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Nozawa Onsen

JP · Japan · 565 m–1,650 m

The next 6 weeks

Each week against its own normal. Models initialized 30 Oct.

Weekly scoreBase depthSnowfall?Temp. vs normal
30 Oct – 5 NovPoor bet?+0.4 °C vs normalno callno call+0.4 °C
6–12 NovPoor bet?-0.2 °C vs normalno callno call-0.2 °C
13–19 NovPoor bet?+0.8 °C vs normalno callno call+0.8 °C
20–26 NovPoor bet?+1.0 °C vs normalno callno call+1.0 °C
27 Nov – 3 DecPoor bet?+1.3 °C vs normalno callno call+1.3 °C
4–10 DecPoor bet?+1.4 °C vs normalno callno call+1.4 °C

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized October 2026.

Monthly score

November
Well below normal20th percentile
December
Well below normal20th percentile
January
Well below normal26th percentile
February
Well below normal25th percentile
March
Well below normal25th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
8 cmthe usual depth

Base depth outlook

The chance this month's base is below, near or above this mountain's normal.

November
65% below24%11%
December
67% below24%9%
January
59% below28%13%
February
60% below27%13%
March
62% below27%11%
Aprilbeyond the models
the usual depth 8 cm

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner41%17 km
  • Intermediate31%13 km
  • Advanced28%12 km

Getting there

TOY
Drive from Toyamaregional airport
2 h 34178 km
HND
Drive from Tokyo Hanedamajor hub
3 h 48261 km

Most arrive by Shinkansen to Iiyama, then bus (~25 min)

Official site: nozawaski.com ↗

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortstrongly
Hidden gembarely
Powderoutstanding
Groomersoutstanding
Backcountrystrongly
Snowmakinga little
Villageoutstanding

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?TempSunshineSun
NovemberNov0 cm0 cm – 2 cm0–2 cm3 °C30%
DecemberDec18 cm5 cm – 52 cm5–52 cm-3 °C15%
JanuaryJan101 cm40 cm – 142 cm40–142 cm-5 °C11%
FebruaryFeb135 cm55 cm – 194 cm55–194 cm-5 °C20%
MarchMar90 cm17 cm – 160 cm17–160 cm-1 °C35%
AprilApr8 cm0 cm – 42 cm0–42 cm5 °C50%

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