Nozawa Onsen snow report Saturday 27th February 2010

Low cloud hiding the top half of the resort from view

From Nozawa 27/2/2010

It is an overcast day here in Nozawa Onsen with low cloud and fog hiding the top half of the resort from view. The upper slopes however are above the clouds and visibility is not bad up there. Again no new snow overnight and the rain and warmer temperatures are really biting into the snow pack. It has got quite a bit colder though, with a forecast top of 4 degrees C at village level and some light snow is predicted to fall in the morning tomorrow.

New Snow (Resort): 0 cm

New Snow (Village): 0 cm

Weather: Light northerly winds and light rain this morning with low cloud and fog affecting visibility on the lower slopes.

Official statistics:

Area New Snow (cm) Base Yesterday (cm) Base Today (cm) Current temperature (degrees C) Snow Conditions Weather
Yamabiko 0 255 235 4 Firm Foggy
Uenodaira 0 220 200 2 Firm Cloudy
Hikage 0 130 125 5 Firm Cloudy
Nagasaka 0 120 110 7 Firm Cloudy
Karasawa 0 110 105 5 Firm Cloudy