Base up top: 215 cm Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 105 cm New Snow since close: 50 cm Weather; Dumping Epic conditions this morning are only improving with consistent heavy snowfalls and 50cm of overnight. After a bit of a snow drought everyone was keen to get up for first lifts this morning and those who did certainly scored! It was an interesting morning yesterday. The warm conditions gave way to a cold front which moved over the region in the afternoon. Since then the snow has been dumping non-stop which has seen a major improvement to the piste courses, although off-piste still needs a little more. The forecast suggests cold conditions will remain over […]
Time for a cool change in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 170 cm Temp Top; -3 Degrees Base at bottom; 75 cm New Snow since close: 1 cm Weather; Sunny clouds rolling in Clear skies last night gave way to a few snow flurries this morning with just a centimeter freshening up the cover up top. The clouds soon cleared and now we have had some sun making an appearance so it looks like a beautiful day for riding and the groomers will be in fine form to lay down a few carves as they soften up in the sun. It has been a bit icy in the mornings lately though. Everyone around town is looking forward to a fresh dump of snow and the forecast looks promising. […]
Happy New Year for 2013 from Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 180 cm Temp Top; -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 75 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Varied We would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year from Nozawa Onsen. Hope that the powder is deep and you have good times ahead wherever you are. Thanks to everyone who has been up to visit us or making the journey. Not a bad looking first day of the year here with fairly clear skies. Could see the moon still shining bright at about 6am this morning. Last night was lots of fun in town and lots of people came out to celebrate. Yesterday on the slopes was a bit icy […]
The Good, The Bad and the New Year in Nozawa
Base up top: 190 cm Temp Top; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 95 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; Varied Woke up to snow falling lightly in the Village this morning. Not sure what time it started but we got 10cm out if it up top. Nice change after the rain we got hit with yesterday. The sun is shooting thru now so should shape up to a pretty reasonable day on the slopes. Yesterday the snow was good up top but a bit heavy going on the lower slopes. The New Year crowd is in town but not as bad as previous years. Was at the Gondola at 11am and only a really short […]
Say goodbye to the Sun in Nozawa
Base up top: 190 cm Temp Top; 3 Degrees Base at bottom; 110 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Cloudy Has been a pretty warm night in Nozawa, didn’t need to rug up too much heading for the nightly Onsen. Was a beautiful day on the slopes yesterday with the great vistas above the clouds and sunny on the higher slopes. Snow conditions were great up high too but a bit heavy down lower. Pretty cloudy today and looks like they should be snow clouds with the temps dropping. Getting down to 0 degrees at Sea Level by tomorrow night. We may not see the sun again until next Saturday. Should keep the powder hounds […]
Saturday Night Fever Nozawa Style
Base up top: 200 cm Temp Top; 3 Degrees Base at bottom; 100 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Sunny up top with a cloud layer As expected a bit of a spike in the temperature today with warmer temperatures and sunshine up top.Had another surprise snow fall last night with 15cm gracing the upper slopes. Should make for great conditions up top but a bit heavy going down below. There is a bit of motion about town today with the New Year crowd starting to roll in. Most of the town is now fully booked for the New Year period so should be a great vibe in town over the next few days. Will […]
Still coming down from the Highs in Nozawa
Base up top: 210 cm Temp Top; – 9 Degrees Base at bottom; 105 cm New Snow since close: 1 cm Weather; Cloudy Hard to come down after the awesome day we experienced in Nozawa yesterday. People were rolling down the mountain with grins from ear to ear and powder falling out of every pocket. Today is a bit overcast and just 1cm of fresh overnight. Should still be great conditions out on the slopes with powder stashes if search a little. The cold temps will probably keep the groomers pretty fast. More sun expected tomorrow and freezing level shooting up to 2000m above sea level. Then Sunday night temps are cascading down and it is forecast […]
A Day to Remember in Nozawa
Base up top: 230 cm Temp Top; – 5 Degrees Base at bottom; 120 cm New Snow since close: 35 cm Weather; Bluebird Going to keep it pretty brief today as have an important board meeting to get to! Conditions are perfect. Had another 30cm plus fall on us since about 3pm yesterday and it is a magical Bluebird day in Nozawa. It snowed heavy all day and there was some great powder runs to be had yesterday but it was blizzard like conditions. The wind has dropped now and the skies are blue. I may have said this before but it is the best day of the season so far! Guess it just keeps getting better. […]
Greetings from the White room in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 205 cm Temp Top; – 10 Degrees Base at bottom; 100 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Blizzard After last seasons epic snow falls we were half hoping we would not get just as much snow this year! Waking up this morning to blizzard like conditions and snow dumping hard from the heavens looks like the shovels will be working hard again this season. After a beautiful Christmas day on the slopes yesterday the reality of winter is back today with heavy snow and cold temps. Should be some great powder again up for grabs with very few crowds around still. The outlook is for a bit of sunshine over the next […]
A very Merry White Christmas from Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 190 cm Temp Top; – 6 Degrees Base at bottom; 100 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Blue bird As a kid you often dream of Santa and snow covered trees and cute little houses. If you woke up in Nozawa this morning you would have been pretty happy! With over 75cm of snow falling yesterday then clear skies this morning the scene is set for a perfect Christmas day. Yesterday the snow was relentless just bucketing on us all day and there were many reports of waist deep powder runs on the mountain. It snowed right up until the close of lifts yesterday and with no crowds to compete with this […]