Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 31cm Posted on Friday 16th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Hakuba. It was a lovely day yesterday and I had a fine time up at Hakuba Goryu. There's not a whole lot to report this morning in terms of weather with just a dusting again at lower levels and resorts reporting a thin layer of snow higher up (Cortina saying there's up to 10cm of fresh on it's slopes). There's lots of cloud around this morning and light snow has been falling and snow is on the forecast for today and tomorrow. Here's to a snowy report tomorrow morning. Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field opens up for the season from this morning and they have their Gondola moving along with two lifts and courses over on the Mountain Side of the resort. At Hakuba Goryu, the Toomi Sky Four lift is now operating and the Toomi course open from today. Hakuba Sanosaka, Hakuba Norikura Onsen and Kashimayari are set to open from tomorrow - I would expect them to be 'part openings', as per the resorts that are currently open. More people are now arriving in Hakuba for an early season ski and while there's places open and fun to be had we could do with a decent dump of snow to really kick things off. Hakuba 47: Hakuba 47 is currently part open. The resort is reporting 1cm of fresh snowfall. Gondola downloading required. Connection with Goryu not yet open. Lift & course info: The Gondola, Line A.B and Line C lifts are operating. The following courses are open: - Route 1 (Upper) - Route 2 - Route 3 - Route 5 - Route 6 - Route 8 (Lower) Official snow depth Line C Upper: 100cm Base: 10cm Hakuba Goryu: Hakuba Goryu is currently part open. The resort is reporting 1-2cm of fresh snowfall. Gondola downloading required. Connection with Hakuba 47 not yet open. Lift & course info: The Gondola, Alps Number 1 and 3 and Toomi Sky Four lifts are operating with the Toomi course available from today. The following courses are open: - Grand Prix - Panorama - Toomi Official snow depth Alps: 80cm Toomi: 20cm Iimori: 15cm Hakuba Happo-one: Hakuba Happo-one is currently part open. Lift & course info: The Adam Gondola, Alpen Quad, Panorama pair, Kokusai Number 3 pair and Kurobishi Number 2 quad lifts are operating. Gondola downloading required. The following courses are at least part open: - Kurobishi - Usagidaira - Panorama Official snow depth: Usagidaira: 75cm Nakiyama: -cm Sakka: -cm Tsugaike Kogen: Tsugaike Kogen is currently part open. Lift info: The Eve Gondola and the top Han-no-ki and Tsuga Number 2 pair lifts are operating. The following courses are open: - Han-no-ki - Tsuga-no-mori Official snow depth: Tsuga-no-mori: 70cm Han-no-ki: 70cm Oya-no-hara: 20cm Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm Hakuba Cortina: Hakuba Cortina is currently part open. The resort is reporting 5-10cm of fresh snowfall. Lift info: The Number 2 quad lift and Number 4 pair lifts are operating. The following courses are at least part open: - Ikenoda - Mt Hieda Rinkan - Mt Hieda 1 - Itadaria Official snow depth: Top: 100cm Base: 50cm Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field: Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field is currently part open. Lift info: The Gondola, 3-sen North and 4-sen East lifts are operating. The following courses are at least part open: - North - East Official snow depth: Top: 30cm Base: -cm Kashmayari: Kashimayari plans to open from Saturday 17th December. Hakuba Norikura Onsen: Hakuba Norikura Onsen plans to open from Saturday 17th December. Hakuba Sanosaka: Hakuba Sanosaka plans to open from Saturday 17th December. Please note that Yanaba ski hill will not be opening for the 2016-2017 season Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 16th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 31cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (8th December) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 30cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 72cm Posted on Friday 16th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning! There hasn't been a great deal of snow overnight last night but the snow is still falling hard this morning in Naeba. We are also happy to report that more of the resort is now open for us to explore! Gondola 2 is now　open and it leads to Daishamen, the downhill course and high speed piste no. 4. Looks like our snow dances have paid off! The conditions on the mountain are chilly but with a little powder from the snow that's still falling. Wrap up warm and enjoy the new runs! Today's lift operation includes: Beginner lift No.4 High Speed Lift No.5 Gondola 2 (There is one run open from the top of the gondola that includes　Daishamen, the downhill course and high speed piste number 4). Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 16th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 72cm Number of days snowfall observed 11 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 17cm (11th December) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 55cm observed 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 110cm Posted on Thursday 15th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . The forecast said we might have a break in the snowfall this morning before snow coming back tonight. It was right about the break in the snow clouds as we currently have quite a lot of blue skies and sunshine over Shiga Kogen. It is a lovely morning but very cold early on as well. But we'd like more snow and so hopefully the part of the forecast of it coming back tonight will also be correct. There's not a whole lot of promise for snowfall forecast over the weekend and early in the week so it looks like we'll have to make do with what we get tonight and tomorrow for a while. Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 15th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 110cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (11th December) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 83cm 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 69cm Posted on Thursday 15th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao Onsen and I have just under 15cm of fresh snow to report from down here at base. Nice, that should be a bit more higher up and make for some good conditions on the runs that are open. Opening remains unchanged this morning. Snow is forecast over today and tomorrow though not much after that through into early next week and so we'd really like a lot over the next 48 hours please. Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 15th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 69cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (on 15th December) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 58cm 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 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 Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 203cm Posted on Thursday 15th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It couldn't be a more perfect morning here in Furano but it is cold. In the village it is a very chilly -16c, which is the kind of temperature we would expect to get in February. Conditions are extremely clear with not a cloud visible over the resort and perfect blue skies. To top this off there has been 6cm of very light snow since yesterdays report. The courses that are open are in very nice condition with superb packed powder. Certain courses are likely to be fairly crowded in places today due to several school groups on the mountain. As we head out of mid December and toward Christmas there are many wondering when Kitanomine will open. The resort has said opening is delayed due to the snow depth not quite being enough. Looking up at the Kitanomine slopes this morning they must be very close to being ready though as the front face has had a groomer over it and looks pretty good to me. Looking at the weather for the weekend, moderate winds are expected on the upper mountain on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday should see a little more snow but after that there is absolutely nothing on the forecast through to Tuesday. The following courses are expected to be open today: Technical Panorama Spies Sailer Prince Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 15th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 203cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 93cm 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 70cm Posted on Thursday 15th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Ohayo from Naeba! This morning the snow is falling again, and has been since yesterday afternoon so we　have a nice dusting of powder across the slopes. Again, there are the two lifts running as yesterday but the ski areas are getting wider so there is plenty of slope to enjoy. The snow falling looks like it's here to stay so make sure you wrap up warm (and waterproof), and come and join us in the snow. Today's lift operation includes: Beginner lift No.4 High Speed Lift No.5 Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 15th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 70cm Number of days snowfall observed 10 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 17cm (11th December) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 53cm observed 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 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 Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 8cm Snowfall at base this season 107cm Posted on Wednesday 14th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Last night we had some horrid rain falling for a while but happily this morning we wake to snowfall - around 10cm of it on the ground in places - with snow still falling and thick fog in places. Snow is forecast for the day today with perhaps a break in it tomorrow before more as we go into Friday. Hopefully enough to help more of the area open. Yakebitaiyama are preparing to have their Number 2 Gondola operating this morning and they now have the Panorama Course open as well as the courses that were open until now. Let's see what I can get to report to you in my next report! Areas of Shiga Kogen currently open: Ichinose Family The Number 2 pair A and B lifts are operating with 600m of course open. Kumanoyu The Number 2 lifts are operating. Okushiga Kogen The Number 1 pair, Number 2 pair and Number 3 pair lifts are operating. Takamagahara Mammoth The Number 2 triple lift is operating with the lower part of the slopes open. Yakebitaiyama The Number 2 Gondola and Number 2 pair lifts are operating with the South Course, Panorama Course and Karamatsu Course open. Yokoteyama The Number 1 Sky B and Number 2 Sky pair lifts are operating. Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Wednesday 14th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 107cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (11th December) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 80cm 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 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 Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 55cm Posted on Wednesday 14th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Hello from Zao and there's fresh snowfall to report. It's not feeling particularly cold, and the thermometer says +1 at the moment, but poor visibility and snow falling with just over 10cm of fresh at base. A bit wet rather than the light powder that we love so much - but it's good all the same, we need the numbers! The forecast for the next few days is looking pretty good and hopefully we'll be on the receiving end of a decent amount of snowfall. It will be getting colder too. Lifts that are planned to be operating today at Zao Onsen: Zao Ropeway Chuo Ropeway Sky Cable Mikaeri pair Chuo Number 1 pair AB Onsen Number 1 pair Utopia Number 2 pair Official snow depths: Chuo - 40cm Utopia - 40cm Uwanodai - 35cm Paradise - 40cm Zao Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Wednesday 14th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 55cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 13cm (on 12th December) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 44cm observed 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 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 63cm Posted on Wednesday 14th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Good morning from Naeba everybody. Today's conditions are not amazing unfortunately with yesterdays rain having come through at around 10 pm last night. The good news however is that this rain turned to snow some time around 4 am this morning and is still going albeit lightly. Conditions on piste today therefore are mostly damp with a little powder. Today's lift operation includes: Beginner lift No.4 High Speed Lift No.5 Lift operation is expected to remain limited until the 17th Dec. The Dragondola is scheduled to open on the 23rd Dec. Naeba Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Wednesday 14th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 63cm Number of days snowfall observed 9 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 17cm (11th December) November 2016 snowfall 17cm observed on 4 days December 2016 snowfall 46cm observed 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 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 Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 185cm Posted on Tuesday 13th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here Hello from Niseko base here and after that run of much colder temperatures, it is a much warmer start to the day this morning. Having said that it is still only hovering around 0 degrees as of 8am and probably won't venture much more than a few degrees into positive numbers during the day, so it's nothing to get startled about. After clouds clearing and leaving us with a fine day yesterday with blue skies, we did actually get a limited delivery of fresh snow overnight. I measured 2cm, and as you might expect it is not as light and fluffy as we had previously, but light snow does continues to fall early on. It is expected to ease off soon. Hopefully it will be snowing once again by the end of tomorrow and continue through the weekend. In the meantime, pesky southerly winds might well affect higher lifts in particular today so be wary of that. The Free Ride Park at Niseko Grand Hirafu is now open. (Well, open from 10am-4pm!) --- Niseko Avalanche Report: Niseko base 6am: -4℃, mild wind and 4cm snowfall in 12 hours. Coastal data: Kamui cape ENE8m/s, 1012hPa, 0.7m waves. A southerly storm is picking up above 800m as the next low-pressure system is approaching. Typical pre-low pressure snowfall crystals are observed below 600m elevation, however the snowfall amount is small. Bushes and bamboos are not buried and the out of bounds areas are not suitable for riding yet. Still many hollow space lurking under the bamboo. Try to bootpack and you will sink to your chest and have a very hard time walking out. Better not carelessly drop into the valleys. The storm is forecasted to pick up as the wind swings westerly. Beware of sudden weather changes. The light is weak and the visibility is poor. Ride carefully. The general avalanche risk is low. An Avalanche Institute member’s son has been caught ducking ropes in Hirafu yesterday. Both father and son are deeply reflecting on this matter and we made sure it would never happen again. Sincere apologies to the Hirafu Ski Patrollers for the troubles caused. --- Resort specific opening news at time of writing (subject to change during the day): All four resort areas appear to be able to open as planned at the start of the day. The King Number 3 and Swinging Monkey lifts at Niseko Grand Hirafu might be affected by winds this morning. Niseko Grand Hirafu Lifts planned to be operating: - Ace Family pair* - Ace Number 2 Center Four* - Ace Number 3 pair - Hirafu Gondola* - King Number 3 quad - Holiday Number 1 pair* - Swinging Monkey Courses that are not yet open: - Sennoki - Onsenzawa - Super - Large - Kogen - Ni-kabe - Konayuki - Miharashi - Dynamic Niseko HANAZONO Resort Lifts planned to be operating: - Hanazono 1 quad - Hanazono 2 quad - Hanazono 3 quad Courses planned to be open: - All open apart from Hanazono Park Niseko Village Lifts planned to be operating: - Niseko Gondola - Upper Village Gondola* - Village Express* - Community Chair* - Banzai Chair Niseko Annupuri Lifts planned to be operating: - Jumbo Number 1 quad* (opening late this morning) - Jumbo Number 2 pair - Jumbo Number 3 pair - Annupuri Gondola Courses planned to be open: - Utopia - Shirakaba - Silver - Paradise - Junior - Family --- Official resort snow depths as of Tuesday 13th December 2016: Niseko Grand Hirafu & Hanazono Top - 200cm Base - 70cm Niseko Village Top - 80cm Base - 60cm Niseko Annupuri Top - 70cm Base - 60cm --- 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. The lifts marked with a * above are the lifts that are planned to be operating for nighta. Niseko Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 13th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 185cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (25th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 14 days December 2016 snowfall 75cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 197cm Posted on Tuesday 13th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There is a moderate breeze around the base and at the top of Furano Ropeway it is fairly strong. Needless to say with a temperature of -9c and a strong wind it feels extremely chilly when exposed to the elements. There is a light trickle of snow coming down which overnight has given us another dusting of 2cm. For the rest of the week light snow should continue to fall and the temperatures are going to stay very chilly. There is no large dump on the radar at the moment so it will be more of a light top up each night. The following courses are expected to be open today: Technical Panorama Spies Sailer Prince Furano Ropeway 8:30am-15:00pm. Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift 8:40am-15:00pm. Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-15:00pm. Prince Romance chairlift 9:00am-19:30pm. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 13th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 197cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 87cm 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 59cm Posted on Monday 12th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Nozawa and it looks like it is going to be a beauty. Blue skies above the remaining low early morning clouds, and all of that snow that we had over the weekend as well. Once again the resort is reporting a good 50cm of snow on the upper slopes and a decent amount down below as well. All of a sudden the snow depth up on Yamabiko is 130cm. Excellent stuff and after the delay in opening things are now suddenly looking much more exciting. See how quickly things can change! Anyway today we are going to be treated to lovely conditions this morning with perhaps cloud moving in this afternoon. It should be keeping cold. Unfortunately there's a good chance that rain is going to spoil things a bit tomorrow - down at lower levels anyway - but the good news is that it should once again be snowing by the time I port my report on Wednesday. In the meantime today should be a lot of fun for those lucky enough to be able to try it out. Lifts that are planned to be operating: Nagasaka Gondola (8:30am-3:30pm) Yamabiko Four Lift (9:00am-3:30pm) Yamabiko Number 2 Four Lift (8:55am-3:40pm) Uenotaira Four Lift (9:00am-3:40pm) Courses that are planned to be open Yamabiko A course Yamabiko B course Yamabiko C course Yamabiko D course Yamabiko E course Uenotaira course Official snow depths Yamabiko: 130cm Uenotaira: 105cm Hikage: 60cm Nagasaka: 60cm Karasawa: 30cm Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning Yamabiko: 55cm Uenotaira: 35cm Hikage: 20cm Nagasaka: 20cm Karasawa: 15cm Nozawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 12th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 59cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (11th December) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 2 days December 2016 snowfall 57cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com