Base up top: 280 cm Temperature; -9 Degrees Base at bottom; 200 cm New Snow: 35 cm and dumping still In the war of man versus nature we are now a distant second in Nozawa Onsen. Snow has engulfed the whole town and it is all hands on deck to try and stay on top of it. The snow condtions on the resort are amazing. Have had a few seasoned campaigners telling me that it is by far some of the best powder they have experienced. We are quickly approaching the 300cm mark with another 35cm overnight and gaining. All this and it is still December! Tomorrow the reports are showing we should get a window of sunshine then […]
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Just keeps getting deeper and deeper in Nozawa
Base up top: 260 cm Temperature; -10 Degrees Base at bottom; 190 cm New Snow: 60 cm again! The ridiculous is now bordering on the insane on the snow front in Nozawa with another huge 60cm of snow on our doorstep this morning. The powder hounds are going to be in their element again today and will be deep bottomless champagne powder on tap for anyone keen to brave the conditions. So we have had close to 2 meters of fresh snow in just a 3-day period and still absolutely dumping outside at the moment. Think it has been about 8 years since we had such a good start to the season. At that time it snowed every day […]
Nozawa Onsen enjoying a very white Christmas and best start to the season in Years
Base up top: 220 cm Temperature; -6 Degrees Base at bottom; 160 cm New Snow: 60 cm It is a very white Christmas today in Nozawa Onsen. As expected we had another huge dump again last night with 60cm gracing the resort. People are going to start thinking I am making this stuff up but it is honestly another sublime day today. We have smashed our way thru the 2 meter mark for base up top! It started snowing heavily at about 8pm last night and it didn’t stop all night. The road heaters were struggling to keep up with the downpour of the white gold as we strolled to the Onsen just before midnight Christmas Eve. It was […]
Christmas wishes coming true in Nozawa with 50cm dump
Base up top: 180 cm Temperature; -8 Degrees Base at bottom; 90 cm New Snow: 50 cm Santa has come a day early in Nozawa Onsen delivering a huge 50cm of fresh snow again overnight. Conditions are looking perfect for the first big weekend of the resort. We cleared the driveway yesterday and was amazed when we had almost 2 feet of fresh lying on there this morning. That was not even forecasted to be the big one so we are almost scared of what will fall from the heavens tonight and tomorrow night both expecting serious dumps. Yesterday was a terrific day on the slopes with light to moderate falls all day and some nice fluffy powder to […]
Powder time ahead for Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 150 cm Temperature; -8 Degrees Base at bottom; 80 cm New Snow: 20 cm Good news in Nozawa this morning the whole resort is pretty much open for business. Karasawa and the Snow Park included. Kandaha Race course is about the only run not operating yet but they are keen to get that going soon too. After a short break on the snow front yesterday morning the assault started again late yesterday and has been falling most of the night. Snowing pretty heavy outside now and reports are showing 20cm up top. There is about the same now in the Village. Yesterday was a bit icy in the morning and people were already asking for fresh […]
Snow Storm brewing in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 150 cm Temperature; 0 Degrees Base at bottom; 90 cm New Snow: 0 cm Another fine start to the day here in Nozawa and glourious conditions on the mountain. As per usual with a but of sun and warmer temps the base has settled a bit and has had a bit of melt off down in the Village. Have the feeling it is the calm before the storm though with the dump expected on Saturday night still building with 100cm not unlikely. Yesterday on the hill there was still lots of fresh tracks to be had and saw a few losing their skis in the powder. Probably wont see those until April now! It was getting […]
A little ray of Sunshine in Nozawa before more serious snow on the horizon
Base up top: 175 cm Temperature; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 115 cm New Snow: 15cm Sounding a bit like a broken record but another amazing start to the day here in Nozawa Onsen have had about 15cm up top since the close of lifts yesterday and for the first time in a few days we are being blessed with some sunshine. Will probably be short lived so enjoy the sun and great views while you can as looks like a little bit of snow tonight then we are going to get covered again with heavy falls expected over the weekend, forecasts showing we could be in for over 100cm! So time to clear the decks of snow a […]
Another 60cm of Fresh snow in Nozawa Onsen overnight
20/12 Base up top: 160cm Temperature; -6 Degrees Base at bottom; 100cm New Snow: 60cm The Snow conditions in Nozawa are now bordering on the ridiculous for this time of year. Ridiculously good that is! Have had another huge 60cm of fresh snow overnight and still big flakes floating from the sky now. Woke up this morning and looked out the window and the view is slowly getting taken over by the ever growing white wall. Yesterday up top was a terrific day with light fluffy snow and bursts of sunshine coming thru. The skiing was top to bottom, with good coverage on all slopes and some nice powder runs. Most of the resort runs are now open even […]
Pretty as a postcard in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 125cm Temperature; -5 Degrees Base at bottom; 80cm New Snow: 10cm Has been snowing lightly in Nozawa Onsen since this time yesterday. Although the snow has been consistent it has not affected the base a great deal with about 10cm been collected over that time. Conditions are excellent though and it is now possible to ski top to bottom with Skyline opening yesterday morning. Even the home trail that runs along the bottom of the resort is in good shape with a nice covering of snow and with a light layer on top it is all smooth sailing. I took a walk along there this morning and it was just like a postcard with fluffy snow […]
The Snow still falling heavy in Nozawa Onsen
The good times just keep rolling here in Nozawa Onsen. After a brief break in the snow last night with clear skies and lots of stars we awoke this morning to snow falling consistently again in the Village. The resort is reporting 5cm of fresh snow has fallen up top this morning and with temps at – 6 degrees conditions should be terrific. A lot more of the resort is open this morning and can now ski top to bottom on the Hikage side of the resort down the Beginner Rinkan course or Forest Trail and Challenger slopes. So can cruise down for about an 8 km run top to bottom Today is Kids ski free day so there is […]