Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 516cm Posted on Tuesday 5th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Since yesterday the ski area has reported up to 30cm of new snowfall on the top area of the mountain (and 5-10cm down to base). My measurement was 7cm. It's a grey and cloudy morning but hopefully by tonight there might be some snow falling once again and some more tomorrow. We probably shouldn't expect much, but just before and during the weekend is looking promising for more cm of fresh snowfall. Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 30cm Uenotaira: 21cm Hikage: 10cm Nagasaka: 10cm Karasawa: 5cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 220cm Uenotaira: 200cm Hikage: 70cm Nagasaka: 65cm Karasawa: 30cm All courses apart from the following are now open (reported by the ski area): Hachiman Kandahar Lifts not operating (reported by the ski area): Yunomine pair Mizunashi triple Challenge pair Utopia pair Karasawa pair Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Tuesday 5th March 2024 Total snowfall at base 516cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 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 135cm reported on 16 days March 2024 snowfall 48cm reported on 5 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 13cm Snowfall at base this season 509cm Posted on Monday 4th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Greetings Nozawa loving friends. More snow! Yes, this burst of snowy activity over the last run of days continues --- and it might well continue (on and off) into next week. Marvel(l)ous! Naski-tastic, even! And, talking of Naski, after less than an hour out in there this morning, there's already a thin layer of snow on that bright green head. Go see it on the image below. Currently around 0C at base, so not feeling too cold. Will be colder up on the mountain, of course, and visibility up there is looking limited at the moment. More! More! More! Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 10cm Uenotaira: 15cm Hikage: 10cm Nagasaka: 10cm Karasawa: 10cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 220cm Uenotaira: 190cm Hikage: 75cm Nagasaka: 75cm Karasawa: 40cm All courses apart from the following are now open: Hachiman Kandahar Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Monday 4th March 2024 Total snowfall at base 509cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 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 135cm reported on 16 days March 2024 snowfall 41cm reported on 4 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 421cm Posted on Saturday 17th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . There's clear skies across northern Nagano this morning. Fine and sunny and mild conditions expected both today and tomorrow. I'm liking the look of that snow forecast for around Wednesday, but before then it's time to enjoy the weekend. All lifts are go! Night skiing on Nagasaka until 8:00pm tonight. Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 2cm Uenotaira: 3cm Hikage: 1cm Nagasaka: 1cm Karasawa: 0cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 200cm Uenotaira: 170cm Hikage: 60cm Nagasaka: 60cm Karasawa: 40cm All courses apart from the following are now open: Hachiman Kandahar (not open to general public) Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 17th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 421cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 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 88cm reported on 10 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 424cm Posted on Thursday 22nd February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Fresh snow this morning! Admittedly it's not a huge amount, but it is so good to a fresh white cover. The ski area reports 3-5cm across the mountain and we might get a bit more today. (Next Monday is looking good for some new cm too... the forecast for the coming week is looking much nicer than this time last week, that's for sure. Fingers crossed.) Alas, a few more runs on the mountain are not available, including Skyline and runs off that ridge course. See the list below. Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 5cm Uenotaira: 5cm Hikage: 3cm Nagasaka: 3cm Karasawa: 3cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 165cm Uenotaira: 130cm Hikage: 55cm Nagasaka: 50cm Karasawa: 30cm All lifts apart from the following are scheduled to be operating: Mizunashi triple Yunomine pair Karasawa pair Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays) Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays) All courses apart from the following are now open: Skyline Kamoshika Tanuki Grand Prix Jumping Hachiman Kurokura Utopia B Schneider southern Kandahar Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Thursday 22nd February 2024 Total snowfall at base 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 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 91cm reported on 11 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 426cm Posted on Friday 23rd February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . We have some light snow falling this morning, with a kind of light snow/dusting situation going on (on and off) since the report yesterday, so it hasn't really amounted to much in terms of cm. Perhaps we might get a few today. Beyond today, Monday is showing some potential for fresh snow. Happy to report that Skyline (and runs off it) are back open this morning, yey! Night skiing was planned for today and tomorrow but that has been cancelled (due to snow conditions). Today is a national holiday and the ski area is extending ski lift operations by 30 minutes both tomorrow and Sunday. Note: I missed the update during the day yesterday, sorry, but I think the ski area reported a few extra cm during the day. The new snowfall numbers reported below are 'since yesterday afternoon'. Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 1cm Uenotaira: 2cm Hikage: 1cm Nagasaka: 1cm Karasawa: 1cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 160cm Uenotaira: 130cm Hikage: 55cm Nagasaka: 50cm Karasawa: 30cm All courses apart from the following are now open: Hachiman Kurokura Utopia B Schneider southern Kandahar Mukobayashi Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 23rd February 2024 Total snowfall at base 426cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 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 93cm reported on 12 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 427cm Posted on Saturday 24th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Just a dusting really down in lower areas with several cm of snow reported by the ski area since yesterday morning. Not enough for a refresh/reset of course but it is still looking like we might get some of that Monday night into Tuesday. Will the forecasts be right this time? The lower part of Skyline is closed but the upper part is still available; come down via Kamoshika or Tanuki or Grand Prix. Today is the middle day of the long weekend so it will once again be very busy out there! We might get some sun later in the day. Lifts open 30 minutes longer than usual today and tomorrow. Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 3cm Uenotaira: 3cm Hikage: 1cm Nagasaka: 1cm Karasawa: 0cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 160cm Uenotaira: 130cm Hikage: 55cm Nagasaka: 50cm Karasawa: 30cm All courses apart from the following are now open: Skyline lower Jumping Hachiman Kurokura Utopia B Schneider southern Kandahar Mukobayashi Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 24th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 427cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 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 94cm reported on 13 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 430cm Posted on Monday 26th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . A several cm of snowfall down around base areas overnight with the ski area reporting up to 9cm (by 10am this morning) in upper areas. Snow has been forecast but as I write this report there is some blue sky and a bit of sun even. Hopefully that might be temporary and we can get back to the fresh snow! (Limited visibility up on the top areas, so varying weather across the mountain). Come on!!! Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 9cm Uenotaira: 9cm Hikage: 4cm Nagasaka: 4cm Karasawa: 1cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 170cm Uenotaira: 140cm Hikage: 55cm Nagasaka: 50cm Karasawa: 30cm All lifts scheduled to operate apart from these: Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays) Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays) Yunomine Mizunashi Karasawa Kandahar All courses apart from the following are now open: Skyline (lower section) Jumping Hachiman Kurokura Utopia B Schneider southern Kandahar Mukobayashi Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Monday 26th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 430cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 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 97cm reported on 14 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 23cm Snowfall at base this season 453cm Posted on Tuesday 27th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Greetings from a snowy Nozawa... as it should be! By 3pm yesterday the ski area was reporting 7-9cm of fresh snow on the upper areas (though that included a few from earlier in the day) and this morning they are reporting 20cm-35cm of fresh snow across the mountain. That sounds like Nozawa, doesn't it? It is a bit windy this morning but the ski area is open as planned, so you can get up top to enjoy those newly deep and fluffy conditions. I'm guessing it'll be cold up there, but it'll be worth it. :) More snow due through today (just light at the moment), and then the chance of some sun before more snow coming in on Friday into Saturday. That all sounds good to me, especially if it remains cold. Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 35cm Uenotaira: 35cm Hikage: 25cm Nagasaka: 25cm Karasawa: 20cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 200cm Uenotaira: 170cm Hikage: 55cm Nagasaka: 55cm Karasawa: 30cm All lifts scheduled to operate apart from these: Challenge pair (usually closed on weekdays) Utopia pair (usually closed on weekdays) Yunomine Mizunashi Karasawa Kandahar All courses apart from the following are now open: Skyline (lower section) Jumping Hachiman Kurokura Utopia B Schneider (southern) Kandahar Mukobayashi Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Tuesday 27th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 453cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 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 120cm reported on 15 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 15cm Posted on Thursday 13th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . A dusting+ since the last report, but there is some updated news to report... unfortunately it is about delayed openings. Yokoteyama has delayed opening until 22nd November. They originally wanted to open on 8th November and initially delayed to 15th November. That is now not possible. 22nd is the new target. Kumanoyu has delayed opening, with no specific new target. Basically they will open as soon as possible. It does look like we should be getting a cold front and snow early next week. The section of road (Route 292) connecting Shiga Kogen with Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture is now officially closed for the winter. Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 13th November 2025 Total snowfall at base 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (5th November) November 2025 snowfall 15cm 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 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Posted on Wednesday 8th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Greetings Nozawa-loving friends. It's really good to be back. Since we last talked, we have endured a hot and sticky summer and an unseasonably warm autumn too. That seems to have been the theme of the year, and it's not one that I am keen on! So, the 2023 green season is now officially over at the resort, and everyone is busy preparing for winter. Everyone has different things to do, from roping up trees to checking ski lifts and other equipment. During a cold snap in late October, we received some snow on the upper areas of the mountain, but that has gone now with warmer temperatures since then. This morning at 9am it is just over 10C in the village. By the end of the coming weekend, it should be getting colder again, and there should be some more snowy sprinkles on the mountain. Nozawa Onsen plans to open on Saturday, 25th November 2023, which is now less than three weeks away. Obviously, we'll need snow before then to do that. Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Wednesday 8th November 2023 Total snowfall at base 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2023 snowfall 0cm 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 829cm Posted on Sunday 7th May 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Today (Sunday 7th May) is the last day of the 2022-2023 ski season in Nozawa. The ski area has done really well to remain open until now, with the Yamabiko D (1250m) and Uenotaira (2,000m) runs scheduled to be open today. It's not great weather for the last day. Basically wet with limited visibility on the mountain. With spring season feeling so long this year, it has been fun to look back on the peak season. I have lots of fine memories and I'm sure many others do too. It was not a classic in terms of amounts of snowfall, but not every season has to be - or can be, right? It was great to see lots of familiar faces for the first time in a few years too. I don't know what the visitor numbers are for the season, but there were clearly quite a lot more people around this season. All covid-related entry restrictions have now been dropped and I am guessing 23-24 will be a cracker, certainly in terms of Nozawa popularity. And hopefully in terms of snowfall, of course. Anyway, these are my last words of the season. I hope you enjoyed Nozawa if you were able to visit, or just enjoyed following the season through these reports if you were looking on from afar. I will be back in November. Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Sunday 7th May 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 April 2023 snowfall 0cm May 2023 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 829cm Posted on Friday 28th April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It is fine and sunny this morning and feeling warmer after a bit of a colder morning yesterday. As of 10am it is about 14C in the village. With the information available as of this morning, Uenotaira is scheduled to open for the weekend. (I'll check that info again tonight, and if that changes I will post an update). Tomorrow should be ok weather wise though there looks to be a good chance of rain on Sunday. Tomorrow is also officially the start of the 'Golden Week' holiday period in Japan, and of course the last week of 2022-2023 season operations for Nozawa Onsen ski area. The following courses are available today: Lift schedule for last part of season: - Nagasaka Gondola - Yamabiko Four (quad) - Yamabiko Number 2 Four (quad) - Uenotaira Four (quad) [* Golden Week holidays] - Skyline connecting pair [* Golden Week holidays] Open areas: - Yamabiko - Uenotaira and Kokenashi are scheduled to open over Golden Week - All other areas are now closed Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): - Yamabiko: 80cm - Uenotaira: 30cm - Lower areas: finished reporting Planned closing date: - Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Sunday 7th May 2023 UPDATE According to an announcement by the ski area this afternoon, here are the ski lifts and runs that they plan to open during Golden Week, from tomorrow (Saturday 29th April) until Sunday 7th May: - Nagasaka Gondola (8:10am-3:00pm, last one down at 3:40pm) - Yamabiko Four quad (8:25am-3:10pm) - Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad (8:20am-3:20pm) - Skyline connecting pair (8:20am-3:30pm) - Uenotaira Four quad (8:25am-3:20pm) - Yamabiko A/B/C/D/E - Kokenashi A/B - Uenotaira Nozawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Friday 28th April 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 April 2023 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