Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Posted on Wednesday 5th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba! The 2025-2026 snow season is (hopefully) just less than a month away, with the big ski areas hoping to open at the end of November. After a long and hot summer, we are currently still largely in autumn mode. But... the mountains have received snow. And actually a nice bit up too, with Hakuba 47 yesterday reporting 15-20cm of snow on upper areas. Very nice. I'll report on fresh snowfall - especially when it falls down to base - over the coming weeks. Let's hope we are in for a bumper snow season. Back soon... Hakuba Now 2025-2026 season Data as Wednesday 5th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2025 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 Hakuba. 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 2cm Posted on Wednesday 19th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . The sun is out now but overnight we got a blast of winter conditions, and a layer of snow. It is (was) a thin layer down around base areas, but a fair bit more up top. Hakuba 47 is reporting about 30cm* of snowfall on upper areas. 30 inches would be amazing, but 30cm sounds pretty good too! The thin layer outside my place has gone now, but the mountains are looking good. It currently looks like it should be relatively mild over the coming days with a share of sunshine. (* The auto-translate on Facebook is translating the original "30cm" as "30 inches". Be wary of these wild inaccuracies!) Hakuba Now 2025-2026 season Data as Wednesday 19th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 2cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 2cm (on 19th November) November 2025 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 Hakuba. 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 15cm Posted on Saturday 29th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa. It's the first day of the ski season. While we might not have any snow on the ground down below, there is enough snow for the Yamabiko A, C, D and E runs to open this morning... helped along by a reported 7cm of fresh snowfall up there since yesterday. Webcam images look nice, too. No sign of Naski (everyone's favourite bright green skiing vegetable mascot) yet, but being as gnarly as Naski is, I would not bet against an appearance! Let's ski season. We expect some clear weather over the next few days with a nice snowy cold front due by late on Wednesday. Sounds like a plan. ------------------------------ Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 7cm Uenotaira: -cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 50cm Uenotaira: -cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Lifts operating: Nagasaka Gondola (8:30am-3:30pm; last one down at 4:00pm) Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad lift (8:40am-3:40pm) Yamabiko Number Four quad lift (8:45am-3:30pm) Courses available: Yamabiko A Yamabiko C Yamabiko D Yamabiko E Notes: You need to get the gondola up to (and back down from) the open ski runs. All base areas are closed. Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Saturday 29th November 2025 Total snowfall at base 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (on 19th November) November 2025 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 15cm Posted on Wednesday 26th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . This morning may be wet and not particularly nice down in the village, there is some good news to tell you. The ski area has announced it's firm intention to open on Saturday (29th November). They plan to have at least the Yamabiko D run open initially, with other top courses opening up if/when there's more snow to allow for that. A word of warning: the auto translate on Facebook this morning in English starts with "Nozawa Onsen Ski Area is now open". No, it is not open. It intends to open on Saturday, as I noted above. I noticed a similar incorrect auto-translate on another report. Please be very wary of these things. Work is clearly required to improve that kind of thing. Ahh, the days of having to check Facebook are back. :( Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 26th November 2025 Total snowfall at base 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (on 19th November) November 2025 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 878cm Sunday greetings from Niseko. Well, while I wouldn't call it 'heavy snow', we did actually get some and enough for me to several cm to this report from base (with a slight rounding up to the whole number). It looks to me like there might have been slightly more on the south side of the mountain and perhaps 5-10cm or so in higher areas. Here's how much snow the ski areas are reporting: Hanazono: 5cm (base), 10cm (top) Hirafu: 10cm Annupuri: 10cm Of course, Niseko Village is going with 0cm. ;) The downer might be that wind might still affect top lifts this morning. Anyway, yay! A nice surprise bonus and enough to tempt me... Today is the last day of the season for Niseko Hanazono and Niseko Village. From tomorrow, just Hirafu and Annupuri will be open. ------------------------------------ Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 205cm (+15cm change since yesterday) Base: 70cm (+5cm change since yesterday) Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather): All four lifts Planned last day of the season: Sunday 12th April ------------------ Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 280cm (+10cm change since yesterday) Base: 25cm (+5cm change since yesterday) Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather): Ace Family quad Ace Gondola King Number 3 six King Number 4 single Planned last day of the season: Wednesday 6th May ------------------ Niseko Village Ski Resort Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 183cm (+5cm change since yesterday) Base: 60cm (+2cm change since yesterday) Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather): Niseko Gondola Community Chair Banzai Chair Wonderland Chair Planned last day of the season: Sunday 12th April ------------------ Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): Peak: 250cm (no change since yesterday) Base: 40cm (no change since yesterday) Lifts planned to operate (subject to weather): Annupuri Gondola Dream Number 1 quad (until 12th April) Jumbo Number 1 quad Jumbo Number 4 pair Planned last day of the season: Wednesday 6th May ------------------------------------ Asahigaoka ski area (near Kutchan Station) closed on 8th March. Niseko Moiwa closed on 5th April. Niseko Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Sunday 12th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 878cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 92 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 days December 2025 snowfall 189cm reported on 23 days January 2026 snowfall 451cm reported on 28 days February 2026 snowfall 154cm reported on 19 days March 2026 snowfall 50cm reported on 13 days April 2026 snowfall 5cm 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 Kutchan/Niseko. 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 76cm Snowfall at base this season 486cm Posted on Sunday 25th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . So, heavy snow it is! The ski area this morning is reporting, wait for it, up to 80cm of fresh snow since yesterday 3pm. That's not including any before then (which I was unable to check). They are also reporting 60-70cm at base areas. I can myself report my measurement of 76cm as of 9:00am. Now that is proper Nozawa-style snowfall! The kind that gets me super excited. Limited to very poor visibility outside this morning and I gather a few lifts delayed but the mountain is open. Take super care out there and absolutely know where you are going. (Naski won't always be on point to give directions!) Tomorrow and Tuesday should bring some calmer and friendlier weather and maybe some sun too, but there's more snow expected beyond that. ---------------------------- Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 80cm Uenotaira: 75cm Hikage: 70cm Nagasaka: 70cm Karasawa: 60cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 270cm Uenotaira: 235cm Hikage: 170cm Nagasaka: 165cm Karasawa: 150cm Scheduled lift operations: All operating but some may be delayed Courses that are not available (when the ski area is operating as normal): All open Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Sunday 25th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 486cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 337cm reported on 17 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 499cm Posted on Monday 26th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Quick one this morning to add the snow from yesterday. Might get some sun tomorrow morning. ---------------------------- Fresh snowfall since yesterday afternoon (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 20cm Uenotaira: 10cm Hikage: ?cm Nagasaka: ?cm Karasawa: ?cm Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 260cm Uenotaira: 215cm Hikage: 185cm Nagasaka: 175cm Karasawa: 155cm Scheduled lift operations: All operating apart from Challenge pair and Utopia pair Courses that are not available (when the ski area is operating as normal): All open apart from Kamoshika and Tanuki Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Monday 26th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 499cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 134cm reported on 11 days January 2026 snowfall 350cm reported on 18 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 42cm Posted on Saturday 6th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It's a fine start to the weekend with some low cloud hanging over the lower parts of the mountain, but there are much clearer skies up top. Limited amounts of fresh snow since yesterday morning but the ski area appears to be reporting 12cm on the upper Yamabiko area. It should be a very fine day to be skiing or snowboarding. (Tomorrow too). We might get some fresh on the mountain later on Monday and then later in the week. Promising start. Anyway, I've got places to go! ------------------------------ Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 12cm Uenotaira: -cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area): Yamabiko: 65cm Uenotaira: -cm Hikage: - Nagasaka: - Karasawa: - Lifts operating: Nagasaka Gondola (8:30am-3:30pm; last one down at 4:00pm) Yamabiko Four quad lift Yamabiko Number 2 Four quad lift Uenotaira Four quad lift Courses available: Yamabiko A Yamabiko B Yamabiko C Yamabiko D Yamabiko E Uenotaira Notes: You need to get the gondola up to (and back down from) the open ski runs. All base areas are closed. Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Saturday 6th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 42cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 27cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Posted on Wednesday 5th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hurray! Summer is now a memory! It went on and on and on and on. I think by the end of August I might have been more liquid than solid. Thankfully, things started cooling down from the second half of September and we have been enjoying some colder temperatures over the last week or so. I have even used my heater a few times. And.... there's been snow up there on the upper areas of the mountain. See photos below from this morning. Nozawa Onsen hopes to open on Saturday 29th November. That's less than four weeks away! Naski, Nozawa's favourite bright green skiing vegetable mascot, is getting increasingly excited. No snow down to base yet and I'll let you known when there is. Expect occasional updates this month as we approach the planned opening. Good to be back, yey! Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 5th November 2025 Total snowfall at base 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2025 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 15cm Posted on Wednesday 19th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Hello from Nozawa Onsen. What a wonderful morning it is! The sun is out and increasing blue skies as the morning goes on. Oh yes, and there's a fine layer of fresh white snow on the ground and in the village. It's the first snowfall down to village of the season, and an impressive showing too. I measure slightly under 15cm. The ski area is planning for an opening on Saturday 29th November. I'll keep you up to date on the situation as that date approaches. Information on the ski area: Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 19th November 2025 Total snowfall at base 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (on 19th November) November 2025 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 416cm Posted on Sunday 1st March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . It is actually fairly cold early on this morning but the sun is out and we expect a bright and sunny day today and tomorrow. Hopefully temps won't rise by much. Forecasts point to the possibility of some fresh snow gracing us around Tuesday so I hope that will happen. There's a bit crack developing on the famous steep Yokokura no kabe course and as such it is currently off-limits. It would be good to think that we might get some more mid-winter like weather rather than continue fast into spring... --------------- Official snow depth (reported by ski area): Yokokura area: 55cm Uwanodai area: 72cm Utopia area: 130cm Chuo area: 150cm Paradise area: 150cm Summit area: 110cm More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen Zao Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Sunday 1st March 2026 Total snowfall at base 416cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 120cm observed on 18 days January 2026 snowfall 199cm observed on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 92cm observed on 11 days March 2026 snowfall 0cm observed on 0 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 Zao 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 139cm Posted on Friday 2nd January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao with another modest amount of snowfall to report and snow falling at the start of the day. It is a cold morning and more snow is expected today and tomorrow. Most lifts and runs now largely open, though the snow is still relatively thin on the ground. No let up please! --------------- Ski lifts: Most lifts are now scheduled to be operating. The following lifts are not open: Ryuzan pair Yokokura Number 2 Ski runs: Most of the main areas are open Official snow depth (reported by ski area): Yokokura area: 30cm Uwanodai area: 40cm Utopia area: 70cm Chuo area: 60cm Paradise area: 60cm Summit area: 60cm More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen Zao Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Friday 2nd January 2026 Total snowfall at base 139cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 120cm observed on 18 days January 2026 snowfall 14cm observed 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 Zao 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