Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 882cm Posted on Wednesday 3rd April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Morning from Nozawa. Just checking the calendar and reminding myself that it is actually April. It sure doesn't feel like it! Yesterday afternoon, the resort was reporting 5cm of snow since the morning on the upper slopes. This morning, they are reporting a whopping 35cm and the official snow depths are rising... up to 335cm on the top Yamabiko area. There's a decent amount down to base too. Excellent. What more can I say. Need. To. Get. Out... Limited visibility, but I am expecting some very mid-season like conditions on the mountain this morning. It looks like there will be some sunshine tomorrow morning and milder temperatures. Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 40cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 40cm - Hikage (660m): no longer reporting - Nagasaka (615m): no longer reporting - Karasawa (563m): no longer reporting Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 335cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 260cm - Hikage (660m): no longer reporting - Nagasaka (615m): no longer reporting - Karasawa (563m): no longer reporting The following lifts are operating: - Nagasaka Gondola (8:10am - 3:30pm; last one down 3:30pm) - Yamabiko Four (8:30am - 3:20pm) - Yamabiko Number 2 Four (8:25am - 3:30pm) - Uenotaira Four (8:30am - 3:30pm) - Paradise Four (8:00am - 3:40pm The following courses are open: - Yamabiko A - Yamabiko B - Yamabiko C - Yamabiko D - Yamabiko E - Kokenoashi - Uenotaira - Paradise - Mizunashi - Bunabayashi - Paradise The following courses remain available to ski back down: - Challenge - Utopia - Ushikubi - Rinkan - Kumataka Nozawa Onsen plans to be open until Monday 6th May. Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 3rd April 2019 Total snowfall at base 882cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 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 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 170cm reported on 12 days March 2019 snowfall 58cm reported on 7 days April 2019 snowfall 25cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 884cm Posted on Thursday 4th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Some more snow yesterday including 22cm being reported by the resort from the top Yamabiko area. Just a little down below and no more overnight. Today sunshine is due along with blue skies though there has been a fair bit of cloud around early on. It should be a really great morning out there. Early morning is recommended as we are clicking back into 'spring' with quickly rising temperatures, and more so tomorrow. We might not be over with the snow just yet though with a chance of more early next week. (!) Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 22cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 9cm - Hikage (660m): no longer reporting - Nagasaka (615m): no longer reporting - Karasawa (563m): no longer reporting Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 325cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 250cm - Hikage (660m): no longer reporting - Nagasaka (615m): no longer reporting - Karasawa (563m): no longer reporting Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Thursday 4th April 2019 Total snowfall at base 884cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 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 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 170cm reported on 12 days March 2019 snowfall 58cm reported on 7 days April 2019 snowfall 27cm 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 21cm Snowfall at base this season 676cm Posted on Saturday 9th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Morning from Nozawa. Happy to report some decent snowfall during the day yesterday. The resort was reporting up to 20cm on the top Yamabiko area by late afternoon with an additional 10cm since then, so a nice round 30cm of fresh snow on the upper mountain and 20+cm down below. It is a cloudy Saturday morning and keeping good and cold. Down at around -4C now and won't be budging much above that during the day. Snow forecast for this morning in the Tokyo region - I wonder if that might affect people planning to come up to the mountains for the weekend. Monday is a national holiday in Japan, so it's a long weekend and usually a very busy one. More snow due tonight which should be make for a very good early morning tomorrow too. Have a fun weekend wherever you are. Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 30cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 30cm - Hikage (660m): 19cm - Nagasaka (615m): 27cm - Karasawa (563m): 17cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 295cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 265cm - Hikage (660m): 185cm - Nagasaka (615m): 170cm - Karasawa (563m): 135cm Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Saturday 9th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 676cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 425cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 47cm 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 22cm Snowfall at base this season 547cm Posted on Friday 25th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Just been out doing some snow shovelling. Good exercise. No sexy shiny snow blower machine for me. And I thought I'd get it out of the way before the weekend snow arrives. It is a mostly cloudy and grey morning, though there are a few small breaks in the cloud in places especially in base areas. Earlier light snowfall has stopped. Lots of snow being reported by the resort again with over 40cm from Uenotaira (15-20cm of that from during the daytime yesterday). I have less to report myself, perhaps wind affecting numbers there. Whatever, there's some very fine snow to be enjoyed right now. Nasuki (or Nasuki as I call him/her) - everyone's fave bright green vegetable mascot character that enjoys skiing - looks very excited about the upcoming heavy snow. As am I. It's due to be snowing tomorrow, getting heavier later in the day and building up to some potentially impressively heavy snow overnight into Sunday. Nice. And as my Madarao Now friend just posted in their report, that may well be enough to put some people off coming this weekend. So, potentially less people than normal for a weekend. We'll just have to see. Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 31cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 42cm - Hikage (660m): 33cm - Nagasaka (615m): 32cm - Karasawa (563m): 20cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 320cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 300cm - Hikage (660m): 220cm - Nagasaka (615m): 200cm - Karasawa (563m): 165cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Yunomine pair - Mizunashi triple - Challenge pair - Utopia pair - Kandahar pair (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019) All courses open apart from the following planned to be open: - Grand Prix - Kandahar (open for general public on 12th Feb and 1st Mar 2019) Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Friday 25th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 547cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 343cm reported on 19 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 217cm Posted on Wednesday 2nd January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . A really nice morning yesterday. It seemed to take a while for people to appear - I wonder why?! - but the weather and conditions were probably enough to convince even those with a hangover to strap on the skis or board. Clouds started appearing again later in the day and by evening it was snowing again and this morning Nozawa are reporting up to 25cm of fresh snow on the upper slopes and a good 10-15cm on lower areas. Which is a nice surprise. Light snow still falling this morning and the snow clouds should be with us today and tomorrow. Perhaps just light snow, rather than what we got last week. If you are wanting to be here for some sunshine, perhaps timing your visit for Friday is a good bet. And some people will be back at work by then too... Special nighta until 8:00pm tonight at Nagasaka. Fresh snowfall recorded by resort (since yesterday morning): - Yamabiko (1407m): 25cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 20cm - Hikage (660m): 15cm - Nagasaka (615m): 15cm - Karasawa (563m): 10cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort): - Yamabiko (1407m): 205cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 170cm - Hikage (660m): 110cm - Nagasaka (615m): 100cm - Karasawa (563m): 80cm All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating: - Kandahar pair All courses open apart from the following planned to be open: - Kandahar - Grand Prix - Mukobayashi - Hachiman Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Wednesday 2nd January 2019 Total snowfall at base 217cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 13cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 207cm Posted on Tuesday 1st January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Happy New Year! There's some low cloud over the village early on but clearer skies up above with the sun shining down on the mountain. It's going to be a lovely morning and early birds are going to enjoy it out there. Snow clouds are due back later in the day though so unclear as to how long the sun will last. Since yesterday afternoon the resort is reporting 2-5cm of snowfall, and there was a bit more than that before 3pm - though I wasn't able to catch those numbers. Not major. With all the snow over the last few days, like I said, it should be an excellent start to the new year and the forecast shows regular snow over the coming week as well. Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 1st January 2019 Total snowfall at base 207cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 3cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 98cm Posted on Tuesday 25th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. And Happy Christmas! I spotted Santa on some skis yesterday talking with our favourite skiing vegetable Nozawa mascot, Nasuki. Good to see them getting along. The resort is reporting 3-5cm of fresh snowfall overnight on the mountain, in addition to the 5-13cm of snow that they reported during the daytime yesterday. I'm measuring just a bit since my report yesterday. It is always good to report numbers, but these are not big numbers. But we are probably not going to have to wait much longer to enjoy some much bigger numbers and the bigsnow fun should be starting from tomorrow night. Don't worry if it is a bit wet at first, the last part of the week and the weekend is set to be very snowy indeed. Excellent. For the moment the sun is out and it's a fine (and cold) Christmas morning. Fresh snowfall recorded by resort (since yesterday): - Yamabiko (1407m): 13cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 18cm - Hikage (660m): 8cm - Nagasaka (615m): 10cm - Karasawa (563m): ?cm Official snow depth numbers: - Yamabiko (1407m): 95cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 90cm - Hikage (660m): 35cm - Nagasaka (615m): 30cm - Karasawa (563m): 20cm Planned lifts operations: - Nagasaka Gondola - Hikage Gondola - Yamabiko Four Lift - Yamabiko Number 2 Four Lift - Skyline connecting pair lift - Yunomine pair lift - Uenotaira Four Lift - Hikage Triple lift - Hikage Four lift - Shinyu pair lift - Nagasaka triple lift - Yu Road All courses mostly open apart from the following: - Challenge 39 - Utopia B - Kurokura - Kandahar - Grand Prix - Jumping - Hikage Wall - Mukobayashi - Karasawa - Skyline - Hachiman - Nagasaka Link - Karasawa Link - Kamoshika - Tanuki - Usagi Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Tuesday 25th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 98cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 96cm reported on 9 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 93cm Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning. I'm going to try and avoid the feeling that I woke up very early morning to hear rain, but am happier to be able to report at least some fresh snow this morning. The resort is reporting 12-15cm of fresh snow on the upper areas and up to 5cm on lower base areas. Top tip - head to the top! I'm trying not to get too excited about that heavy snowfall that is sitting there pretty on the forecast. Incoming from Thursday. Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 93cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 91cm reported on 8 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 11cm Snowfall at base this season 13cm Posted on Sunday 9th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning folks. Snow! Very happy to report fresh on the ground and I am measuring 11cm of it and there will no doubt be a fair bit more than that higher up. It is still snowing and snow is forecast to continue, so hopefully we might have some opening news soon... Official snow depth numbers: - Yamabiko (1407m): -cm - Uenotaira (1230m): -cm - Hikage (660m): -cm - Nagasaka (615m): -cm - Karasawa (563m): -cm Lifts operations: - Coming soon! Nozawa Now 2018-2019 season Data as of Sunday 9th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 13cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 11cm (9th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 11cm 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 700cm Posted on Saturday 21st April 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Morning from Nozawa. And as expected the sun is out we have clear skies and it is warm. And it is going to get very warm... hot, even. Perhaps as high as around 25C in the village. (It was on the news last night that some parts of Japan will be heating up to 30C today; atsui!) Similar very warm and sunny conditions are forecast for tomorrow, so it is going to be a fine weekend to be out on the mountain. Dress accordingly! A few more lifts and courses are open for the weekend as per info updated below. Fresh snowfall since yesterday as reported by the resort: - Yamabiko (1407m): 0cm - Uenotaira (1230m): -cm - Base areas: 0cm Official snow depth numbers: - Yamabiko (1407m): 130cm - Uenotaira (1230m): 45cm - Base areas: 0cm Planned lifts operations today: - Nagasaka Gondola - Yamabiko Four - Yamabiko Number 2 Four - Skyline connecting pair - Uenotaira Four quad - Paradise Four quad - Yunomine pair Planned open courses today: - Yamabiko A, C, D, E - Uenotaira - Paradise - Kokenashi - Get the Gondola back down to base General resort operations information until Sunday 6th May: The Gondola will be open from 8:10am daily; The Number 1 car park will be free daily; There will be no village shuttle bus between until 27th April; Nozawa Onsen plans to remain open until Sunday 6th May. Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 21st April 2018 Total snowfall at base 700cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 325cm reported on 20 days February 2018 snowfall 131cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 2 days April 2018 snowfall 1cm 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 700cm Posted on Sunday 6th May 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. That's it, folks! Later this afternoon the ski lifts will come to a halt and their season will be over. A day of fine and warm weather is forecast. It has been a long season. Spring seems to have gone on for a long time having started rather early, but before that there were plenty of excellent conditions to enjoy. Lots more people visiting Nozawa from overseas too - more every year! The full story is always available by using the archive links below. This is my last report of the season, but I plan to be back with you here in November as the 2018-2019 approaches. Thank you for reading. Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 6th May 2018 Total snowfall at base 700cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 325cm reported on 20 days February 2018 snowfall 131cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 5cm reported on 2 days April 2018 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2018 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 26cm Snowfall at base this season 483cm Posted on Friday 26th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hello from Nozawa. By 3pm yesterday the resort was reporting 10-18cm of fresh snowfall across the mountain and this morning and extra 10-20cm, so that makes a total of 20-38cm since my last report. I have measured 26cm of snowfall myself. Really great quality snow too with temperatures keeping very low through the last few days. It's really cold. And it isn't going to warm up any during the day today - or tomorrow - either if the forecasts are correct. More cold, more snow. The mountain is getting a totally major refresh. Yesterday the top Yamabiko A-E courses were closed from quite early on due to fog and poor visibility. Similar conditions seem to be the case this morning if the webcams are anything to go by - though no news from the resort on that so far. If you decide to battle the conditions, be sure to check before heading out for the latest on lift operations. Be safe. Nozawa Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 26th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 483cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 53cm (27th December) November 2017 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 217cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 245cm 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