Hello from Nozawa where it's... cloudy.

After the very fine clear skies that we enjoyed yesterday, clouds have moved back over the region and it has been trying to snow though being a bit wetter than that at lower areas. Forecast says it will stay relatively mild today with sleet/snow at times.

Decent snow is due in the coming days though as it starts to get colder again. We're looking at quite possibly a very snowy New Years Day at Nozawa. That would be a fine way to start the new year off.

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Lift operations for the New Year. On the following days, lifts will be opening 30 minutes earlier than usual with the lower lifts starting at 8am and the Gondolas starting up at 8:10am:

Tuesday 30th December
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.

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Fresh snow to report this morning since yesterday afternoon:

Yamabiko - 0cm
Uenotaira - 0cm
Hikage - 0cm
Nagasaka - 0cm
Karasawa - 0cm

Official snow depths:

Yamabiko - 295cm
Uenotaira - 260cm
Hikage - 195cm
Nagasaka - 190cm
Karasawa - 180cm

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Courses open:

All courses are now open except:

Grand Prix course
Jumping Course
Mukoubayashi
Challenge 39
Kandahara West
Kamoshika Course

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Lifts open (subject to weather conditions):

All lifts operating

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Night skiing at Nozawa until 8pm on the following dates:

Every Saturday until 28th March
27th December until 4th January

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Nozawa Onsen 6 day weather and snow forecast
Nozawa Onsen main resort data