Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 212cm Posted on Thursday 19th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here I am feeling rather better and more chirpy this morning. There isn't a huge amount of snowfall to report to you - I have measured 6cm outside on the ground - but it is feeling colder. I am guessing that there might be 10cm or so of fresh at higher elevations, so perhaps worth investigating even if not deep yet. The forecast is also looking much more Niseko-like, which is really great to see. Santa-san is going to be visiting Niseko on 24th-25th December. Niseko is his main place of call you see; he will make appearances in various locations. And it sounds like he is going to bring us what we want. He's a good bloke. I will leave him a mince pie, a piece of toast and some carrots for his reindeer friends. ----- At Niseko Grand Hirafu, the middle section of the mountain is currently mostly closed and you can either take the gondola or the Ace Number 2 Center Four lift back down. A good few days of decent snowfall should get things going properly without the need to be worried about what is open and what is not open. ----- In other news, you can buy a 'Snow Duck Builder' in the shops. Don't all rush now! Quite cute actually. ----- Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 130cm - Base: 45cm Ski lifts operating: - Ace Family quad - Ace Number 2 Center quad - Ace Number 3 pair - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair - King Number 3 quad - Swinging Monkey Courses available: - Family - Detour for beginners - Shirakaba - Center - Kogen - Boyo - Holiday - Rinkan (lower area) - Jumbo ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 80cm - Base: 25cm Ski lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 80cm - Base: 45cm Ski lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 2 pair - Jumbo Number 3 pair Courses available: - Utopia Course - Silver Course - Shirakaba Course - Paradise Course - Family Course - Junior Course ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 80cm - Base: 45cm Ski lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola ON HOLD - Upper Village Gondola - Village Express - Community Chair - Banzai Chair ----- Night time operations are normally available in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri resort areas. Subject to weather conditions. There is no nighta at the Niseko HANAZONO resort area. Niseko Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Thursday 19th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 212cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (6th December) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 127cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 146cm Posted on Monday 16th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Just a couple of centimeters of new snow has fallen since the last report. The Furano Zone, on the New Furano Prince Hotel side, is now fully open with good skiing from top to bottom. Skiers started to roll into town in larger numbers over the weekend and with this increase in people on the slopes it is starting to get pretty crowded. Today is mostly cloudy and it will snow from around midday through the afternoon. Tomorrow will bring warm weather and there is the possibility of some rain. Open courses: Shirakaba Spies Sailer Ropeway Prince Panorama Kitanomine Zone: Closed Furano Zone: Open Furano Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Monday 16th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 146cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 62cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 144cm Posted on Sunday 15th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is mainly cloudy today with some light snow falling. The snow will be off and on during the day, and falls are expected to be light. There is 5cm of new snow to report and the lower slopes of Kitanomine are still looking like they need a bit more snow before they can open. Snow is forecast for tomorrow and unfortunately Tuesday is going to be warm with rain. Open courses: Shirakaba Spies Sailer Ropeway Prince Panorama Kitanomine Zone: Closed Furano Zone: Open Furano Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 15th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 144cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 60cm reported on 7 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 32cm Posted on Sunday 15th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning. Kumanoyu is reporting 3cm of snowfall. I am able to justify adding just about 2cm of observed snowfall, and the wind has been blowing it around too this morning. Nothing major. Expect sun tomorrow, milder conditions for a few days and a return to winter cold in the second part of the coming week. Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 15th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 32cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (30th November) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 12cm 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 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 Geto Kogen region of Iwate New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 254cm Posted on Sunday 15th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Geto. Snowy skies this morning and 12cm of fresh snowfall on the ground at base, the resort reporting 10-15cm. There was some quite strong winds overnight so there will be some windblown areas with more (and some with less), hopefully wind will not be an issue during the day. Quite strong at the start of the day... calm down, calm down please! The snow clouds aren't expected to last the day and we might even get some sunshine. Official snow depths: * Top: 140cm * Base: 70cm Planned operating lifts - subject to change: * Number 1 Gondola * Number 1 pair lift * Number 2 pair lift * Number 2 Gondola * Quad Courses & Tree Runs - subject to change: * All of the main official courses are available * All tree runs not yet open for the season Nighta skiing operations * Weekends and holidays from 21st December 2019 until 24th February 2020 Geto Kogen Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 15th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 254cm Number of days snowfall observed 12 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 53cm (on 20th November and 5th December) November 2019 snowfall 88cm observed on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 166cm observed 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 Geto 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 206cm Posted on Sunday 15th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here It is most definitely colder this morning and you can see the difference in the fresh snowfall that we have down to base overnight. 6cm of it today; not massive amounts but no doubt a bit more than that on the mountain. Be sure to be appropriately wrapped up before venturing out today. It's cold. I highly recommend some toast too, always does the trick. Having said that, by the time I post this no doubt some of you gnarly folk will lining up at the lifts. I'm not jealous, honest. As for the current weather we expect the chance of light snowfall at times today but another milder bump tomorrow and Tuesday before a return to much colder conditions from mid week - and hopefully consistent snowfall. ----- I just looked back and noticed that last season I observed 333cm of snowfall here at base during the whole of the month of December 2018. We are half way through December 2019 now (!), and my current observed snowfall for the month stands at 121cm. We would normally expect more snowfall in the second half of the month than the first so it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out. ----- Nighta at Niseko Grand Hirafu begins from tonight with the lower Family, Boyo and Kogen courses available until 8:30pm. The Ace Family quad and Holiday Number 1 pair lifts will be open for nighta. When things get going properly the Gondola and Ace Number 2 Center quad also operate in the evening but are not able to get going yet. ----- Ski resort operation information: Sunday 15th December 2019 The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report. Subject to change. Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 150cm - Base: 50cm Ski lifts operating: - Ace Family quad - Ace Number 2 Center quad - Ace Number 3 pair - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair - King Number 3 quad - Swinging Monkey Courses available: - Family - Alpen - Detour for beginners - Green - Shirakaba - Center - Kogen - Boyo - Ni-kabe - Kokutai - Holiday - Rinkan (lower area) - Jumbo ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 80cm - Base: 30cm Ski lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 85cm - Base: 60cm Ski lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 3 pair Courses available: - Utopia Course - Silver Course - Shirakaba Course - Paradise Course - Junior Course ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 75cm - Base: 45cm Ski lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola - Upper Village Gondola - Village Express - Community Chair - Banzai Chair ----- Night time operations are normally available in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri resort areas. Subject to weather conditions. There is no nighta at the Niseko HANAZONO resort area. Niseko Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Sunday 15th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 206cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (6th December) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 121cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 139cm Posted on Saturday 14th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good to see it is snowing again even if it is only lightly. There is a moderate wind at the moment and 1cm of new snow has accumulated so far. The snow will continue through the day, but the temperature will get warmer, and the middle of the day will be around +1c. The cloud is lower and visibility is a little restricted due to this.There has been no official announcement about the Kitanomine side opening yet. There were some rumors that it would be this weekend but we will have to wait and see. Open courses: Shirakaba Spies Sailer Ropeway Prince Panorama Kitanomine Zone: Closed Furano Zone: Open Furano Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Saturday 14th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 139cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 55cm reported on 6 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 200cm Posted on Saturday 14th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here To start the weekend off I have 7cm of fresh snowfall to report from here by base. Cloudy and grey and not much of a wind. It is not quite as cold this morning and the quality of the snow is perhaps reflected by that. While absolutely lovely of course - it is perhaps not as lovely as it is when it is the loveliest of all. Despite that rather silly sentence, I'm not feeling particularly wordy this morning so I'll leave it at that and see you tomorrow. Oh yes - please note the open courses at Hirafu below. Terrain from the top of the gondolas to base areas at Niseko Annupuri and Niseko Village are also open. So there is a fair bit of choice, but top lifts are not open yet and we need more snow to click into full gear. ----- Ski resort operation information: Saturday 14th December 2019 The below information is manually checked each morning and believed to be correct at time of report. Subject to change. Niseko Grand Hirafu Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 145cm - Base: 45cm Ski lifts operating: - Ace Family quad - Ace Number 2 Center quad - Ace Number 3 pair - Hirafu Gondola - Holiday Number 1 pair - King Number 3 quad - Swinging Monkey Courses available: - Family - Detour for beginners - Green - Shirakaba - Center - Kogen - Boyo - Ni-kabe - Kokutai - Holiday - Rinkan (lower area) - Jumbo ----- Niseko HANAZONO Resort Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 80cm - Base: 33cm Ski lifts operating: - Hanazono Number 1 quad - Hanazono Number 2 quad - Hanazono Number 3 quad ----- Niseko Annupuri Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 75cm - Base: 50cm Ski lifts operating: - Annupuri Gondola - Dream Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 1 quad - Jumbo Number 3 pair Courses available (*when planned lifts operating) : - Utopia Course - Silver Course - Shirakaba Course - Paradise Course - Junior Course ----- Niseko Village Official snow depth (reported by resort): - Peak: 60cm - Base: 40cm Ski lifts operating: - Niseko Gondola - Upper Village Gondola - Village Express - Community Chair - Banzai Chair ----- Night time operations are normally available in the Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Niseko Annupuri resort areas. Subject to weather conditions. There is no nighta at the Niseko HANAZONO resort area. Niseko Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Saturday 14th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 200cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (6th December) November 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 10 days December 2019 snowfall 115cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 138cm Posted on Friday 13th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The rain yesterday changed to snow late morning as predicted. Along with fresh snow the resort was hit with moderate to strong winds which meant only the Prince lift at the base of the Furano Zone could be operated. The snow has stopped for now but the strong winds are still here and whipping up plenty of snow from roofs. There is a total of 8cm of new snow to report. Open courses: Shirakaba Spies Sailer Ropeway Prince Panorama Kitanomine Zone: Closed Furano Zone: Open Furano Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 13th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 138cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 54cm 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 30cm Posted on Friday 13th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Morning from Shiga Kogen. Well, it's colder this morning that's for sure, and just 2-3cm of fresh snow fallen overnight. A dusting of snow down to the lower Yamanouchi valley area too. Was hoping for more and it sounded like we might get more with the blowy conditions last night. Some more snow forecast for tomorrow night but before then we'll probably see sunny skies and perhaps after as well as we enter next week. These areas are currently part open: - Ichinose Family: Number 2 pair lift A line operating - Ichinose Diamond: Diamond quad lift - Kumanoyu: Number 2 pair lift A & B line operating - Takamagahara Mammoth: Number 2 triple and Number 3 pair lifts operating - Yakebitaiyama: Number 4 romance lift - Yokoteyama: Number 1 Sky A line and Number 5 lift operating Other areas of Shiga Kogen are waiting for more snow. Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 13th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 30cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (30th November) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 10cm 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 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 21cm Posted on Friday 13th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . We're still in pre-season, and it looks like it's going to stay that way for at least a while longer. I got the official word of delays in openings through one of the members of the Shin-Akakura Tourist Office, but to tell the truth, the former clear listings of all the websites on the city site are gone, and I can't find the new listing in the site by our new DMO (destination marketing organization)! And the mailing list from the city isn't operating yet, apparently. So we don't have an official listing to pull from. But my request is in.... The word is: at least for Akakura Kanko Ski Area is partial opening on the 21st, full opening on the 28th. I will update this as soon as I know for all the resorts. So let's say here: All resorts: the 21st at the earliest, and possible only in part. But I also have to add, as I often do, we OFTEN don't get snow until right around Christmas, so, ah, relax! Oh, yeah, we did get a little snow since yesterday; it will be gone soon. Akakura Kanko: Akakura Onsen: Ikenotaira Onsen: Madarao Kogen: Lotte Arai Resort: Opening as soon as they can Myoko Suginohara: Seki Onsen: Myoko Ski Park: Kyukamura RunRun: Tangram Ski Circus: Kurohime Kogen Snow Park Scheduled to open on 21 December Myoko Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 13th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 21cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (30th November) November 2019 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days December 2019 snowfall 10cm 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 Myoko. 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 12cm Posted on Friday 13th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning all. The wait continues. A little fresh snow down to the base areas this morning. I am measuring just over 3cm, likely more than that on the upper areas of course though surely not enough to let the lifts get moving this weekend. It is cloudy still this morning but we might even get some sunshine during the day today. There is already a few breaks in the cloud and some signs of light blue behind them. A sunny morning is due tomorrow with some fresh snow due later in the day. The ski area will open as soon as there is enough snow. Nozawa Now 2019-2020 season Data as of Friday 13th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (6th December) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days December 2019 snowfall 8cm 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