At this stage, the Gondola will not be opening today due to high winds Base at top: 100 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 90 cm New Snow since close: 20 cm Weather; dumping! Since the early hours of today, we’ve seen heavy snow falling across Nozawa Onsen. A huge storm is taking shape right above us, with strong wind gusts and lightning; a rarity at this time of year in Nozawa Onsen. Already there is 20cm of fresh up the top and we’re expecting heavy snow to continue throughout the day with nearly 50cm predicted for the top of the mountain and around 25cm down in the village. Visibility is poor today but […]
Fresh tracks and no crowds at Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 105 cm Temp at Top; -12 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 95 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; clear morning, snowing in the afternoon A quiet day on the slopes yesterday meant fresh tracks for everyone. The snow to skier/boarder ratio was at an all time high for the season. Our guests made the most of the conditions. The snow was moist but fast and there were some decent soft sections. Winds were blowing quite strongly up at Yamabiko so the more protected runs like Uenotaira and Yunomine were more popular. Today we’re looking at blue skies for the morning before the skies cloud over in the afternoon and start to drop some […]
Dumping in Nozawa all day
Dumping Midday update from Nozawa Onsen. It is dumping! Japan is getting snow across the board even decent falls in Tokyo this morning. Some roads and trains are closed due to the heavy falls in so please check before travelling. Looks like we are in for a good lesson from Mother Nature…
Snow is falling, temperatures are mild, winds are blowing
Base at top: 100 cm Temp at Top; -2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 95 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; snowing quite heavily Yesterday was a beautiful day on the slopes. With some light snow cover from the night before, the pistes were smooth and fast. The skies were cloudy but visibility was great almost the whole day. 16 of our lifts were open and we’re hoping to open the last couple after some heavy snow which should be falling soon. Temperatures are higher than recently, with the maximum for today sitting just above zero. Don’t mistake these warm temperatures for a lack of snow; There’ll be a nice top up of a bit over […]
Blue skies today, but snow’s on its way
Base at top: 105 cm Temp at Top; -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 100 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; clear, possible clouds. The base up the top continues to accumulate thanks to some fresh snow yesterday. We’re now sitting at a depth of one metre at Uenotaira and 105cm at the summit of Mt. Kenashi. It’s looking like this will increase considerably over the coming week, with consistent snowfall predicted throughout the week. A few heavier dumps are expected during the week too so keep an eye out for some new terrain being opened! The Freezing level will be dropping today down to our altitude down here in the village, with a nice 5cm […]
Nozawa Onsen – Home of the Fire Festival
Base at top: 100 cm Temp at Top; -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 90 cm New Snow since close: 3 cm Weather; Cloudy What a great success. The Fire Festival, one of the yearly highlights at Nozawa Onsen took place last night and brought hundreds of locals and foreigners alike. The festivities began a couple of hours after finishing up a beautiful day on the slopes, and continued late into the night. The blue skies turned into a clear and cold night, filled with light and smoke. For those of you who’ll be up on the slopes today, there are a couple centimetres of fresh snow on the pistes and more will be coming down throughout the […]
Festivities all around Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 100 cm Temp at Top; -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 90 cm New Snow since close: 3 cm Weather; Cloudy With the Fire Festival taking place tonight, excitement around Nozawa Onsen has reached a boiling point. The men will be finishing the construction of the shrine by lunch, in time for the festivities to kick off at 7pm. The excitement doesn’t stop there; We’re predicting some fantastic snow falls over the coming week. From Monday onwards a cold system will be dropping some snow for us. Snowfalls will be heaviest on the Wednesday, and gale winds will be blowing on Tuesday night. Freezing levels […]
Who is still keen to come skiing in Nozawa this season
Who is still keen to come skiing in Nozawa this season? We still have a few good spots available towards the end of January. It is a good gap to come up as all the school kids have gone home so is a bit quieter. Ninjin House is an amazing self-contained accommodation close to all amenities and right near the snow, now available from the 31st January for 7 nights. Probably won’t last long! 2 bedrooms apartment, sleeps 4-6, best views in the village. Get in contact with the booking crew for more details! stay@nozawaholidays.com
A reason to celebrate at Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 100 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 90 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; snowing! With the fire festival starting to kick into gear, and with a forecast like this, there’s no reason not to be excited. We’ve recently been somewhat deprived of the usual heavy snow we’re familiar with at Nozawa, but it seems that the waiting game could soon be over. We should see some light snowfalls to finish off the week, followed by heavy snowfalls to start the new week. Powder is coming to Nozawa! Winds will be strong after the weekend, bringing the windchill right down to -26 at times… but those cold temperatures mean […]
Clear skies all around Nozawa.
Base at top: 105 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 95 cm New Snow since close: 2 cm Weather; Clear morning, cloudy afternoon Although we haven’t been getting as much snow as we would like, the on piste conditions at Nozawa Onsen have been fairly good recently, and on a day like today, there’s no reason not to get out there. The day will start off with blue skies in every direction before some light cloud rolls in later in the day. We should be receiving a bit of snow overnight and then some more tomorrow to give the slopes a nice top up. The forecast for the coming week is looking great. After […]