Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 386cm Posted on Monday 23rd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Snow started falling yesterday and this morning there's a layer of fresh snow on the ground here at base. Hurray! I have 9cm of it to report to you at the time of writing and it is continuing to snow - and should continue today, so we should be adding to that during the day. Today wind is a big issue from the start of the day with the resort specific status as it is at 8:30am added below. Basically top lifts not opening. It should be very cold tonight and more cloud/snow conditions tomorrow. Just doesn't look like a major dump should be expected though; according to forecasts. Friday seems a better bet for that... Until tomorrow! --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am: -6℃, 15cm snowfall. Moiwa 800m: -6℃, ESE7.2m/s, 152cm snowpack. Anupuri 1150m: -11℃, NW16m/s, snowdrift developing. Hirafu1250m: -10℃, 12m/s, large development of snowdrifts. Kamui cape lighthouse: ENE4m/s, 1003hPa, 3.2m waves. Snowfall picked up as the low-pressure passed and made snowdrifts develop in areas above 800m. A 25cm blanket of wind-affected snow is evenly covering the west facing slopes. Looking at the snowfall transition, a good amount of little dense snow is present in slopes below 1000m, and the avalanche risk is moderately high. If the storm picks up, the hazard level will rise accordingly. Stay away from cornices and knolls, do not traverse across steep slopes. All gates are scheduled to open. Seek advice at the gates, before stepping out of bounds. Hazard levels are objectively evaluated and gates will close when the level are high. Niseko community respects the freedom and cares for the safety of the guests. Anyone is allowed to step out of bounds if they will, but only when the gates are open. Beware of sudden weather changes. The snow in the treeruns is splendid today. --- Resort specific opening news at time of writing (subject to change during the day): Niseko Grand Hirafu Just the lower lifts are opening at the moment (Ace Family, Ace Number 1, King Number 1 and Holiday Number 1). Other lifts on hold due to wind conditions. Niseko HANAZONO Resort The top Hanazono Number 3 lift is on hold at the start of the day due to wind conditions. Niseko Village The Niseko Gondola, Morino Chair and top Wonderland Chair lifts are on hold at the start of the day due to wind conditions. Niseko Annupuri The Annupuri Gondola and top Jumbo Number 4 lift are on hold at the start of the day due to wind conditions. --- Official resort snow depths as of Monday 23rd January 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 260cm Base - 90cm Niseko Village Top - 220cm Base - 130cm Niseko Annupuri Top - 225cm Base - 130cm --- Night skiing is planned until Monday 20th March 2017 at the Niseko Annupuri, Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Village resort areas. There is no nighta in the Hanazono area. Niseko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 23rd January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 386cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (16th December) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 14 days December 2016 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days January 2017 snowfall 95cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 561cm Posted on Sunday 22nd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning all from Naeba, So yesterday we were hit by another decent snowfall which has topped up the powder out there on the slopes. This morning we have awoken to a beautiful bluebird so the skiing today is going to be excellent. Get out here and enjoy the views before the snow roles in again over the next day or so. We will see you on the slopes! Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 22nd January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 561cm Number of days snowfall observed 35 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 394cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 297cm Posted on Sunday 22nd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . There was 15cm of fresh snow to report at the measuring point yesterday morning - and please note that this is the snowfall amount that has been added to this report, no further this morning... Today started off with fine conditions but more cloud has been moving in as the morning progressed -- and it is now snowing. The snow clouds should be delivering us fresh snow over the next few days. Bring it on! The following lifts are not operating: Paradise Number 3 pair All courses are open Official snow depths: Chuo - 150cm Utopia - 130cm Uwanodai - 95cm Paradise - 150cm Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 22nd January 2017 Total snowfall at base 297cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 16th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 188cm observed 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 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 401cm Posted on Sunday 22nd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Morning from Nozawa. No fresh snow overnight after it cleared up yesterday to leave us with some lovely blue skies this morning. It's a cold start but it should warm up a bit. We're expecting clouds to move in and start bringing us fresh snowfall sometime later on today (this afternoon? this evening?) and I should be able to bring you news of fresh snow in my report tomorrow; and snow clouds to be with us through Monday and Tuesday as well. Sounds like a plan. In the meantime it is a lovely start to this Sunday morning and a lot of people around to enjoy Nozawa. Hope you can too, see you out there. Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning: - Yamabiko: 0cm - Uenotaira: 0cm - Hikage: 0cm - Nagasaka: 0cm - Karasawa: 0cm Official snow depths: - Yamabiko: 300cm - Uenotaira: 215cm - Hikage: 185cm - Nagasaka: 170cm - Karasawa: 150cm Lifts operations: All lifts appear to be operating apart from: - Kandahar pair Most courses at Nozawa Onsen are now open. Courses not open are: - Grand Prix - Kandahar East - Kandahar West Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 22nd January 2017 Total snowfall at base 401cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 238cm 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 551cm Posted on Saturday 21st January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba everybody! Good news as the predicted snow for today has come through. Snow has been falling since the early hour of this morning turning into pretty heavy snow as of around 9AM. Currently it's accumulating at a rapid rate meaning that there should be plenty of powder about the whole mountain all day. Riding conditions are again a bit of a mix of nice groomers and reasonably large amounts of powder. In the weather forecast, snow is still predicted every day going on with potentially a clear day next Thursday. Tasty! Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 21st January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 551cm Number of days snowfall observed 34 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 384cm observed on 16 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 Naeba. 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 398cm Posted on Saturday 21st January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Morning from Nozawa. Fresh snow on the ground again with 5-10cm being reported by the resort and snow continuing to fall now though it's not expected to last the day... but also be back later on in the daytime tomorrow. It's not particularly cold - though more so than yesterday which as expected ended up fairly mild. There's a bit of wind about this morning too though not enough to cause lift operations any issues at the moment and hopefully it will stay that way. Tomorrow morning there might be some sun and clearer skies before the snow clouds move back in. Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning: - Yamabiko: 10cm - Uenotaira: 5cm - Hikage: 10cm - Nagasaka: 10cm - Karasawa: 5cm Official snow depths: - Yamabiko: 305cm - Uenotaira: 230cm - Hikage: 180cm - Nagasaka: 165cm - Karasawa: 145cm Lifts operations: All lifts appear to be operating apart from: - Kandahar pair Most courses at Nozawa Onsen are now open. Courses not open are: - Grand Prix - Kandahar East - Kandahar West - Kamoshika Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 21st January 2017 Total snowfall at base 398cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 235cm 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 Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 33cm Snowfall at base this season 795cm Posted on Saturday 21st January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . 4am. Thunderbolts and lightning. Very very frightening. Seriously crazy weather to start the day today. Continuous bright flashes of lightning, which usually means, and actually was, a hard fall of graupel, or soft hail. Lots of it, and so dense you could walk on top of the surface without sinking. Lots of wind... Luckily the snow turned to real snow, and the wind has tapered off a bit, although it can be pretty brisk out there. Hard to see what's going to happen during the day. We love to see the snow, but another multi-meter blast over just a few days would probably drive us even crazier than we already are. Akakura Kanko: 290cm, -4° Akakura Onsen: 310cm, -3° Ikenotaira Onsen: 220cm, -1° Myoko Suginohara: 230cm, -8° Seki Onsen: 350cm, -8° Myoko Ski Park: 250cm, -1° Kyukamura RunRun: 310cm, -1° Tangram Ski Circus: 275cm, -5° Madarao Kogen: 270cm, -3° Myoko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 21st January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 795cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 91cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 345cm reported on 13 days January 2017 snowfall 438cm 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 377cm Posted on Friday 20th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Good morning from Niseko and a bit of a nice surprise with just over 9cm of lovely fresh snowfall to report to you. Most welcome! Hopefully there'll be a bit more than that up on them there slopes, and so I will be heading up myself very soon. Just so that I can check. There was cloud over the mountain an hour or so ago (and clearer over towards Mt Yotei) but it's the other way round now as this report is about to be posted and the sun is out over the mountain. Should be a nice early morning. The forecast now seems to be showing snowfall from Sunday through Tuesday, so all fingers crossed we get both quality and quantity. --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am: -6℃, mild wind, 10cm snowfall. Moiwa 800m: -8℃, NW8m/s, 15cm new snow with no snowdrift development. Annupuri 1150m:-13℃, W10m/s, 15cm snow without snowdrifts. Hirafu 1250m: -11℃, light breeze, 10cm new snow and no snowdrifts development. Kamui cape lighthouse:ENE3m/s, 1014hPa, 1.7m waves. The isobars are spread out and the weather is calm. 10-15cm light crystal snowfall fell overnight and is blanketing the mountain. New snowdrifts and cornices development is minimal, the snowpack seems stable and the general avalanche risk is low. All gates are scheduled t open from the morning. Listen to the ski patrol and step out of the gates. Wearing a beacon and a helmet is highly recommended. The snow is shallow but good. Very light and dry snow this morning. Sluffs are to be expected, however slab slides are less probable. More emphasize should be put on weather and snowfall transition for evaluating hazard levels in the mountains. We would like to remind that most accidents occur during and just after foul weather. Snowdrifts and slabs that formed during storms and high winds are the cause of many surface slab avalanches. Keep an eye on the snowfall patterns. There are many other hazards lurking in the out of bounds area. Better not over-estimate your knowledge, skills and equipment. Always be prudent and humble in the mountains. --- Official resort snow depths as of Friday 20th January 2017: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 265cm Base - 100cm Niseko Village Top - 210cm Base - 120cm Niseko Annupuri Top - 220cm Base - 120cm --- Night skiing is planned until Monday 20th March 2017 at the Niseko Annupuri, Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Village resort areas. There is no nighta in the Hanazono area. Niseko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 20th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 377cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (16th December) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 14 days December 2016 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days January 2017 snowfall 86cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 533cm Posted on Thursday 19th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Hello from snowy Naeba. So after a fantastic bluebird yesterday the weather has turned as predicted and it is snowing again! At the moment we have pretty consistent snow that is settling nicely. The conditions out on the slopes are pretty damn good. The pistes are in great shape and there is a good amount of fluffy powder to be found out and about on the mountain. Get out there and enjoy it. Lifts running today are: -Beginner lift No.4 08:00-20:30 -High Speed lift No.5 08:30-20:30 -Prince Gondola No.2 08:30-16:00 (last ride up 15:30) -Takenokodaira Romance Lift 08:45-15:45 -Takenokoyama Romance Lift 09:30-15:00 -High Speed Lift No.4 09:00-16:30 -High Speed Lift No.3 08:00-17:00 -Huichi Pair Lift No.1 09:00-16:00 -The Dragondola 09:00-15:30 (last ascending lift 15:00) Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 19th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 533cm Number of days snowfall observed 33 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 150cm observed on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 366cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 327cm Posted on Thursday 19th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . This morning there's no wind and light snow is falling - with 1cm to add to the report. There's low cloud and flat light making conditions. We can perhaps expect some more snow on the ground today and then a few days of clearer skies before a return to snowfall at the end of the weekend. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 19th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 327cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 39cm 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 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 Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 236cm Posted on Thursday 19th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Yesterday the morning in particular was a real cracker! Beautiful blue skies and sunshine and all our lovely snow. By around noon there was quite a bit of thin cloud appearing and giving proceedings a bright and part overcast feel. And by mid afternoon it was mostly cloudy. And by late night it was snowing... result of which this morning is about 5cm on the ground in village areas and resorts reporting between that amount and up to 15cm at higher elevations. So there'll be a decent fresh layer up there this morning. Worth investigating. Visibility is way down this morning as snow continues falling. Looks foggy and not much to see at all on the upper webcams. Be sure you know where you're going! The forecast say there may even be some sunshine poking through later on, so things do seem due to get clearer. The forecast is looking good with a fair amount of snow on the 6 day forecast now - heaviest currently due tomorrow night into Saturday. Nice. Hakuba 47: Hakuba 47 is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall. Info: - All planned lifts are operating. - Tree Riding Zones scheduled to be open. Official snow depth Upper: 290cm Base: 145cm Hakuba Goryu: Hakuba Goryu is reporting 5-15cm of fresh snowfall. Info: - All scheduled lifts plan to be operating. - Nighta from 6pm until 9:30pm on the Toomi area. Official snow depth Alps: 315cm Toomi: 145cm Iimori: 120cm Hakuba Happo-one: Hakuba Goryu is reporting 8cm of fresh snowfall. Info: - All courses open - including now the top Riesen Grat! - Kurobishi off-piste area not open. Official snow depth: Usagidaira: 220cm Kurobishi: 260cm Lower: 105cm Tsugaike Kogen: Info: - All areas open. Official snow depth: Tsuga-no-mori: 290cm Han-no-ki: 280cm Maruyama: 180cm Oya-no-hara: 135cm Kane-no-naru-oka: 120cm Hakuba Cortina: The resort is reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall. Info: - Number 7 lift is not operating. - Nighta (Number 2 pair lift) from 5pm until 8pm. Official snow depth: Top: 270cm Base: 190cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Info: Most of the Village Side is open and about half of the Mountain Side courses are open. Official snow depth: Top: 160cm Base: 90cm Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Info: Hakuba Norikura is mostly open. Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Kashimayari: Kashimayari is mostly open. Official snow depth: Top: 170cm Hakuba Sanosaka: Hakuba Sanosaka is fully open. Official snow depth: Top: 130cm Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 19th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 236cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 57cm (13th January) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 days January 2017 snowfall 171cm 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 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 389cm Posted on Thursday 19th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . After that fine day yesterday, it's back to snow this morning. Not the kind that adds up to new numbers and it's probably going to stop and maybe even clear this afternoon. Curiously the resort is not reporting any fresh snow on the top Yamabiko area but 5cm on Uenotaira. Poor visibility up on the mountain at the start of the day. Casting an eye over the to forecast is quite exciting... there's a fair amount of snow on there, with it set at 'heavy' at times. Sounds good to me. Expect the decent snowfall to start later in the day tomorrow and perhaps through Saturday, so keep an eye on the forecast and plan around that if you are thinking of being here for the weekend. With the big storm clearing - and if it's not another crazy snow storm that hits the national headlines - I think we can expect this coming weekend to be a popular one. Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning: - Yamabiko: 0cm - Uenotaira: 5cm - Hikage: 0cm - Nagasaka: 0cm - Karasawa: 0cm Official snow depths: - Yamabiko: 315cm - Uenotaira: 230cm - Hikage: 185cm - Nagasaka: 170cm - Karasawa: 140cm Lifts operations: All lifts appear to be operating apart from: - Yunomine pair - Mizunashi triple - Challenge pair - Utopia pair - Kandahar pair Most courses at Nozawa Onsen are now open. Courses not open are: - Grand Prix - Kandahar East - Kandahar West - Kamoshika Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 19th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 389cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 52cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 161cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 226cm 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