Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 829cm Posted on Friday 31st March 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It's quite cloudy early on this morning, but also bright and perhaps it will be sunny during the day too. That's what forecasts say, with clear skies from the start tomorrow and Sunday. There's not a whole lot to report this morning. Just 15cm of snowfall observed (at base by me) during the month of March... definitely on the low side. Our base snowfall total for the season is going to be 829cm. Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko: 170cm - Uenotaira: 135cm - Hikage: 20cm - Nagasaka: 20cm - Karasawa: -cm The following courses are still open/available: - Yamabiko A-E - Kokenashi - Uenotaira - Paradise - Schneider (part) - Challenge - Challenge 39 - Utopia A - Forest / Rinkan - Hikage - Hikage Wall - Isemiya - Nagasaka - Forest Shortcut - Kitsuna The following lifts are not operating today: - Mizunashi triple - Yunomine pair - Challenge pair - Utopia pair - Karasawa pair - Kandahar pair Planned closing date: - Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Sunday 7th May 2023 Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Friday 31st March 2023 Total snowfall at base 829cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (25th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 101cm reported on 13 days January 2023 snowfall 388cm reported on 21 days February 2023 snowfall 325cm reported on 17 days March 2023 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 20cm Posted on Wednesday 12th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Howdy Skiers and Boarders, We had a leeeeetle snow yesterday, nothing to really stick at the base, but on top might hang around. Basically, it was just priming the pump, making sure the 'ol storm system works. Good news, it does. Had my first real winter driving last night, getting used to the car moving all over the place. As usual, people were flying off into the ditches. EZ does it in the early season...by the end of the season I'm flying down the road at 80+ (allegedly) without a care in the world. Just a quick note that my day job requires me to be out of town until Nov 21, so no preseason reports until then. Hopefully when I return, there will be some white stuff on the ground and we'll be only 8 days out from Opening Day, so I'll catch up with you then. Think snow. Furano Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 12th November 2025 Total snowfall at base 20cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (1st November) November 2025 snowfall 20cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 2cm Posted on Saturday 3rd December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Greetings from Nozawa. The sun is out this morning. It's shining down on a thin layer of snow down to the base of the ski area. Yes, there was a bit of snow yesterday and it's still there... though with mild conditions forecast for today it is probably going to disappear quickly. It should be colder again tomorrow. The ski area will open as soon as it is able to! Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 3rd December 2022 Total snowfall at base 2cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 2cm (3rd December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1133cm Posted on Friday 8th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. A cloudy start this morning. No cm of snow is being reported by the ski area up top. (I was down and out from yesterday afternoon, booster shot weariness, so I don't know what was happening outside from then until this morning). Anyhow what looks certain is a warm, clear, calm and sunny weekend.... and probably beyond the weekend too. Poka-poka! More lifts will be open for the weekend too - see the list below. Lower slopes are still pretty much covered with snow in the second week of April, even the Karasawa and Nagasaka areas. The snow may be looking a bit... dirty... but, remarkable!　:) With the consistent warmth coming up, I would expect some big patches of ground to start appearing soon; and once they start appearing, the rest quickly seems to go. Upper areas are still reporting up to 270cm snow depth, so that lot is going to stick around for quite some time yet. Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1615m): 0cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 0cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 270cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 200cm - Hikage (660m): reporting finished for the season - Nagasaka (616m): reporting finished for the season - Karasawa (563m): reporting finished for the season Available ski runs (planned, subject to change): - Yamabiko A-E - Uenotaira - Paradise - Yunomine B - Mizunashi B - Bunabayashi - Schneider (part) - Challenge - Utopia A-B - Rinkan (Forest) - Ushikubi - Nagasaka (part) - Rinkan shortcut - Kumataka - A shuttle bus is available from the exit of the Rinkan course to Nagasaka Operating lifts (planned operations, subject to change): Nagasaka Gondola - Open daily until 8th May - 8:10am until 3:00pm, last one down at 3:30pm Yamabiko Four - Open daily until 8th May - 8:25am until 3:10pm Yamabiko Four 2 - Open daily until 8th May - 8:20am until 3:20pm Skyline connecting pair - Open on 8th-10th April and 29th April until 8th May - 8:20am until 3:20pm Uenotaira quad - 8:25am until 3:20pm - Open on 8th-10th April, 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May Paradise quad - 8:25am until 3:20pm - Open on 8th-10th April, 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May Planned closing date this season: Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Sunday 8th May 2022 Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 8th April 2022 Total snowfall at base 1133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 86cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 416cm reported on 20 days March 2022 snowfall 46cm reported on 6 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1133cm Posted on Friday 22nd April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . What looks like some fog up on the top areas early this morning - visibility looks very low. That will probably improve as we do have cloud/sun forecast for the day and a high temp around mid-teens. Cloud, maybe some sun and maybe a spell of light rain is currently lined up for tomorrow. I am not going to be able to post a report tomorrow, so the next report will be on Sunday. The ski area remains part open. You can still ski/board from top to base. From the top Yamabiko area, come down the mountain via Uenotaira and Paradise. A shuttle bus is available from the exit of Rinkan course back to Nagasaka. Lower runs near base are looking varying degrees of patchy now as the remaining snow quickly melts away. You can ride the Gondola back down if you want to avoid the lower runs. Snow cover on higher areas remains very good. Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 185cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 110cm - Lower areas: not reporting Available ski runs (planned, subject to change): - Yamabiko A-E - Uenotaira - Paradise - Schneider (upper part) - Challenge - Utopia A - Rinkan Operating lifts (planned operations, subject to change): Nagasaka Gondola - Open daily until 8th May - 8:10am until 3:00pm, last one down at 3:30pm Yamabiko Four - Open daily until 8th May - 8:25am until 3:10pm Yamabiko Four 2 - Open daily until 8th May - 8:20am until 3:20pm Skyline connecting pair - Open on 29th April until 8th May - 8:20am until 3:20pm Uenotaira quad - 8:25am until 3:20pm - Open on 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May Paradise quad - 8:25am until 3:20pm - Open on 16th-17th April, 23rd-24th April, 28th April until 8th May Planned closing date this season: Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Sunday 8th May 2022 Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 22nd April 2022 Total snowfall at base 1133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 86cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 416cm reported on 20 days March 2022 snowfall 46cm reported on 6 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1133cm Posted on Friday 29th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Today marks the start of Golden Week! That means that it's the last 10 days of the season with more ski lifts and runs scheduled to be open. Details below. It's a cloudy start. Some dark grey clouds up there too and they are due to bring us some rain later on, perhaps from around lunchtime or early afternoon. The next few days looks changeable with more settled weather due from Tuesday onwards. Snow cover on the open runs higher on the mountain remains good and they will surely manage to remain open until the planned last day on 8th May. It will be interesting to see how much snow will be there in 10 days time. Apart from a few mounds of piled-up snow, the base Hikage is now looking almost totally bare and Nagasaka is bare. Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 120cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 60cm - Lower areas: 0cm Available ski runs (planned, subject to change): - Yamabiko A - Yamabiko B - Yamabiko C - Yamabiko D - Yamabiko E - Kokenashi A - Kokenashi B - Uenotaira - Paradise Operating lifts (planned operations, subject to change): Nagasaka Gondola - Open daily until 8th May - 8:10am until 3:00pm, last one down at 3:30pm Yamabiko Four - Open daily until 8th May - 8:25am until 3:10pm Yamabiko Four 2 - Open daily until 8th May - 8:20am until 3:20pm Skyline connecting pair - Open daily until 8th May - 8:20am until 3:20pm Uenotaira quad - Open daily until 8th May - 8:25am until 3:20pm Paradise quad - Open daily until 8th May - 8:25am until 3:20pm Planned closing date this season: Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Sunday 8th May 2022 Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 29th April 2022 Total snowfall at base 1133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 86cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 416cm reported on 20 days March 2022 snowfall 46cm reported on 6 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1133cm Posted on Sunday 8th May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hello from Nozawa Onsen on this last day of the 2021-2022 ski season. We are starting the day with sunshine - it's a good way to end the season. It might be 8th May, but the ski area could probably stay open even longer as there's still enough snow up on the top areas. But today is going to be the last day. And what a season it was. I have been able to report 1133cm of snowfall - and that is just here at base. Add a fair chunk to that for the snow higher up. Tons of it! Looking back at the data on the Snowfall analysis page (link above and here), 1133cm is actually the most I have reported in any season. It is over double the amount in the 2019-2020 season. Impressive. Let's have about that much snow every season, hey? Naski, our fave bright green skiing vegetable (mascot character) is most definitely very pleased. All we need now is open borders and world peace! Seriously, I hope to see many friends from overseas here next season. Fingers crossed. And that's all I have for this season. My reports remain available along with all the other data based on the numbers I post each day, so you can read them any time. I thank you for reading and hope you enjoyed following the season. I'll be back in November. Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Sunday 8th May 2022 Total snowfall at base 1133cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 86cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 416cm reported on 20 days March 2022 snowfall 46cm reported on 6 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm May 2022 snowfall 0cm Previous report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 701cm Posted on Thursday 3rd February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Some fresh snow across the mountain since yesterday morning, but much more at higher elevations... just a bit down at base areas. It's still snowing and there's more due today and across the next few days -- the heaviest still looks due to be with us over the weekend. Chilly for sure but not too cold this morning and just a light wind. I have moved the 'Rested lifts' bit to the list below. It will, of course, continue to be monitored each morning. Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1615m): 25cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 26cm - Hikage (660m): 5cm - Nagasaka (616m): 5cm - Karasawa (563m): 5cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 350cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 300cm - Hikage (660m): 250cm - Nagasaka (616m): 245cm - Karasawa (563m): 180cm All courses apart from the following plan to be open: - Yunomine A - Grand Prix Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 3rd February 2022 Total snowfall at base 701cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 75cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 30cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 19cm Snowfall at base this season 695cm Posted on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Fresh snow with more snow due, especially at the weekend. Visibility limited on the mountain this morning. Lifts rested today: Skyline connecting, Challenge, Utopia, Karasawa. Fresh snowfall recorded by the ski area (total since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1615m): 15cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 14cm - Hikage (660m): 5cm - Nagasaka (616m): 5cm - Karasawa (563m): 2cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1615m): 350cm - Uenotaira (1407m): 295cm - Hikage (660m): 245cm - Nagasaka (616m): 240cm - Karasawa (563m): 175cm All courses apart from the following plan to be open: - Yunomine A - Grand Prix Planned operating lifts (this is general info - for any specifics see top report): - Subject to weather conditions all lifts that plan to be open should be ok. See above main report for specific info for this morning. - The top Yamabiko A-D courses close at 3:20pm until 27th March (at 3:10pm after that). - Skyline course closes at 4:10pm. - The Nagasaka quad lift is planned to open for night skiing 11th-12th Feb (subject to change). Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Total snowfall at base 695cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 75cm (31st December) November 2021 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 272cm reported on 11 days January 2022 snowfall 384cm reported on 22 days February 2022 snowfall 24cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 5cm Posted on Saturday 27th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. Today was the planned first day of the season and of course that was delayed. But we do have cheer this morning with snow on the ground right down to base. We may have some more today and it will ease off from tomorrow. No news from the ski area yet. Let's just let it fall and see what happens. Planned opening date (subject to change): Nozawa Onsen will open as soon as possible. Nozawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 27th November 2021 Total snowfall at base 5cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (27th November) November 2021 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 798cm Posted on Saturday 24th April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It's still sunny and a warm early morning, and once again temperatures will be getting quite close to 20C down in the village. Tomorrow is still due to be more cloudy with the chance of rain, but it's looking like the rain might be quite limited. Which of course would be good. All base areas are now closed, so you need to get the gondola back down from the runs that remain open. Lifts open today (planned): Nagasaka Gondola, two Yamabiko quad lifts, Uenotaira quad, Paradise quad, Skyline pair Courses open today (planned): Yamabiko A, B, C, D, E; Kokenashi; Uenotaira; Paradise Some restrictions on Yamabiko B due to event Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko (1407m): 95cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 60cm - Hikage (660m): -cm - Nagasaka (615m): -cm - Karasawa (563m): -cm Planned lift operations for the spring season: - Nagasaka Gondola [every day] - Yamabiko quad lift [every day] - Yamabiko quad lift [every day] - Uenotaira quad lift [24th-25th April; 29th April - 9th May] - Skyline connecting pair lift [24th-25th April; 29th April until 9th May] - Paradise quad lift [24th-25th April; 29th April - 9th May] Planned closing date: - Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Sunday 9th May Nozawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Saturday 24th April 2021 Total snowfall at base 798cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 56cm (17th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 290cm reported on 12 days January 2021 snowfall 252cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 230cm reported on 18 days March 2021 snowfall 24cm reported on 1 day April 2021 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 14cm Posted on Tuesday 11th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. We have another dusting of snow, a few cm around base areas. Yokoteyama Ski Area and Kumanoyu Ski Area both have plans to open this coming weekend, Saturday 15th November, but I don't have any confirmed news to convey to you just now. It does look like clearer skies are due tomorrow through the weekend, so there will be a reliance on snow making machines. The section of road (Route 292) connecting Shiga Kogen with Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture will be officially closed for the winter season from tomorrow. Oh yes, one more thing. Shiga Kogen has jointed the Ikon Pass from this season. Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Tuesday 11th November 2025 Total snowfall at base 14cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (5th November) November 2025 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Shiga Kogen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com