Nozawa Onsen
Japan · Nagano Prefecture · Single resort
Nozawa Onsen is a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture (Japan). It has 41.9 km of downhill runs and 17 lifts. The runs go from 563 to 1645 m (1082 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 17.1 km (41%)
- Medium: 12.9 km (31%)
- Hard: 11.9 km (28%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (1 floodlit run)
- Steepest spot: 72% (36°)
- Mostly facing north-west (33% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 17
Gondola / cable car: 2 · Chairlift: 14
- 長坂ゴンドラ · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 10 · 622–1410 m
- 日陰ゴンドラ · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 6 · 655–1228 m
- 上ノ平フォー · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 1216–1410 m
- チャレンジペア · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 766–1137 m
- やまびこフォー · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 1366–1644 m
- 柄沢ペア · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 569–729 m
- パラダイスフォー · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 1079–1225 m
- カンダハーペア · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 684–987 m
- やまびこ第2フォー · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 1394–1609 m
- 長坂フォー · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 626–744 m
On site
- 11 car parks (2 paid · 3 free)
- 35 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 2 mountain huts
- 3 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 9 cm, Snow depth 6 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 82 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 106 cm, Snow depth 32 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 71 cm, Snow depth 39 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 43 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 7 cm, Snow depth 5 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 784 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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