Nozawa Now: Tuesday 8th January 2013
- Jan 8, 2013
- 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 341cm
Weather overview Some cloud
Wind Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility
Moderate
Posted on Tuesday 8th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
We woke to another clear blue day here in Nozawa Onsen. Again, the sunrise mountain alpenglow provided an impressive spectacle and cloud-free night ensured we have no new snow to speak of.
The groomed runs should be firm and fast today with cold overnight temperatures and it’s still possible to find fresh tracks off-piste with a bit of a search.
Yesterday was an extremely quiet day on the mountain and in the less frequented areas it was possible to have entire runs pretty much to yourself. Today looks like it will be another exceptionally quiet day with seemingly few day trippers making the journey up to Nozawa Onsen at the moment.
Its looks like a few clouds should gather around the area this afternoon and a few flurries are not out of the question. Tomorrow should see snow showers and cold temperatures to top up the cover.
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating except
Yunomine Pair
Mizunashi Triple
Challenge Pair
Utopia Pair
Higake No2 Pair B line
Courses open:
All courses open except
Kandahar West
Kandahar East
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
240cm
Uenotaira
230cm
Hikage
150cm
Nagasaka
140cm
Karasawa
100cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 8th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 341cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 125cm reported on 3 days |
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.