Nozawa Holidays

It might be time to pack away the Mountain Bike for the season as the next time we see a beautiful sunset will be on a different mode of transport! The forecast is looking like we are in for a pretty impressive week on the snowfall scale. Temps are dropping as I type and snow clouds are gathering around the mountains. The freezing level is set to fall a huge 2000m as this system rolls in over the Japan Sea and gets set to cover us in some winter goodness! Remember you can normally double these figures, as the model does not take into account the lake effect we receive in Nozawa from the Japan Sea. So basically looks like […]

Boom and just like that Nozawa Onsen is under a Winter transformation. Not a huge fall yesterday but enough to turn the whole top part of the mountain nice and white and for the groomers to get up and have a look. Always a good sign! It was cold in town yesterday, we’re talking thermals, beanies and long onsen soaks cold! Lovely day up top today and tempting to head up and try for the first turns of the season. Looks like a bit more expected tomorrow night too! Not sure that this will be the one to kick of the ski season yet but it is definitely a nice step in the right direction. Hope everyone is getting excited […]

The Snow Forecast for Nozawa is looking promising! A few decent little falls expected for the next week Remember with this forecast you can usually double what we receive! So looking good for Opening Saturday November 29th We have already had a few dustings up top and temps are on the way down! To celebrate we are still offering 15% off bookings up until December 20th Lift Passes also discounted at just 3,400 Yen a day so just $35 a day! Early Season Special 3 Nights Stay based on Twin Japanese Style Tatami Room Healthy Breakfast Included Daily 2 Days Lift Passes Use of all the Village Hot springs All just 23,300 yen per person ( Approximately $AUD 245 at […]

The Green Season in Nozawa Onsen. Summer in Nozawa is always an amazing feeling. Everything is so green and lush. It is such a contrast to the white of the Winter months. With rich volcanic soil and an abundance of water flowing from the natural springs everything grows like wild flowers. Hard to believe but for the local population Farming is probably as important a livelihood as tourism from the magnificent skiing! Many families in town are almost self sufficient growing rice, a wide variety of vegetables and even picking wild mountain vegetables too. For the outdoor adventurer there are lots of fun activities on the menu Mountain Biking – the main Nagasaka Gondola is open from mid July to […]

And so the Sun sets on another terrific ski season in Nozawa Onsen. As one of my neighbours said to me in the Onsen one night “The snow fell very skillfully”! We did not have so many of those monster 100cm overnight dumps this season but instead a constant stream of 30cm type falls, “ The Magic Foot”. Making for excellent conditions and more bluebird starts than I can remember for a while! I had so many people this season say to me “ That was the best days skiing of my life!” Some very seasoned campaigners too, so always great to hear. Our photos throughout the season here would confirm I think you would agree. A big Thank you […]

  Base up top; 185cm Weather; Sunshine Lots of people flowing into town for Golden Week festivities and last turns for a while. The Cherry Blossoms are out in force in the valley but still some fun spring skiing up top with a 185cm base remaining. Not a bad number to finish on! Nozawa Central Lodge and Nozawa House are still open so come and see Luke, Gab, Kyoko and the gang for a coffee or a comfy bed and enjoy the end of what has been a terrific season. This weekend is also the last for Buna, will miss the Nan Curry. The hard working Ueno Family took their first day off during the season in 27 years this year […]

Base up top: 280 cm Temp Top; 3 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 190 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Sunny More glorious sunshine on the menu again today in Nozawa. Has been some beautiful days and fun spring conditions. Still 280cm base and top to bottom skiing along the home trail so can still enjoy a 10km run home! Perfect for the families here enjoying the warmer days and fun conditions. The park rats also have been enjoying the park to themselves. If you are feeling adventurous then there are some amazing hikes around Nozawa and neighbouring mountains to be explored. More sunny days and light winds ahead so slap on the sunscreen and get out there…   […]

Base up top: 300 cm Temp Top; 3 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 210cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Sunny Have had a couple of nice days in Nozawa with plenty of sunshine and fun conditions. As we do most years we went for a ski tour for a few days. This time to Mt Hiuchi just behind Mt Myoko. We look at this mountain range most days from Nozawa but now after climbing it we will look at it in a different way. Was an amazing tour and will post a few shots. The weather was perfect, still lots of snow and the scenery second to none. Check out our photo and video galleries. In  Nozawa temps are […]

Base up top: 310 cm Temp Top; -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 210cm Base at bottom; 110 cm New Snow since close: 30 cm Weather; Snowing! Just like that and boom we have a “ Magic Foot “ on April the 5th! The official figures have not dropped as yet but with about 20cm in town I figure there should be a bit more up top. One of the guests asked me last night if their kids were going to see snow fall in the Village before they leave today. Sure enough it started lightly just before we went to bed last night and then this morning we have a solid blanket covering the whole town. Being the weekend there […]