407m): 20cm

- Hikage (660m): 30cm

- Nagasaka (616m): 30cm

- Karasawa (563m): 20cm


Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):


- Yamabiko (1615m): 370cm

- Uenotaira (1407m): 315cm

- Hikage (660m): 285cm

- Nagasaka (616m): 275cm

- Karasawa (563m): 200m


All courses apart from the following plan to be open:


- Yunomine A

- Grand Prix


Various info:


- Lifts rested today: Utopia pair, Karasawa pair

- Subject to weather conditions all lifts that plan to be open should be ok. See above main report for specific info for this morning.

- 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 Nagasaka quad lift is planned to open for night skiing 11th-12th Feb (subject to change).



Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Saturday 5th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 752cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 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 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 81cm reported on 5 days




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