Base at top: 130 cm Temp at Top: -5 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 60cm New Snow since close: 6 cm Weather: Light snow easing, mild winds and fairly cold. Uenotaira after the last light snowfall, should be looking similar today! It’s great to see some snow falling here in Nozawa! The pistes had been suffering a little with warmer temperatures and a lack of snow, though we’ve received 6cm of fresh up the top of the mountain. Light snow is still falling right down to the village so hopefully we see some more accumulating. Temperatures are set to rise a little tomorrow with some blue skies expected. It should be a beautiful day up on the hill with little wind […]
Back below zero on the mountain in Nozawa
Base at top: 120 cm Temp at Top: -4 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 55cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: cloudy, chance of snow this afternoon, low visibility Looking very cloudy in Nozawa today Temperatures have dropped considerably overnight; from 4 degrees yesterday to -4 today. The skies are looking fairly cloudy all round and temperatures will continue to fall throughout the day reaching a low of -8°C up the top this evening. Unfortunately the forecast has been downgraded, though they’re still predicting a few centimetres of snow for today higher up on the mountain, while lower down may receive some rain. Looking ahead into the week, it seems like things will be improving from Tuesday night. Temperatures will […]
Temperatures are dropping today with snow expected in Nozawa soon.
Base at top: 130 cm Temp at Top: 5 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 70cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: Temps decreasing, cloudy, possible rain in the day becoming snow at night. Lapping the halfpipe out in the sun With more sun for a good portion of the day yesterday, the snowpack was struggling to stay fast. The snow has become slushy across most of the mountain. Up at Yamabiko things were better than lower down, though with the mercury sitting at 6°C, It was feeling quite slow by the afternoon. With all that said, there’s some good spring snowfall on its way to Nozawa. Temperatures will be dropping fairly quickly over the day reaching -1°C by tonight and […]
Warm again today in Nozawa but snow is on its way.
Base at top: 150 cm Temp at Top: 5 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 75cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: sunny this morning becoming overcast with rain expected. Waz and Phoebe owning the halfpipe yesterday What a beautiful day yesterday was. The sun was shining and the temperatures were warm. It was a t-shirt kind of day. Conditions at the top of the mountain stayed fairly good all day given the warmth. Uenotaira was still good, becoming a bit sticky later in the day, though the park and halfpipe were popular all day long. lower down on the mountain the snow became fairly slushy and a few slopes have become somewhat patchy. It’s looking like it’ll be another beautiful […]
It’s going to be a bluebird day in Nozawa today!
Base at top: 150cm Temp at Top: 4 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 85cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: Blue skies, mild winds, mild temperatures. A quiet day up at Yamabiko yesterday Beautiful spring skiing is how you could describe yesterday’s conditions. The snowpack softened over the day under the warmth of the sun, though the slopes stayed fast all day long above 1100m. Lower down the snow started feeling slower in the afternoon, but hopefully a fairly cold night has hardened the snowpack up a bit. Today’s looking like it’ll be a bluebird day with temperatures warming up to 4°C. Winds should be mild and the views should be awesome. you may be able to see the coastline […]
More snow than expected in Nozawa
Base at top: 155cm Temp at Top: 0 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 90cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: Mild winds, cloudy, mild temperatures. Good news coming from Nozawa lately. We’ve had a nice lot of snow falling across the mountain. Our forecast suddenly upgraded on Sunday and from when snow started falling until it stopped yesterday afternoon, we saw around 30cm of fresh, light, fluffy snow. It’s safe to say it came as a welcome surprise. Conditions were great over most of the mountain. Some of the lower slopes were still a little patchy but there were plenty of stashes around. With very few people on the mountain yesterday, there were fresh tracks to be found all day. […]
Ohaiyou gouzaimasu from snowy Nozawa
Base at top: 155cm Temp at Top: -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 85cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather: Light snow throughout the day, Winds decreasing, fairly cold. We’re all thrilled about this surprise snowfall here in Nozawa. Yesterday afternoon there was about 15cm of fresh that had accumulated, and with a some more overnight, we’re probably pushing towards that 30cm mark. The base was still somewhat icy up top; The lower down runs like Uenotaira and Paradise seemed to have the best coverage. Challenge and Utopia were also quite fun though if you aren’t a fan of moguls then it might not be your favourite. Snow is still falling here in Nozawa and it looks as though it […]
Look outside, It’s snowing in Nozawa!
Base at top: 140cm Temp at Top: -5 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 75cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Snowing throughout the day, very mild wind. Heavy snow is falling right now across Nozawa! It seemed that yesterday night the forecast changed out of the blue and we’ve been gifted with this. We’re expecting over 15cm throughout the day; a beautiful spring surprise. The pistes should be nice and fast right down to the village today with this fresh snow. It’s coming down fairly hard here in the village though the flakes are falling even more heavily up top; we’re excited to go and see for ourselves! Winds will be mild again today, becoming heavier in the night as […]
Napa Cafe, a cosy place to pass the time in Nozawa.
Name: Napa Café (78 café) Location:Near the Ogama cooking Onsen. F3 on our town map. (Link to the town map: https://www.nozawaholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nozawa-town-map-2015-2016.pdf ) Type of food: Coffee, cakes, and light lunches The Plug: A great little cafe in town. Those who know it love it, and those who don’t will wish they had discovered it sooner. Napa Cafe serves delicious homemade cakes, light lunches, and espresso coffee. It’s a little bit out of the way and hidden but not hard to find if you know where to go. With one of the cosiest atmospheres in Nozawa, it’s a great place to go on a gloomy day when the skis and boards will be staying in the gear room. You’ll be served […]
Light snow on its way to Nozawa
Base at top: 135cm Temp at Top: -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 70cm New Snow since close: 1 cm Weather: Light snow expected, good visibility below 1400m. Mild wind. What a great day yesterday turned out to be. fairly nice weather all round with some very light snow falling here and there. The best snow seemed be stashed lower down. Paradise is always a hit and that’s where a number of people were riding yesterday. We got a very light dusting of snow overnight which will hopefully have made it a bit easier to hold an edge in the snowpack. Things are looking cold and cloudy up top by the looks of the snowcams. a few hundred meters lower down […]