Nozawa Holidays

A little more White overnight in Nozawa! Down as far as Uenotaira this time too check out the cams pretty nice start to the day as the sun peaks its head out… Web Cams Nozawa Onsen It felt cold in the village this morning and sure enough we were surrounded by beautiful white mountains when we woke up this morning. The freezing level has dropped to just below 1500m above sea level so was enough spread the white goodness down as low as Uenotaira slopes. Snow November Forecast Nozawa Onsen Looking ahead and we may get some more snow top tomorrow night Thursday as temps stay around that level just below freezing point up the top. Pretty stable the next […]

Big day for many of our regular guests Down Under today and hope you pick a winner! The race that stops Nozawa is under a bit colder conditions. Every year in mid March we have a Ski Race Nozawa weekend, which is open to all guests and locals to come and have a few fun filled days on the snow. Top to Bottom Ski Race The event is known as the Hatoguruma Cup and the highlight is Der Weisse Rausch a top to bottom free for all race from the top of Yamabiko to the bottom on a thigh burning 8km course. It was adopted from St Anton our sister town in Austria. The Champ of the big Ski Race […]

First Snow of the Season has hit in Nozawa! It is official still in October and we have had our first dusting of the white gold up at Yamabiko in Nozawa. It probably wont last long but enough to get a little excited about. A bit more expected on Tuesday too. Keep up to date with what is going on up top here on the web cams We will keep you posted here too as the season kicks in. Start your best snow dance when ready…   https://www.nozawaholidays.com/snow-cams/

Snow Monkey Video We often say a visit to see the famous Snow Monkeys is a bit of a National Geographic moment and now National Geographic has made this great little clip. We are lucky to have this unique phenomenon just a stones throw from Nozawa Onsen and there are tours pretty much daily to the Snow Monkeys during the ski season. The scene is in the Jigokudani Valley in the Yudanaka National Park. Jigokudani means “ Hells Valley” and the walk thru there alone is amazing with steep cliffs on either side and a river running thru the basin. There are several Onsens and geysers spurting hot water out of the earth. At the end of the walk which […]

The London Ski Show is on com and plan your next ski trip to Nozawa. If you happen to be in the area please drop in and see Akira and Katzu and all the gang from Nozawa and Japan on the Japanese stand. Get info on the skiing, onsens and culture and help plan your next ski trip. May even see Eddie the Eagle!   Europeans are getting a taste for a Nozawa Ski Trip We don’t get a lot of visitors from the UK or Europe for that matter but it is slowly growing as people discover the amazing powder snow as well as the culture and food that Japan offers over other parts of Europe. We had some […]

Kyoto in a Day I always recommend our customers to visit Kyoto if they get the chance as you can sense what life must have been like centuries ago in feudal Japan. Luckily Kyoto escaped the destruction of WW2 and is home to 17 World Heritage sights. If you come to Nozawa in November/early december or March you can visit Kyoto and catch Autumn leaves or cherry blossom season! Although a day is far too short to even scratch the surface of what this amazing city has to offer, you can still catch a glimpse of the incredible traditional Japanese culture in their former capital.   Here are some awesome places to check out in Kyoto – Arashiyama Bamboo groves […]

              Espoir Ebisu Lodge is a very impressive looking lodge when you walk up and the lights are on you feel like you are home. The view from the inside is just as amazing. It is owned and run by Hagiwara family and the Father is the deputy Mayor of the Nozawa Onsen Village. They have been running the lodge here for 3 generations so hospitality is in the blood. There are still a few generations of the family living under the same roof there so some very cute grandchildren you see occasionally too on their way to school. The Nozawa Holidays team are located right across the road and always on hand to […]

Things happening in Nozawa in preparation for the season ahead. Another big project the resort has been working on is stabilizing the Mukobayashi slope just next to the Ski Jump. Anyone that is a regular will know we often get a Glide Crack on the steep face of that slope just near the jump. So the resort closes it off as is unsafe. It is often a full depth crack in the snowpack, which may be caused by moisture at ground level. The rest of the slope is fine and a terrific run that does not get too busy and can have some amazing powder on its day. I sometimes leave the office at 11am and can still manage to […]

March is a bit of a surprise package in Nozawa Onsen especially the first 2 weeks. Which looks like the time Qantas is doing some deals with fares from about $839 between the 6th of March and the 16th of March. Check out fares here http://tinyurl.com/hoblfcn Check out the link below for photos and videos of what conditions you may expect in the first half of the Month. Here are some of the reasons we think March is Magic in Nozawa! Huge base sometimes up to 500cm depending on the season. We still get some good dumps too! No crowds! Many people have forgotten about skiing so you can often get the slopes to yourself and the restaurants and Onsens […]