Nozawa Now: Saturday 7th March 2026
- Mar 7
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 717cm
Posted on Saturday 7th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Nozawa.
I might not have cm to add to the report from base (just a light dusting) but the ski area this morning is reporting 14-15cm fresh snow up on the top Yamabiko and Uenotaira areas. That sounds good!
Forecasts indicate the chance of some more during the day today. Right now the webcams show me limited visibility up in those top areas, better from Paradise down... and a bit of blue sky to be seen away from the mountain.
I hope I might be able to add some more cm to base numbers tomorrow.
In the meantime, I think it's time to head up top!
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Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 15cm
Uenotaira: 14cm
Hikage: 0cm
Nagasaka: 0cm
Karasawa: 0cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 205cm
Uenotaira: 190cm
Hikage: 80cm
Nagasaka: 55cm
Karasawa: 45cm
Scheduled lift operations:
All operating as normal
Courses that are not available (when the ski area is operating as normal):
All open except Kurokura, Hachiman and Grand Prix
Information on the ski area:
Nozawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 7th March 2026 Total snowfall at base 717cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 438cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 126cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 4cm 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.