Nozawa Now: Wednesday 9th January 2019
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 48cm
Snowfall at base this season 328cm
Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Oh yes. Some people may not like this kind of huge dumpage - I'll call them silly people - but I love it.
It's one of those days when I am reporting numbers that are larger than the resort is posting - they are probably worried about scaring folk away. A bit of a blowing wind may also have something to do with that. Anyway, there's loads of snow around. I am measuring 48cm of fresh on the ground and that is the biggest number I have been able to report this season so far. The resort is reporting 50-54cm on the top areas. :)
There may well be some delays in lift openings this morning, but I can't find any such info as I post this (8am).
If you are keen to venture out in such conditions, be warned - visibility is looking very limited. The snow should be easing off later this afternoon.
Tomorrow we are still expecting some sunshine, so it should be top notch conditions. If you are not able to be here, I guess you are perhaps just a little jealous! I'll try not to rub it in. ;)
Fresh snowfall recorded by resort (since yesterday morning):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 50cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 54cm
- Hikage (660m): 45cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 40cm
- Karasawa (563m): 30cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):
- Yamabiko (1407m): 270cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 255cm
- Hikage (660m): 155cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 150cm
- Karasawa (563m): 120cm
All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating:
- Kandahar pair
- Mizunashi triple
- Challenge pair
- Utopia pair
All courses open apart from the following planned to be open:
- Kandahar West
- Kandahar East
- Grand Prix
Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 328cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 124cm reported on 8 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.