Another restaurant recommendation for anyone visiting Nozawa Onsen! For those on a budget and who are wanting to experience some great Japanese cuisine. look no further than Wanryu Ramen Location: D5 on our town map, down the road opposite the bottle shop. (link to map: bit.ly/20vNwBR) Type of food: Ramen noodles and Gyoza Dumplings The Plug: Ramen is traditionally a Chinese style noodle which the Japanese have adopted as their own and perfected. It is usually noodles with vegetables and meat served with a hot soup with a base flavour of Salt, Miso or Soya Sauce. The restaurant is cosy and warm with lively red colors and a relaxed feel. Prices are really cheap for a hearty meal. Ramen is perfect after a […]
Haus St Anton Nozawa
Haus St Anton Nozawa A quaint little hang out spot… great place to spend those rest days while in Nozawa. Location: E5 on our town map – In the center of town on the main street (link to map: bit.ly/20vNwBR) Type of Restaurant: Cafe/ specialty food shop The Plug: Set right in the heart of the main street, This little gem is very popular amongst locals and foreigners alike. their in house chef, Ken Katagiri, creates imaginative dishes, blending European and Japanese cuisine. If you’re just craving a quick snack, they serve small bites, ice cream and coffee, though the real deal-breaker is the Oyaki dumplings with plenty of fillings to choose from, which are freshly cooked just outside on the main […]
Hatoguruma Kawabata – Vegetarian Restaurant
Today’s suggestion is for all the vego crowd… A hidden gem Name: Hatoguruma Kawabata Location: Hatoguruma Kawabata is located close to Kamitera-yu onsen at C3 on our town map. (link to map: bit.ly/20vNwBR) Type of food: Vegetarian Japanese The Plug: For any vegetarian, vegan crew and/or guests there is a bed and breakfast in town run by a local Japanese family that offers set dinners for ¥2,000 per person. Food is all vegetarian (and vegan on request) made from fresh local produce, and is delicious. Reservations need to be made one day prior. The family speak little English but are very welcoming. If you need help making a reservation please ask any of our Japanese speaking staff. House Specialty: Vegetarian and Vegan food […]
A beautiful day yesterday, and a powder day to come.
Base at top: 165 cm Temp at Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 130 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow and light winds all day On piste conditions were fantastic yesterday. After a light covering of snow from Wednesday, the slopes were nothing but fast and smooth, and fairly empty too! The sun was out for the whole day, though temperatures were cold keeping the snowpack nice and fresh. It’s currently snowing very lightly down in the village and we’re expecting a couple of centimetres up the top today. Enough to keep the underfoot conditions nice and to keep the trees looking pretty. Winds will be mild today and tomorrow, increasing on Saturday […]
The sun is out in Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 165 cm Temp at Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: fairly clear skies, mild winds There are still some good stashes to be found! Nozawa showed us its magic yesterday with some fresh snow on the ground and the trees all glistening in a layer of white snow. It was a beautiful day up there. Our base is creeping up slowly, currently reading 165cm at the top. With some fresh snow around the resort from the last few days, today is going to be a cracker of a day up on the mountain. The pistes should be smooth and fast, with the snowpack holding well […]
More snow than we expected in Nozawa
Base at top: 160 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 140 cm New Snow since close: 11 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds Above the clouds We were expecting a couple of centimetres of snow in the last 24 hours, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that 15cm had landed on our slopes. It’s not exactly Japow’s usual deep deep snow, but any snow is better than none. The groomers should be nice and fast today and hopefully less crusty than yesterday. If you look hard enough you’re likely to find some decent powder stashes that are still nice and fluffy from the last few days’ accumulation. Today’s looking fairly similar to yesterday, […]
Light snow falling in Nozawa today
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds There are some big snowflakes falling on Nozawa right now. They’re nice and fluffy, and it almost looks like they’re falling in slow motion. Though today’s snowfall won’t be a big dump, we’ll still be getting a nice top up for the resort. We should see snow falling throughout the day getting slightly heavier in the afternoon. Winds have picked up a little bit so the windchill factor is down to -20 degrees. Stay warm up there! We’re loving these colder temperatures… the snow’s staying fairly fresh and the groomers are […]
A beautiful weekend in Nozawa
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds After a nice lot of snow fell on Friday night, the weekend was set to be a good one. We were spoilt with light clouds and calm skies on Saturday, followed by blue skies all of Sunday. We had some great powder riding on Saturday morning with a few lesser known sections still untracked on Sunday. The low temperatures kept the snow fresh for the whole weekend. Clouds began forming above Nozawa overnight and now we’ve got light snow falling across the mountain. This should continue until the afternoon, keeping the […]
A powder weekend at Nozawa
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 130 cm New Snow since close: 6 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds It’s becoming a recurring trend in Nozawa for snow to dump overnight, with skies clearing the following day. Yesterday we woke up to just over 20cm of fresh snow with the sun breaking through some of the clouds by nine in the morning. Our base is currently at 155cm, quite a bit less than usual for this time of year unfortunately, although there is still loads of fun to be had out there as you can see from the photo. We received a couple more centimetres early today just to refresh […]
Fresh snow for the weekend!
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 130 cm New Snow since close: 20 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds Shoveling out the sled early this morning Yesterday’s odd conditions, including some fairly wet snow and even a spur of rain, got us all a bit worried. However that was soon all eased after the snow started to fall heavily again in the afternoon and all night long. We received a few centimeters throughout the day yesterday and twenty centimetres since the closing of the lifts yesterday. There’s some good powder to be found up there! All the powderhounds’ boards are waiting in the line for the gondola, with everyone excited […]