Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 877cm Posted on Saturday 26th March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . An early report today, because there's a race up on the hill and I will be sitting by a gate making sure everything is OK... The snow tapered off yesterday soon after the report was up, so we only got about five more centimeters of snow. Not bad, of course, since we got some positive figures added to the snowpack reports. Today it's sunny, with some clouds out over the ocean that might bring some snow showers later. Looks like a really nice day for a ski (or for sitting on race course). All info below is from yesterday; probably a bit more snow at some of the resorts and higher temps today. Akakura Kanko: -4° / 180cm; all lifts running until the 27th, then Sky Cable, No. 2 and 3 lifts Akakura Onsen: -2° / 150cm; nighters over for the season Ikenotaira Onsen: -3° / 70cm Myoko Suginohara: -7° (top) / 95cm; Gondola and No. 2 lifts only Seki Onsen: -3° / 250cm; top lift won't be running due to heavy snow! Myoko Ski Park: 0° / 140cm Kyukamura RunRun: 0° / 180cm Tangram Ski Circus: -2° / 85cm; Main lifts running Madarao Kogen: -4.5° (that's what they're reporting!) / 100cm Myoko Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Saturday 26th March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 877cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (1st March) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 267cm reported on 18 days February 2015 snowfall 326cm reported on 18 days March 2015 snowfall 144cm 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 Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 832cm Posted on Monday 21st March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Things are a bit nicer today than yesterday; there is still some fog (which looks to be clearing), and a light dusting of new snow, instead of the rain. It's still snowing very lightly, and there's the chance that it might clear later in the day. Not such a bad way to end a three-day weekend. The reports are barely in, but I need to get out this morning! Snowshoeing, not skiing, but I'll be out in the woods, and that's always a good thing (especially with a lot of birds now back from their winter break). Old reports are marked with an asterisk* Akakura Kanko: 0° / 145cm * Akakura Onsen: 0° / 135cm * Ikenotaira Onsen: -2° / 70cm Myoko Suginohara: -7° (top) / 70cm Seki Onsen: -2° / 250cm (really new? same as yesterday) Myoko Ski Park: 4° / 100cm * Kyukamura RunRun: 3° / 150cm * Tangram Ski Circus: -1° / 80cm Madarao Kogen: 1° / 80cm * Myoko Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Monday 21st March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 832cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (1st March) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 267cm reported on 18 days February 2015 snowfall 326cm reported on 18 days March 2015 snowfall 99cm 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 Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 17cm Snowfall at base this season 831cm Posted on Tuesday 15th March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . Woke up this morning to the sound of snow sliding off the roof. Snow! Good snow, too, just under 20cm on the ground right now. It's still wet (this is the end of the snowfall season, of course)... but it's more snow. Always good. I have nothing more to add to that. Ok, the wind is kind of blowing in hard from the north... but it's snowing; what else do you need to know? Akakura Kanko: -4° / 170cm Akakura Onsen: -2° / 160cm Ikenotaira Onsen: -2° / 100cm Myoko Suginohara: -5 (top) / 110cm Seki Onsen: -5° / 270cm Myoko Ski Park: 1° / 140cm Kyukamura RunRun: 1° / 150cm Tangram Ski Circus: -2° / 100cm Madarao Kogen: -3° / 110cm Myoko Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Tuesday 15th March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 831cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (1st March) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 267cm reported on 18 days February 2015 snowfall 326cm reported on 18 days March 2015 snowfall 98cm 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 Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 877cm Posted on Saturday 2nd April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . No report from the town, as we enter really the last weekend of the season. Yes, Akakan and Seki Onsen are hoping to keep on going, but the bare spots on the mountain are growing very quickly. There is fresh information on the self-reporting page at the local tourist office, so that's what we have below... Akakura Kanko: 9° / 145cm; Sky Cable, No. 2 and 3 lifts; Champion side closed Akakura Onsen: 5° / 120cm; running until April 3, with all the main lifts running; Ginrei section closed Ikenotaira Onsen: Closed Myoko Suginohara: Closed Seki Onsen: 3° / 230cm (says it's new, but nothing has change for a long time) Myoko Ski Park: 8° / 70cm; open until April 3 Kyukamura RunRun: Closed Tangram Ski Circus: 5° / 70cm; open until April 3; Nos. 1, 3 and 5 lifts Madarao Kogen: Closed Myoko Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Saturday 2nd April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 877cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (1st March) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 140cm reported on 9 days January 2015 snowfall 267cm reported on 18 days February 2015 snowfall 326cm reported on 18 days March 2015 snowfall 144cm reported on 10 days April 2015 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 Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 301cm Posted on Wednesday 17th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Myoko Now report can be found here . The day started slow, but now we can't see with the heavy snow falling—pelting, crashing, screaming—down. The massive, once-in-25-years low pressure centered over Hokkaido is bringing high winds along the coast and up on the northern island, and steady snowfall here. No report yesterday, because maybe I didn't want to tell you it was raining/slushy. There was about 30cm of fresh this morning, so that's the fall for the record. There will definitely be more for tomorrow - the forecast for this region was around 70cm, and it could be more... The two open resorts are not sharing good information today (-3 cm and no change? Wrong, boys, wrong). Akakura Onsen: 167cm, -1/-3° Kumado No. 1, 4 lifts Myoko Suginohara: 180cm, -3/-8° Gondola only, today, then back next weekend Myoko Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 17th December 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 301cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 90cm (14th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 301cm 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 Myoko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 562cm Posted on Wednesday 7th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . We're seeing a bit of sun this morning. Lots of cloud still, but some breaks in them and some sunshine. Glad that we can move on from yesterday, which was unfortunately blighted with rain. Happily it turned into snowfall, and result of which is up to 15cm being reported by the resort on the slopes. It's nice and cold again this morning as well which is much better than the milder conditions we experienced yesterday. Less wind this morning and all lifts are apparently back moving as they should. Next major snow seems to be forecast for the weekend at present. Until then we will probably see a mix of cloud, sun and snow showers. January 15th is an important date on the Nozawa calendar, perhaps the most important one: The Dosojin Fire Festival. It's certainly an interesting event and if you are in the area definitely worth a look. It gets busy! Anyway, here's what the Nozawa skijo official site says about it: Thursday 15th January With a gallant display of bravery, this traditional Fire Festival is one of Japan's top 3. The years largest event, come watch as the flames leap high and fierce! Date & Time From 1pm on 13th January: The men drag their felled logs from the forest to the ceremony site. Until midnight 15th January: The men work hard on constructing the Shrine used in the ceremony 15th January By lunch shrine construction has finished. 19:00 – The ceremonial fire source commences its journey 19:30 – Ceremonial Lanterns are erected 20:00 - Fireworks display & Drum troupe performance 20:30: The ceremonial fire source arrives 20:30 - Nozawa Village representatives, Ceremonial lantern holders and small children take part in a mock, ceremonial assault on the Shrine 20:50 - Adults assault the tower for real in an attempt to burn it down 22:00 - Ceremony finishes Fresh snow to report this morning since yesterday: Yamabiko - 15cm Hikage - 15cm Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 325cm Uenotaira - 265cm Hikage - 215cm Nagasaka - 215cm Karasawa - 165cm Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 7th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 562cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm reported on 14 days January 2015 snowfall 125cm 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 557cm Posted on Saturday 3rd January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . How about a bit more snow? How about 30+cm? Yes, once again we have another thick layer of fresh snow this morning to add to what was already out there. After the lovely weather conditions we had for lots of the day yesterday, it's almost a surprise but of course another good one. As I write this report the snow is still coming down and it looks like it will be poor visibility out on the runs this morning. The snowfall is expected to ease today and still for conditions to get milder from tomorrow, maybe the sun featuring on Monday. Then back to snow around Tuesday. We may well have been disappointed at times last season, but this is the kind of masses of snow that we expect in Nozawa. To think that it's only New Year as well. Hopefully it isn't doing most of it's snowing up front and we'll get regular topups through the season. Today is the last day for the lifts opening 30 minutes earlier than normal for the New Year holidays, so back to normal times tomorrow morning. Fresh snow to report this morning since yesterday (overnight): Yamabiko - 30cm Uenotaira - 20cm Hikage - 35cm Nagasaka - 35cm Karasawa - 35cm Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 370cm Uenotaira - 315cm Hikage - 250cm Nagasaka - 240cm Karasawa - 210cm Courses open: All courses are now open except: Grand Prix course Jumping Course Mukoubayashi Challenge 39 Kandahara West Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 3rd January 2015 Total snowfall at base 557cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm reported on 14 days January 2015 snowfall 120cm 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 40cm Snowfall at base this season 527cm Posted on Friday 2nd January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . A bit of sunshine and quite a lot of blue sky this morning actually. There's still a fair amount of cloud around but it's really nice conditions this morning here in Nozawa. Can actually see where you're going! And there's lots more snow to enjoy as well with the top areas of the resort reporting over 50cm of fresh snowfall once again over the last 24 hours. Check the numbers below. Yamabiko now officially on 3.5m snow depth. It's a cold start again so that extra layer is still very much needed. It should start getting slightly less cold from tomorrow and then more so on Sunday and Monday when we will probably (maybe?) have lots of sunshine to enjoy. Local forecast says maybe a bit of snow later on today. Back to fresh snowfall around Tuesday? Yes... things are good. Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day for the lifts opening 30 minutes earlier than normal for the New Year holidays. Fresh snow to report this morning since yesterday (during day + overnight): Yamabiko - 38cm + 20cm Uenotaira - 25cm + 50cm Hikage - 23cm + 30cm Nagasaka - 23cm + 30cm Karasawa - 23cm + 30cm Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 350cm Uenotaira - 315cm Hikage - 235cm Nagasaka - 235cm Karasawa - 190cm Courses open: All courses are now open except: Grand Prix course Jumping Course Mukoubayashi Challenge 39 Kandahara West Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 2nd January 2015 Total snowfall at base 527cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm reported on 14 days January 2015 snowfall 90cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 437cm Posted on Tuesday 30th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Another mixed bunch of weather for us today I think. It was snowing lightly earlier, but stopped now. Just cloudy though some breaks in said clouds with a bit of blue sky around. Could it clear up? The forecast is for snow showers from time to time during the day, so we'll just have to see how it develops. Resort reports up to 10cm on upper slopes this morning with just a dusting lower down. Tomorrow we have a decent chance of seeing some sun, but later on in the day and into New Years Day we are still looking at a weather system that will come and potentially give us a substantial amount of snow. It looks like the planned gondola starting time of 8:10 isn't going to happen this morning as they do some kind of work on them and they might get a bit late even. Hopefully they can get to their early time for tomorrow. Lift operations for the New Year. On the following days, lifts are scheduled to open 30 minutes earlier than usual with the lower lifts starting at 8am and the Gondolas starting up at 8:10am: Tuesday 30th December (delay expected today unfortunately) Wednesday 31st December Friday 2nd December Saturday 3rd December Nighta at the Nagasaka area will be open from 4:30pm until 11:30pm on Wednesday. Fresh snow to report this morning since yesterday afternoon: Yamabiko - 10cm Uenotaira - 8cm Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 290cm Uenotaira - 255cm Hikage - 190cm Nagasaka - 180cm Karasawa - 170cm Courses open: All courses are now open except: Grand Prix course Jumping Course Mukoubayashi Challenge 39 Kandahara West Kamoshika Course Lifts open (subject to weather conditions): All lifts operating Night skiing at Nozawa until 8pm on the following dates: Every Saturday until 28th March 27th December until 4th January Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Tuesday 30th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 437cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm 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 582cm Posted on Thursday 8th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Good morning and hello from Nozawa. We've got more snow this morning to report, between 20-40cm according to the resort and there's definitely a good new layer of snow to shovel outside here in the village too. Light snow expected today especially on higher slopes, maybe some sun tomorrow along with cloud. More snow over the weekend. Glad to see that it seems set to remain cold so snow conditions should be a keeper. This coming Monday, the 12th, is a national holiday here in Japan and there'll be a few events happening at Nozawa. Including a 'mochi-tsuki taikai' event hosted by everyone's favourite vegetable Nasuki, over at the Hikage Information Centre at 10:30am and 2pm. No less exciting is the 7:50am start by the Nagasaka Gondola to take lucky people up for first tracks. Or so it the resort tells me. That one sounds good. As the coming weekend is a 3 day long one, it's one of the peak weekends of the season so expect a fair few people here in Nozawa. Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Thursday 8th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 582cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm reported on 14 days January 2015 snowfall 145cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 587cm Posted on Saturday 10th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . Just a bit of snow overnight here in Nozawa with the resort reporting 5-10cm. We're expecting a generally snowy weekend in the region. Snow clouds due to be hanging over Nozawa through the long weekend - on and off snowfall expected today with more moderate snowfall expected through tomorrow and perhaps into Monday as well. Those wanting sunny skies will have to wait until Tuesday, according to the forecasts we should see lots of sun from Tuesday through Thursday along with milder temperatures. Doesn't look like it's set to warm up too much though which is good. Anyway, time to enjoy the weekend. Have a good one! Special long weekend early lift opening times (Sunday 11th and Monday 12th): Base lifts at the resorts will start from 8am Both gondolas will start from 8:10am Fresh snow to report this morning since yesterday: Yamabiko - 5cm Uenotaira - 5cm Hikage - 10cm Nagasaka - 5cm Karasawa - 5cm Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 325cm Uenotaira - 285cm Hikage - 200cm Nagasaka - 195cm Karasawa - 195cm Courses open: All courses are open except: Grand Prix course Jumping Course Challenge 39 Kandahar West Kamoshika Lifts open (subject to weather conditions): All lifts operating Night skiing at Nozawa until 8pm on the following dates: Every Saturday until 28th March Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 10th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 587cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm reported on 14 days January 2015 snowfall 150cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 592cm Posted on Sunday 11th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here . It's a busy peak season Sunday of course and lots of people around here in Nozawa. Just a bit of snow really since yesterday with the numbers reported by the resort yesterday afternoon and this morning added below. It's a cloudy start to the day here but snow is expected later on and the potential for a fair bit as well overnight. So I look forward to being able to report that tomorrow. It would be good if we were on receiving end of a good chunk of fresh snow because after tomorrow we are expecting a run of sunny days and it might get a bit milder. Hopefully not too much. Fresh snow to report this morning since yesterday morning: Yamabiko - 10cm Uenotaira - 14cm Hikage - 5cm Nagasaka - 10cm Karasawa - 5cm Official snow depths: Yamabiko - 325cm Uenotaira - 275cm Hikage - 190cm Nagasaka - 190cm Karasawa - 165cm Courses open: All courses are open except: Grand Prix course Jumping Course Challenge 39 Kandahar West Kamoshika Lifts open (subject to weather conditions): All lifts operating Night skiing at Nozawa until 8pm on the following dates: Every Saturday until 28th March Nozawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 11th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 592cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (14th and 18th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 437cm reported on 14 days January 2015 snowfall 155cm 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