Nozawa Now: Friday 6th March 2020
- Mar 6, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 11cm
Snowfall at base this season 413cm
Posted on Friday 6th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
A good 10cm down at base since yesterday. Always great to see fresh snow on the ground and it kind of feels more special now with the season being as it is. The resort is reporting 15cm up top since yesterday afternoon.
Some warm temperatures lined up for Monday and Tuesday next week. (15C?! Yikes).
It remains to be seen if this is the last snowfall of the season. Note: I'm saying that in part as a cheeky dare to Nature.... ;) I hold out the hope for more, particularly at higher elevations.
This season is far from 'normal' of course, but if you want to get an idea of how snow has fallen in the month of March in previous seasons, check out the table below and the Snowfall Analysis page via the blue tab up top.
Fresh snowfall recorded by resort since yesterday 3pm:
- Yamabiko (1407m): 15cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 12cm
- Hikage (660m): 12cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 12cm
- Karasawa (563m): 10cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 220cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 150cm
- Hikage (660m): 55cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 50cm
- Karasawa (563m): 20cm
All lifts normally operating apart from the following lifts:
- Challenge pair
- Utopia pair
- Mizunashi pair
- Yunomine pair
- The above lifts are usually rested on weekdays
All courses normally open apart from the following courses:
- Grand Prix
- Hachiman
- Mukobayashi
- Jumping
- Skyline (lower area closed; the upper area down to Tanuki course is open)
- Schneider (southern slope)
- Kandahar (last opening to public for season on 16th March)
Nighta until 8:00pm
- Nagasaka Four lift operates during nighta
- Every Saturday until 28th March
- 20th March
- Subject to change; check with resort
Nozawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Friday 6th March 2020 Total snowfall at base 413cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 56cm (9th February) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days December 2019 snowfall 33cm reported on 5 days January 2020 snowfall 120cm reported on 11 days February 2020 snowfall 245cm reported on 14 days March 2020 snowfall 11cm 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.