Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 40cm Snowfall at base this season 573cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Saturday 9th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . What a day we have in Nozawa Onsen! If you ignore the long weekend crowds, this is pretty much as good as it gets. A massive 40cm has been recorded up top since last lifts yesterday, with 15cm down in the village. Heavy clouds have moved on and we currently have sun and partly cloudy conditions. On and off piste conditions should be outstanding, but unavoidably crowded. Avalanche conditions are very high off-piste with an icy base layer... take necessary equipment and have experience when venturing into the backcountry. And never ski there alone. Yesterday was an excellent day in Nozawa. We had heavy snow showers continue all day and with the minimal crowds fresh tracks were on offer right into the afternoon. The snow was so heavy at times that tracks were completely erased within a couple of hours, very nice! Temperatures up high were extremely cold and the wind made it feel even colder. Those who braved the conditions were rewarded with super dry powder that Nozawa is renowned for. The forecast is still looking promising looking ahead. Light snow showers should recommence tomorrow, grading to heavy by last lifts. Sunday night and Monday morning should dump, we expect quite a bit of snow during this time. Following that light snow showers and cold temperatures should persist till Wednesday. Lifts operating: All lifts operating Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar East Kandahar West Official snow depths: Yamabiko 310cm Uenotaira 270cm Hikage 160cm Nagasaka 160cm Karasawa 120cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 9th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 573cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 46cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 593cm Weather overview Heavy snow Wind Strong Temperature - Visibility Fair to poor Posted on Monday 11th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . An early report this morning. We are greeted with heavy snow and at least 20cm of fresh powder in Nozawa Onsen. Woohoo! It is going to be a good day. Yesterday was the most crowded day of the season so far, but the holiday vibe on the mountain made up for the crowds. The Gondola and Yamabiko were the busiest sections, especially in the morning. However it was still possible to escape the crowds and venture to the less known areas of the resort. It was a sunny and partly cloudy day yesterday; a good day for exploring new runs. The snow remained in great shape thanks to cold temperatures. Avalanche risk is higher than normal but improving. We expect heavy snow to continue for the time being, until this afternoon accompanied by fresh NW winds. Tomorrow should see mixed conditions; partly cloudy early grading to snow showers during the afternoon. Wednesday should see similar conditions before clearing to fine weather on Thursday. On the long range forecast another big dump is looking possible/likely next weekend. Lifts operating: All lifts operating Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar East Kandahar West Official snow depths: Yamabiko 310cm Uenotaira 275cm Hikage 155cm Nagasaka 155cm Karasawa 110cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 11th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 593cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 66cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 632cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Strong Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Saturday 16th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It has dumped royally overnight here in Nozawa Onsen. Since last lifts yesterday we have had 45cm of fresh snowfall up top on the mountain. Walking through the village last night, the heated streets were no match at all for the intense snowfalls and by 10pm about 5cm had settled on said streets. In Nozawa at the moment we have some partly cloudy conditions and light snow flurries passing through which should continue for most of the day, adding to that new snow. It's a cold -6 degrees and the resort is reporting a temperature of -12 in the Yamabiko area. It was windy about town last night and this morning so look for windblown powder natural features on offer about the resort today. A classic Nozawa powder day today, and definitely not a day to forget the warm gear, fat planks or powder board. Yesterday saw overcast skies and light snow flurries persist for most of the day. Late in the afternoon an intense fog moved over the resort, greatly limiting visibility. There were still more than a few powder stashes about the resort, especially during the afternoon; the trees were the place to be. Groomed runs were in excellent form all day as well. The forecast looks excellent at the moment. After today’s snowfalls we expect a clear day tomorrow. Monday we should see a brief warm spell before an extensive period of cold weather and snowfalls. This will be caused by a classic winter Siberian high pressure system that will result in NW winds needed for snow in the region. Snow should continue from Monday night till Friday based on the current projections. To those who can, get out there and enjoy! --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar East Kandahar West Official snow depths: Yamabiko 350cm Uenotaira 310cm Hikage 190cm Nagasaka 190cm Karasawa 150cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 16th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 632cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 105cm 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 Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 607cm Weather overview Overcast Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Friday 15th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Seems that today is the first day in a while where there has been no overnight snowfalls on the mountain. Perhaps the groomed runs will be the pick of the bunch this morning with firm, fast and clean conditions. Tree runs will remain mostly tracked out until we receive fresh snow - which is expected tonight. It is a cloudy and grey start to the day. Yesterday was good early, but during the afternoon the sun warmed the snow almost to slush in all but North facing or high altitude areas. Nevertheless, that did not stop riders from enjoying themselves of course. It looks like we have a very interesting week ahead in Nozawa Onsen if you are a skier or boarder. In the next five days we expect two solid dumps of fresh snow. Snow should commence later this afternoon, building in intensity. It's looking like we may receive around 20-30cm at least overnight. Tomorrow, snowfalls and moderately strong winds should continue for the day. Hopefully not enough to affect lift operations on the mountain. Sunday should temporarily clear before some marginal conditions pass through on Monday. The freezing level is forecast to sit at around 1000m, so we will see rain on the lower half of the mountain but snow up top. Monday night the temperature will drop and a nice sized dump is expected. Following that, cold temperatures and snow showers should persist for at least a couple of days. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating except Yunomine Pair Mizunashi Triple Challange Pair Utopia Pair Hikage Number 2 Pair B line Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar East Official snow depths: Yamabiko 310cm Uenotaira 285cm Hikage 175cm Nagasaka 170cm Karasawa 120cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 15th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 607cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 80cm 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 Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 607cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Strong Temperature - Visibility Varied Posted on Wednesday 13th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It should be another good day here in Nozawa Onsen. We have had another fresh top up of snow, 12cm was recorded up high, providing fresh tracks for the day. No new snow reported from the resort on lower slopes and none at village level. The snow pack condensed somewhat yesterday and so avalanche conditions have improved. At the moment we have some partly cloudy conditions with possibility of further snow showers rolling through this afternoon. There are strong winds about the peaks so take an extra layer if you’re heading up the hill. Lift operations don't seem to be affected at the time of writing. Yesterday was a brilliant day. Clear weather and good visibility inspired confidence in the deep powder snow; it was a good day to get out and explore vast untracked areas. The snow remained in top notch condition during the morning, but became slushy on south facing slopes during the afternoon thanks to the sun. Looking at the current forecasts we should expect a clear day tomorrow followed by increasing snowfalls on Friday. Friday night should produce the goods with another sizable dump expected, continuing into Saturday. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating except Yunomine Pair Mizunashi Triple Challange Pair Utopia Pair Hikage Number 2 Pair B line Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Official snow depths: Yamabiko 330cm Uenotaira 295cm Hikage 195cm Nagasaka 195cm Karasawa 150cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 13th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 607cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 80cm 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 Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 690cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Thursday 21st February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Looks like we have had a classic powder delivery overnight here in Nozawa Onsen. Since last lifts yesterday we have had over 30cm fall across the resort and it is still falling as of 7:30am. Looks like today is going to be one of those days to be up there. Yesterday was an unusual day in Nozawa. We had beautiful blue sky in the morning, hardly a cloud in the sky. This continued until about 2pm when intense snow showers appeared almost out of know where and quickly engulfed the resort. Strong wind gusts were recorded along with a dramatic temperature drop; a classic frontal system. The snow quality on offer yesterday was simply excellent and the distinct lack of crowds meant it was relatively easy to find untracked powder fields all day long. An almost perfect winters day for skiing and boarding in Nozawa overall. According to the current model predictions we should expect snow to continue for the rest of today. Tomorrow we should see snow showers and occasional periods of blue sky pass across the mountains before intensifying heavy snows move over Nozawa on Friday night. This should produce the goods with excellent conditions expected on Saturday morning. Sunday should see another bout of heavy snows adding to the accumulated total for this extended period of winter weather. We still don't expect a clearing trend to occur until around Tuesday next week. All sounds good! Hope you can enjoy it. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating except Yunomine Pair Mizunashi Triple Challenge Pair Utopia Pair Hikage Number 2 Pair B line Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Official snow depths: Yamabiko 380cm Uenotaira 335cm Hikage 200cm Nagasaka 200cm Karasawa 160cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 21st February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 690cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 163cm 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 Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 660cm Weather overview Clear Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Wednesday 20th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . A bit of a surprise bluebird day here in Nozawa Onsen. Combined with 10cm of overnight falls across the resort and small weekday crowds it should be an good day for skiing and boarding. We do expect snow showers to move across the region once again anytime soon so make the most of the conditions whilst they last. Very cold overnight temperatures mean the snow will be to notch when it comes to quality and the groomed runs will be fast early. Yesterday was a nice day on the hill. We saw light snow flurries continue all day. Up top early saw the prime conditions before becoming tracked out. The lower half of the mountain was dust on crust skiing with an icy base so the top half was definitely the place to be. Tomorrow we should see snow showers continue. In fact, consistent snow showers and cold temperatures are set to continue until Monday next week based on the current forecast. Snowfall amounts have been downgraded somewhat overnight. We now expect persistent light to moderate falls with no heavy spikes in precipitation rates expected across the forecast period. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating except Yunomine Pair Mizunashi Triple Challenge Pair Utopia Pair Hikage Number 2 Pair B line Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Official snow depths: Yamabiko 350cm Uenotaira 320cm Hikage 190cm Nagasaka 190cm Karasawa 150cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 20th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 660cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 133cm 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 Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 705cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Friday 22nd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . We have a partly cloudy bluebird morning with a fresh top up of powder - 15cm of snow across the mountain. It looks like it will be another perfect day to get up the hill for a ride. The trees and ungroomed runs will have been best early. Once these have become tracked out head for the groomers or your favorite secret tree run to score yet more fresh pow. We should expect snow showers to move across the region once more this afternoon. Tonight we expect a substantial dump to occur. Woohoo! Yesterday was one of the days of the season in Nozawa. Super dry deep powder was on offer through the morning; most places were at least waist deep. Light winds and good visibility made riding extremely enjoyable. To top it all off crowds were not an issue whatsoever. Almost with there were more people about. In the afternoon the sun made an appearance and the powder began to settle improving accessibility for some areas. South facing slopes exposed to the afternoon sun became heavy but shaded gullies remained epic. We are about halfway through this extended snowfall period. As alluded to earlier we expect a very solid dump to occur tonight. Based on current weather model predictions we could see at least 30cm fall off a moist NW airstream, probably more. Light snow will continue on Saturday before another period of moderate to heavy snowfalls on Sunday. We also should see some stronger winds during this time. Clear weather should return by Tuesday. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating except Yunomine Pair Mizunashi Triple Challenge Pair Utopia Pair Hikage Number 2 Pair B line Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar East Kandahar West Official snow depths: Yamabiko 390cm Uenotaira 355cm Hikage 230cm Nagasaka 220cm Karasawa 180cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 22nd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 705cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 178cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 745cm Weather overview Cloudy Wind Strong Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Sunday 24th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . There is moderate snow falling in the village here in Nozawa Onsen this morning. It remained clear for most of last night and everyone subsequently went to bed not expecting too much in the morning. However, in typical Nozawa style we have been surprised with a 30cm overnight fall. Skiing and boarding across the resort today will be good with cold temperatures. Visibility will be a bit limited, especially up high and there are strong winds about the peaks. Head for the trees to seek out improved definition as the light is very flat. Weekend crowds will track out most obvious areas fast so best get up there early. It's an early report today but lifts on the mountain may well be affected today, especially upper areas. Yesterday was yet another great day on the mountain. The Nozawa Onsen snow festival is on this weekend so whilst it is more crowded than usual if you skied the lower areas first up, then moved high, lift lines were easy to avoid. We saw mixed weather conditions yesterday. The perfect magic foot of powder brought excellent skiing early, especially with clearing partly cloudy skies offering good visibility. After some sun we saw a couple more light snow showers in the afternoon before clearing once more. We should see snow showers continue the remainder of today and we even expect light snows tomorrow morning. On Tuesday we still expect a beautiful clear day. Looking further ahead we should see mixed conditions with even a few warmer days, but who could complain considering the consistent excellent conditions w'’ve had lately. --- Lifts operating: MAY CHANGE DUE TO STRONG WINDS DURING THE DAY Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar East Kandahar West Official snow depths: Yamabiko 410cm Uenotaira 370cm Hikage 240cm Nagasaka 230cm Karasawa 190cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 24th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 745cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 218cm 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 765cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Monday 25th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . What a crazy day it was yesterday in Nozawa. We had very strong winds shut the entire top half of the mountain almost all day. Combined with the weekend crowds it was a little hectic in the lift lines. We saw heavy snow continue all day - a true blizzard. 15-20cm of snow reported since 3pm yesterday afternoon, but there was more before then and so I have adjusted the numbers shown. Amongst the trees the riding was brilliant with deep windblown powder. Cruising down the groomed runs was not too dissimilar to the Antarctic with horizontal blowing snow. A day to get out there and experience the conditions just for the fun of it. Today the storm has subsided and we have some blue skies and sun making a return. We still have the occasional light snow shower passing through. The top of the mountain will be all time considering the closure of top lifts yesterday; two days of fresh powder awaits the early birds. Looking at the forecast we should see mostly blue sky today before completely clearing tomorrow. Tomorrow should be beautiful in fact with cool temperatures, light winds and bluebird skies. Wednesday should see spring conditions with the freezing level rising to around 1200m and mostly clear weather. The first day of spring we will see a return to winter conditions with moderate snow and very cold temperatures predicted. Let's hope the powder continue well into March and beyond. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating except Yunomine Pair Mizunashi Triple Challenge Pair Utopia Pair Hikage Number 2 Pair B line Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar West Official snow depths: Yamabiko 415cm Uenotaira 380cm Hikage 270cm Nagasaka 260cm Karasawa 190cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 25th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 765cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 238cm reported on 15 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 725cm Weather overview Partly cloudy Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Very good Posted on Saturday 23rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . The base has cracked the four meter mark in style overnight here in Nozawa Onsen with 30cm of fresh powder falling since last lifts yesterday. Early birds and weekend warriors were out in force this morning lapping the trees and ungroomed pistes with gigantic smiles on their faces; conditions are obviously very good. We even have sun breaking through the clouds with excellent visibility and light winds. Do yourself a favor and get up there if you can! Yesterday was yet another great day. We saw sun and very light crowds persist all day long. It was a great day for exploring the shaded gullies with very inviting visibility and a relatively stable snowpack. The best places for skiing in the afternoon were the north facing slopes as the southern faces were exposed to the strong late winter sun, dramatically altering the snowpack. It looks like we should expect further snow showers to pass across the region later today and tonight, probably produce more fresh tracks tomorrow morning. We should see some strong winds and moderate snows last the day on Sunday. Hopefully the winds will not be too strong to shut lifts because if not the riding will be excellent. On Monday light snow showers should continue till around the afternoon before a clearing trend commences. Tuesday should be a beautiful clear picture perfect day. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Kandahar East Kandahar West Official snow depths: Yamabiko 400cm Uenotaira 380cm Hikage 230cm Nagasaka 225cm Karasawa 180cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 23rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 725cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 198cm 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 Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 780cm Weather overview Overcast Wind Strong Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Friday 1st March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It's the first official day of spring and the temperatures have almost spiked from this warm spell with a freezing level sitting at about 2000m. Luckily the forecast rain has held off - for the time being anyway. Conditions out there are very spring-like with firm and fast pistes early, softening during the day. Crowd levels are very low and most areas feel like you are at your own private resort. Unfortunately strong winds about the peaks have forced temporary closure of higher lifts and the Nagasaka gondola. Let’s hope the winds back off soon. Like yesterday, the best riding will be had on the groomed runs. The park and pipe are in fine form and well worth checking out. Yesterday was a surprisingly good day on the slopes. The Yamabiko pistes held excellent quality right up through the afternoon. The lower groomers became slushy later in the day, but the skiing was still fun and forgiving. Bright blue sunshine made for some beautiful photo opportunities near the summit. Looking at the weather forecast we expect moderate snow to begin sometime tonight with about 10-20cm expected. We should see snow and very cold temperatures continue on Saturday. The winds will be strong so remember an extra layer of clothing. Sunday should see the occasional light snow showers pass through interspersed with cold partly cloudy weather. Following this snowy couple of days we should see an extended period of bluebird days with spring conditions and a gradual warming trend. --- Lifts operating: All lifts operating except Yunomine Pair Mizunashi Triple Challenge Pair Utopia Pair Hikage Number 2 Pair B line Courses open: All courses open except Grand Prix Official snow depths: Yamabiko 375cm Uenotaira 335cm Hikage 200cm Nagasaka 195cm Karasawa 150cm Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 1st March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 780cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 253cm reported on 16 days March 2013 snowfall 0cm 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