Base at top: 80 cm Temp at Top; -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 70 cm New Snow since close: 3 cm Weather; Snowy!! The snow began falling in the early hours of the morning and is still coming down hard. There are a few centimetres of fresh up top and there’s expected to be heavy snowfalls throughout the day. The village is starting to turn white and there’s going to be a lot more soon. Across the whole mountain which should mean we can reopen a few of the runs down to the village. Skyline and Forest trail particularly should open after this lot of snow. The next few days are looking good for us; cold temperatures will keep the […]
A big storm is on its way to Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 80 cm Temp at Top; 1 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 75 cm New Snow since close: 1 cm Weather; Cloudy The next few days are looking exciting for us here at Nozawa Onsen. After having a slow start to the season with less snow than we expected, we should be in for a treat over the next few days. Tomorrow should bring us a fair amount of snow right down to the village and it won’t be melting away with temperatures staying below -2 degrees at the base and around -5 up the top. Looking further ahead it seems like Friday night could be the start of the big dump which will continue throughout Saturday. It won’t […]
Move over bluebird days.. Snow is on its way at Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 80 cm Temp at Top; -3 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 70 cm New Snow since close: 1 cm Weather; Cloudy, snow flurries later in the day The snowcams are looking like it’s getting cloudy up the top and the temperatures seem to have dropped a little since yesterday. It’s still not as cold as we’d like around the mountain but it seems we’ll just have to wait for Thursday. Thursday is looking like it’ll be a great day for us with the arrival of a moderate storm which should keep the snow dumping all day long right down to the village. Friday morning will ease up a bit before a big system moves in […]
A bluebird day once again, but not for long…
Base at top: 85 cm Temp at Top; 1 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 80 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; clear! Bluebird day Following yesterday’s beautiful blue skies it looks today will be pretty similar again. Tomorrow the temperatures start to drop again and snow should start falling in the evening. Wednesday looks like it’ll clear up a little before a big storm begins to move in on Thursday. Things are looking like they only get better from there with heavy snow predicted for all of Saturday. Temperatures will be staying low throughout the week which is welcome news after these warm past two days. Current conditions up on the mountain are not fantastic; There is some grass […]
Bluebird day at Nozawa!
Base at top: 90 cm Temp at Top; 0 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 80 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; clear! Bluebird day. No fresh snow to report yet in the New Year, but we’ve had some fantastic bluebird days, and today is no different. The sun’s out and the temperatures are mild. There’s still some good snow coverage keeping the majority of our runs open. The terrain park is taking shape as of yesterday and so far has a rail, box and a small kicker. This sunny scene looks like it should all change pretty soon! A nice storm should be settling over Nozawa to deliver us the goods from mid week. Temperatures will be dropping again […]
New Year’s Day on the slopes at Nozawa.
Base at top: 95 cm Temp at Top; -1 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 95 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; relatively clear, some clouds After yesterday’s fresh coating of 20cm, everyone was out to get their first tracks of the year. Great to see a nice little dump for the first day of the year and we are eagerly waiting for some more. It has allowed the Resort to open up a couple more runs. Skyline opened yesterday afternoon after being freshly groomed. the conditions were great at the top but moving lower down the snow started to become more icy and rough. Still, this long run provides amazing views and a direct course back […]
A very Happy New Year from Nozawa Onsen
Wishes coming true in Nozawa for the first day of the year With over 20cm of fresh snow dropping on the resort over night looks like those that went to the temple this morning have seen their wishes come true! We have also hit the 100cm mark for base today in Nozawa, a bit less than past years for this time but a move in the right direction. Still snowing hard and temps nice and cold so should be a great day for all those not nursing too much New Years cheer! A big thank you to all the guests that have come or are coming to visit us in Nozawa Onsen. We look forward to welcoming you in 2016
Finishing the year off on a high note at Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 90 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 80 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Snowy! possible sun in the afternoon Yesterday we saw snow falling until early afternoon before the sun started to peek through the clouds. The conditions are improving and there are some great runs out there. Others are still a bit icy and exposed however we’re hoping that all changes soon. The base is now at 90cm and tonight could be the night we break the one meter mark. We should be waking up to a fresh 17cm across the whole mountain. Looking into the future there isn’t a whole lot of snow predicted for the […]
The snow is still falling in Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 90 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 80 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Snowy! possible sun in the afternoon Yesterday was an epic day out on the slopes. We received 35cm of fresh snow followed by blue skies from the late morning onwards. Everyone was out to get first tracks but even by late afternoon there were still some awesome lines to be found. This morning we woke up to be rewarded with more of the good stuff. Snow has been dropping from the sky for the past few hours this morning and we’re currently sitting on 5cm of the fresh stuff. Lifts and gondolas will be opening 30 minutes earlier […]
Now that’s more like the Nozawa we know. Who was out for first tracks?
Base at top: 90 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 80 cm New Snow since close: 35 cm Weather; Snowy! One great day followed by another great day. Yesterday was a beautiful bluebird day out on the slopes, with promising clouds starting to form as the lifts were closing. the clouds definitely delivered and we woke up to a big big dump of 35cm up top and an equally large dump in the village. We were all walking to the lifts in knee deep powder. The snow is still falling heavily and there’s going to be a lot more for the rest of the day. Finally the day has come here at Nozawa Onsen. The rest of […]