Base up top: 70 cm Temp Top; -3 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 70 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; snowing lightly After a pretty ordinary day yesterday today turned out to be pretty nice. Light snow fell across the resort most of the day, and then the sun burst out this afternoon. The base is consolidating but still some nice conditions and looks like a lot of snow on the way! Freezing levels are set to drop below Zero and heavy snow expected tomorrow. So looking good for the first Saturday of the season. The resort is also opening more runs with Uenotaira opening up which will be great for the beginners. The shuttle bus service looping the […]
Blue between the white in Nozawa
Base up top: 100 cm Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 100 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; Mostly Sunny Pretty wild weather yesterday with more snow falling and nice and cold. We probably got about 20cm plus out of the day. The sun has come out so has made for a really nice morning. With no one here and more of the mountain opening up there are some great little stashes up for grabs. Locals are using the break in the weather to finish off renovations, catch up for a chat and clean up some snow before the next hit which looks like tomorrow then constant over the next week and some very low temps. Things […]
Fields of Green turn into fields of Dreams in Nozawa
Base up top: 100 cm Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 100 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Bluebird After the events of the past few days you would be forgiven for thinking that is was mid season not early December. Pretty special day up on the slopes yesterday with plenty of powder on offer as it kept snowing most of the day. People could not believe they lucked into so much snow at this time of year. Still need to build the base underneath but up top you didn’t feel it. This big dump will give us a great foundation. Still only the top Yamabiko open but a few were skiing top to bottom yesterday. Clear […]
Amazing start to the Season in Nozawa Onsen – 7th December 2014
Base up top: 135 cm Temp Top; -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 65 cm Weather; Dumping The snow just keeps coming in Nozawa. It has been falling heavily for 2 days now and the whole village has been transformed into a Winter Wonderland! We had 70 cm for two days in a row now and the base is now 135cm up top. With plenty of fresh everywhere it is going to be an awesome opening day today! All of the top of the mountain the Yamabiko area is open and the Nagasaka Gondola, looks like the Uenotaira area is not yet open at this stage The forecast is for the snow to ease today […]
Nozawa Onsen Resort to Open tomorrow Sunday December 7th 2014
A bit of Nozawa Magic in December Has snowed heavily all night in Nozawa with 40cm falling in the village and a massive 70cm up top at Yamabiko! The magic has arrived early and the Nozawa powder machine is in overdrive. The good news is the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort will open tomorrow with the Yamabiko lifts and main Nagasaka Gondola set to operate! With only a handful of keen riders in the village and heavy snow forecast to fall all day it is going to be a December day to remember! Hope to see you up here.
A bit of White in Nozawa overnight!
Waking up to some nice shades of white up on the mountain in Nozawa this morning. It started snowing up top yesterday afternoon and looks like continued thru the night. From the Snow Cams would say not huge amounts yet but a nice white coat with low temps and heavy snow expected today and tomorrow. So hoping will be enough to see the resort open this weekend! Will have to wait and see what the powers to be decide. Snowing lightly at Village level now and nice and cold so fingers crossed…
Playing the waiting game in Nozawa
Beautiful day here in Nozawa but as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and we would probably prefer not to see the sun today! We have received some snow up top but not as much as would have liked. Looks like the system danced around us and some other resorts got blessed more than us! Not to worry it is just 1 degree in town at the moment and the man on the weather news in telling me there is an 80% chance of snow today! For all the locals it is a bit of a relief as gives us more time to get ready for the winter ahead. Sort the last of the crops and […]
Could this be a December to remember in Nozawa?
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 […]
Nozawa pulling on its White winter coat!
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 […]
Say Goodbye to Autumn and bring on Winter in Nozawa
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 […]