Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 542cm Posted on Saturday 22nd February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Mixed conditions this morning. The sun is out down here at base, but still quite a lot of cloud up top and it was snowing earlier on this morning. We seem to be sandwiched between areas this morning where it's still snowing (Yuzawa) and places to the west where there's brilliant blue sky (Hakuba) this morning. Oh yes, the resort is reporting 18cm of fresh snowfall up on Yamabiko and up to 30cm on Uenodaira since yesterday morning as it was snowing for most of the day up there on the mountain, with not as much to show for it lower down by base - 5cm or so. Hikage area reporting 10cm. Forecasts tell us to expect the sun and so I reckon it will probably clear up and leave us with a good fine day here, with similar due tomorrow too. Hardly any snow forecast through into the middle of next week. Sun, clear and cloud is lined up. It's also due to get warmer as well mid week, perhaps a bit too warm for our liking. The weekend should keep pretty cold though. Enjoy! Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 360cm Uenotaira - 300cm Hikage - 220cm Nagasaka - 205cm Karasawa - 160cm Lifts All lifts operating Courses All courses open except: Kandahar West Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 22nd February 2014 Total snowfall at base 542cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 544cm Posted on Sunday 2nd March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Fresh snow! Not huge amounts but fresh snow all the same. Up to 5cm on upper slopes and just a sprinkling to few cm down at base. Good to see some fresh snow on the trees as well this morning. It has eased off for the moment and it's a cloudy morning. Visibility generally ok but poor in places on the mountain. And you know what, if some forecasts are to be believed, things are looking fairly promising this coming week, especially around Wednesday/Thursday when we could be blessed by some decent snowfall and much colder winter-like conditions. Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 305cm Uenotaira - 245cm Hikage - 155cm Nagasaka - 150cm Karasawa - 110cm Lifts All lifts operating Courses All courses open except: Kandahar West Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 2nd March 2014 Total snowfall at base 544cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in 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 560cm Posted on Thursday 6th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Morning from Nozawa, and a good one it is too. I'll quickly paper over the not particularly nice and rather wet yesterday and zoom in on the fact that apparently we have 30cm of fresh up on Yamabiko, 25cm on Uenotaira and 15cm on the rest of the mountain. I can definitely confirm the need to get all the snow off the car this morning which is always a pleasure. (Well, almost always!) So yes the early March storm has arrived. It's cold, it has been snowing. Overnight there were strong winds making a noise, but it's calmer now. The snowfall seems to be easing off, but snow showers are due on and off for the day. The mountain is covered in cloud and visibility seems poor on the upper areas and more decent down below. More of the same over the coming days. Let's rack up some decent snow! Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 335cm Uenotaira - 250cm Hikage - 170cm Nagasaka - 160cm Karasawa - 120cm Lifts Weekday operations - all lifts operating except: Yunomine pair Mizunashi triple Challenge pair Utopia pair Hikage Number 2 pair B Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Kandahar West Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Thursday 6th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 560cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 18cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 585cm Posted on Friday 7th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . I bring good news. Lots more snow here in Nozawa with another.... well, let's list it up. Since yesterday morning: Yamabiko - 35cm Uenotaira - 55cm Hikage - 30cm Nagasaka - 30cm Karasawa - 25cm Yes, the resort is reporting 5cm in the daytime yesterday and 50cm overnight on the Uenotaira area. :) What's more, the sun is out at the moment. It should be a fantastic morning for those lucky enough to be able to get some of the first lifts up this morning. We're actually due snow on and off through the day today and the same tomorrow as well (and the same Sunday as well), so not sure if this clearing of the skies will last but another refill before the weekend crowds arrive would make it quite possibly one of the best weekends of the season. Snow is on the forecast actually through until around Monday, so we're by no means done with this storm yet. Early March is being kind to us... thank you! Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 350cm Uenotaira - 285cm Hikage - 190cm Nagasaka - 180cm Karasawa - 130cm Lifts Weekday operations - all lifts operating except: Yunomine pair Mizunashi triple Challenge pair Utopia pair Hikage Number 2 pair B Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Kandahar West Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 7th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 585cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 43cm 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 40cm Snowfall at base this season 625cm Posted on Saturday 8th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . You'll have to forgive me for today I am in Nagano and this report is coming to you courtesy of the Nozawa official site and a call to a friend over in Nozawa. So it's not coming from my own eyes! Now I don't know if a trick is being played on me, but here's what the resort is reporting this morning: Yamabiko - 30cm Uenotaira - 60cm Hikage - 40cm Nagasaka - 40cm Karasawa - 40cm That's new snowfall since yesterday afternoon. What's more, the sun is out and lots of blue sky. It's keeping cold, -4C in the village as of 8am and just a light breeze. Wow. And here's me stuck in Nagano. Talk about bad timing. I'm hearing it is very busy this morning - as you might expect - but conditions are going to be top notch today with more snow likely before the end of the weekend. I need to get back there and see if this isn't just some cruel trick! Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 370cm Uenotaira - 310cm Hikage - 220cm Nagasaka - 205cm Karasawa - 150cm Lifts All lifts operating Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Kandahar West Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 8th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 625cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 83cm 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 629cm Posted on Sunday 9th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Back here in Nozawa and hearing lots of tales of heroism and epicness from the conditions yesterday. I am itching to get out today and find this all out for myself! A bit more snow overnight (4cm lower down, 10cm on top Yamabiko) but as most of the lifts start moving for the day the sun is out and we have lovely blue skies over Nozawa. Decent snowfall is due again tonight and tomorrow but for now and for probably most of the day today it's going to be clear and sunny. Remember the sunscreen. It should be keeping pretty cold though and hopefully not venturing too much into positive C territory.... and definitely colder again during the day tomorrow. Time for me to strap on the boots and check out this snow. Hope to see you out there. Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 360cm Uenotaira - 300cm Hikage - 210cm Nagasaka - 190cm Karasawa - 140cm Lifts All lifts operating Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Kandahar West Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 9th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 629cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 87cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 664cm Posted on Tuesday 11th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good times continue here in Nozawa with more snowfall on the mountain - since yesterday mornings report the resort says... Yamabiko - 35cm Uenotaira - 25cm Hikage - 22cm Nagasaka - 22cm Karasawa - 20cm Oh yes. And things are getting quieter as well weekdays now. It is a good time to be here this season - definitely a note needs to be made. Early March 2014? Yes, definitely very good for Nozawa. This morning the sun is out and we are enjoying blue skies above. It is cold early but temps should creep just a bit into positive numbers early afternoon. It's going to get warmer tomorrow though and after that we might get some rain. Let's just hope that it doesn't warm up too much and we can avoid much wetness, that would spoil things. I will give you the latest on that situation in my report tomorrow (which by the way may be posted later in the day). Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 380cm Uenotaira - 310cm Hikage - 210cm Nagasaka - 190cm Karasawa - 145cm Lifts Weekday operations - all lifts operating except: Yunomine pair Mizunashi triple Challenge pair Utopia pair Hikage Number 2 pair B Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Kandahar West Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 11th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 664cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 122cm 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 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 8cm Snowfall at base this season 675cm Posted on Saturday 15th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . After a cold night the sun is shining and we have blue skies above Nozawa. Oh yes, some new snow to play in too! The resort is reporting 15-18cm of fresh up on the top areas of the mountain this morning, up to 10cm on lower areas, so there will be some good tracks to be made up there as I sit down here writing this. So it is a cold start to the day and with the fresh snow conditions should be great. There's hardly any wind and it's just a really fine morning. Sunny conditions are expected tomorrow as well, and while it will get cold again tonight it's expected to warm up considerably during the day tomorrow and we may well get some precipitation later. Hopefully the white kind. It's expected to be warm over the next week or so. Is that a dip in temperatures I can see on the forecast for later in the week? Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 360cm Uenotaira - 295cm Hikage - 185cm Nagasaka - 175cm Karasawa - 130cm Lifts All lifts operating Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Kandahar East Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 15th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 675cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 667cm Posted on Friday 14th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . After what turned into a wet day yesterday, it's good to be able to report some snow this morning. Wet snow for sure, certainly down here near base (borderline sleet at times), but definitely better than rain! The resort is this morning reporting 8cm on the upper slopes and 5cm on lower slopes here around base. Just a few cm on my car this morning. Snow is forecast through the day today, would be good if we could get some dryer snow up there before the weekend - which looks set to start off with some sun. Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 340cm Uenotaira - 280cm Hikage - 180cm Nagasaka - 165cm Karasawa - 125cm Lifts Weekday operations - all lifts operating except: Yunomine pair Mizunashi triple Challenge pair Utopia pair Hikage Number 2 pair B Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 14th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 667cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 125cm 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 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 720cm Posted on Saturday 5th April 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Trust me to be away for this weekend. I am in Nagano city at the moment and providing this report to you from here and so going on the official word from the resort as well as a phone call to a friend in Nozawa. Usually in early April there's not going to be much action but... ...the resort is reporting 25cm of fresh snow this morning! Yes, I had to look twice there, but that's what they have. Uenotaira and Yamabiko both with 25cm of fresh, and some snow down to the village as well... though actually the sun is out now as we approach 9am. Sounds like a good start to the day to me! There doesn't actually seem to be big changes to what is open this morning, but the Paradise quad seems to be moving. The forecast for today and tomorrow is a mix of sun, cloud and sometimes snow. Anyway, today should be a real bonus for people heading up top. I just wish I was! Wrap up well if you are, it's cold up there. Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 320cm Uenotaira - 225cm Lifts Planned operating lifts for today (weekday operations): Nagasaka Gondola Yamabiko Four Yamabiko Number 2 Four Uenotaira Four Paradise Four Courses Planned courses to be open: Yamabiko B Yamabiko C Yamabiko D Yamabiko E Uenotaira Paradise Bunabayashi Schneider Utopia Utopia 2 Challenge Note that the following lifts have closed for the season: - Hikage Gondola - Challenge pair lift - Utopia pair lift - Kandahar pair lift - Nagasaka quad - Nagasaka triple - Nagasaka gondola connecting - Karasawa pair ** Please note that from today until the end of the season the 'snow depth number' in the report is for Uenotaira -- official Hikage numbers are no longer available. Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 5th April 2014 Total snowfall at base 720cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 snowfall 178cm reported on 12 days April 2014 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 720cm Posted on Saturday 29th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Welcome to the weekend and it's going to be another warm spring ski day here in Nozawa. Today is going to be the better of the two weekend days as the forecast remains for rain tomorrow. Can it snow on the upper slopes later on in the day? From Monday, lift ticket prices get a bit cheaper - for example a one day adult ticket is reduced from 4600 yen to 3500 yen; a one day child ticket is reduced from 2100 yen to 1500 yen. No word yet on any particular lift/course plans, so for now I am presuming that they'll stay open as they have been. There's still good snow cover, so no need to be shutting off areas just yet... Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 320cm Uenotaira - 250cm Hikage - 135cm Nagasaka - 130cm Karasawa - 80cm Lifts All lifts operating except: Hikage Number 2 pair A Courses All courses open except: Grand Prix Hachiman Kandahar West Nozawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 29th March 2014 Total snowfall at base 720cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th January) November 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 100cm reported on 11 days January 2014 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 168cm reported on 14 days March 2014 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 60cm Snowfall at base this season 205cm Posted on Monday 15th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Did you see Nozawa on the news yesterday? Nozawa as well as relatively close-by Myoko and Tsunan in Niigata Prefecture all made the national news with the silly amounts of snow that has been falling in the region. To add to that 1m that I was talking about yesterday, the resort reported 48cm of fresh snow at the top of the mountain during the day yesterday through until evening and this morning they are saying 50cm (from 3pm yesterday until 8am this morning). It's one of those times when if anything people are prepared to under-report, for fear of scaring people away! Sounds funny that doesn't it. A great situation to be in though and infinitely preferably to the opposite! The official snow depth for the upper Yamabiko area of the resort here in Nozawa has already smashed through the 2m mark. Just to compare for the fun of it - last year on 15th December 2013, the same number was on 100cm. It's all very exciting anyway and while we're still in the middle of the storm so to speak it's going to be an absolutely fantastic start to the season. Funny how we were talking about the resort delaying opening due to lack of snow... how long ago was that? ;) While it's snowing still now, it is expected to stop maybe later this morning. That won't last for long though with it forecast to start snowing again later on in the day tomorrow with heavy snow to fall overnight into Wednesday and Thursday. Come Friday and Saturday, we might get to see the sun and some clearer skies. Guessing but would surely expect Nozawa Onsen to be near fully open by the end of the week and the weekend. I will of course post any information as we get it on here. Courses open: Yamabiko A Yamabiko B Yamabiko C Yamabiko D Yamabiko E Kokenashi Uenotaira Mizunashi A Mizunashi B Bunabayashi Yunomine B Ushikubi Nagasaka Nagasaka connect Lifts moving: Nagasaka Gondola Yamabiko Four Lift Yamabiko Number 2 Four Lift Uenotaira Four Yu Road (Moving walkway) Official snow depth: Yamabiko - 210cm Uenotaira - 200cm Nagasaka - 170cm Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 15th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 205cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 205cm 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