Nozawa Now: Wednesday 9th November 2016
- Nov 9, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
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Posted on Wednesday 9th November 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Nozawa Now reports for the 2016-2017 season.
Everyone here is highly expectant - and simply just really, really hoping! - that this season will bring much more snow than last season. Which was something of an oddity.
And this morning I bring news of the first snowfall down to the village. Just a bit on the ground but I have been able to make a little mini-snowman and can get the snowfall numbers off to a start.
There's a saying in Nozawa (and indeed other regions) that once it snows three times up on the mountain, it gets snowing down in the village. And that is what has happened. A good start, indeed. Let's hope that is a good sign.
It's cold too, but it will be getting colder over the coming week and we will see more sunshine. So no rush to get the skis or boards waxed up just yet.
Hopefully Nozawa Onsen will be able to open on Saturday 26th November.
Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th November 2016 Total snowfall at base 1cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 1cm (9th November) November 2016 snowfall 1cm 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.