Nozawa Onsen saw 362cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 23% on last winter, with 1 fewer powder day than last year. That puts it 24th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
15cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 26 Dec 2025.
149cm
deepest basemeasured on 30 Jan 2026.
164cm
snowiest monthJanuary 2026 stole the show.
55cm
best weekseven days from 24 Jan 2026.
86%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
82/100
ExcellentTypically about 127 ski days a season, declining by 2 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 24th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
Snowfall by month
January was the mid-winter peak, with 45% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.