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Nozawa Now: Thursday 8th February 2024

  • Feb 8, 2024
  • 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 381cm

Posted on Thursday 8th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.


We have had a mostly kind of cloudy morning (with some bright spells), and it is currently just over 0C in the village.


We can expect more of the same cloudy conditions this afternoon and perhaps some more sun tomorrow.


I can see temps creeping upwards again early in the first part of next week (grrrrrr), though before then there's still that snow forecast around Saturday night.


Night skiing is planned for both Saturday and Sunday, as Monday is a national holiday.


Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area):

Yamabiko: 3cm

Uenotaira: 4cm

Hikage: -cm

Nagasaka: -cm

Karasawa: -cm


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

Yamabiko: 220cm

Uenotaira: 190cm

Hikage: 90cm

Nagasaka: 85cm

Karasawa: 60cm


All lifts apart from the following are scheduled to be operating:

Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays)

Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays)


All courses apart from the following are now open:

Mukobayashi

Hachiman

Kandahar (not open to general public)



Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Thursday 8th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 381cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 219cm reported on 14 days February 2024 snowfall 48cm reported on 5 days




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