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Nozawa Now: Friday 5th January 2018

  • Jan 5, 2018
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 324cm

Posted on Friday 5th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


It feels cold out this morning!


More decent snow to add this morning, adding up the numbers from mid-afternoon to this morning we're looking at over 40cm on the upper areas of the resort. Less so down below but I have measured a respectable 18cm since my report yesterday.


It is one of those mornings when visibility is better up top than down in the village where low cloud/fog is making things look pretty thick. Up top better visibility according to the webcams and generally cloudy conditions - and cloudy is what the forecast is for today.


Maybe some snow tomorrow though don't expect much. There may also be some sunshine in the mix over the weekend.


Lots of fresh snow around though, so should be excellent for the upcoming long weekend.



Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Friday 5th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 324cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 86cm reported on 4 days




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