Base up top: 195 cm Temp Top; – 8 Degrees Base at bottom; 85 cm New Snow since close: 40 cm Weather; Dumping Snow As promised Nozawa is well and truly covered in snow for Christmas with a huge 40cm dump overnight and still going strong. Walked home from the Onsen about 11pm last night and could still see the stars. But when we woke up this morning could feel the silence that only a good dump of snow can bring. Sure enough it was the first day of the season I really had to dig my way out the front door. So lots of people clambering to get the powder boards strapped on and get up […]
Looking like will be a very White Christmas in Nozawa
Base up top: 160 cm Temp Top; – 5 Degrees Base at bottom; 50 cm New Snow since close: 20 cm Weather; Sunny It started to snow late last night just before going to bed but was a bit wet in town. Wiped about 10cm off the front of the truck this morning and the official report is 20cm up top! Was a bit foggy early but that has blown off now to reveal a beautiful day on the slopes. We had the opening ceremony on yesterday and all the mascots and old ski styles were on display with a good turn out. Looking like we are in for another good dump tonight and a bit of […]
The whole of Nozawa Ski Resort is open this weekend – Yokouso Welcome
Base up top: 140 cm Temp Top; – 1 Degrees Base at bottom; 50 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Foggy Bit of a buzz in town this weekend, the first that the whole resort is open. Still pretty quiet though and no lift lines to report! Was raining a little bit in town early but should have been some light snow up top. Visibility is not the best but snow condition should still be great. Yesterday was a great day on the slopes with fresh powder and the clouds lifted in the afternoon for an amazing scene. We may get a bit of sunshine tomorrow then looking like some good falls ahead. Anyway top […]
A ‘Phantom Foot’ of fresh snow in Nozawa
Base up top: 160 cm Temp Top; – 3 Degrees Base at bottom; 70 cm New Snow since close: 35 cm Weather; Cloudy After the ‘magic foot’ two nights we got hit with a ‘phantom foot’ last night with Mother Nature depositing another 30cm of the white fluffy stuff on our doorstep. It was a bit unexpected we went in for dinner and came out and the car was under 20cm of fresh snow. All this will make for another great day on the slopes today and also help big time with building that base. So looking good for opening of the whole resort tomorrow morning Saturday. Yesterday was a terrific day with fresh tracks and sunshine […]
A good ” Good Morning” from Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 140 cm Temp Top; -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 50 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Blue Bird Beautiful start to the day here in Nozawa Onsen. It snowed for most of the day yesterday and eased into the night, and then we woke up to blue skies and fresh snow on the courses this morning. Yesterday was an amazing day with the fresh foot of snow there was some great riding to be had on and off piste. There were some big powder stories around the fireplace last night. Top to bottom on the Forest trail today and the resort plans to open everything from this weekend. After a […]
Get your Snow Dance on in Nozawa
Base up top: 105 cm Temp Top; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 30 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Light Snow Bit of a climate change in Nozawa today, with cloud blanketing the mountains. It is doing it’s best to snow in the village with temps hovering just above 0 degrees. On the cams it appears to be dropping flakes up top, which would expect with the 1000m vertical elevation difference from town. Yesterday was pretty nice up top but a bit icy in places so the dusting today will be welcome and it should snow moderately all day. Looking ahead we should be in for some serious snow from Sunday night so get out […]
Fun in the Sun in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 110 cm Temperature; 3 Degrees Base at bottom; 40 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Sunshine After some amazing deep winter conditions early on we have bounced back in to a warm spell the last few days in Nozawa. Has meant some nice sunny fun days to enjoy and given everyone in town a bit of a chance to get more set up before the battle with the snow begins. The resort shuttle bus started on the weekend and also can now ski top to bottom officially on the Forest trail giving a 12km run home. With no serious fresh snow for a few days now the base has backed off and […]
Bursts of Sunshine in Nozawa this morning
Base up top: 150 cm Temperature; -9 Degrees Base at bottom; 60 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Mixed snowing lightly now Has been a pretty nice past few days here in Nozawa. No major dumps like the previous few days but some constant light falls topping things up and keeping it fresh. Some beautiful sun filtering thru at times too. Still some good powder on offer with a little bit of searching. Still not many people here to compete with and lucky if you see anyone in the lift line! Everyone in town is busy gearing up for the busy New Years and Christmas period which is now just around the corner. Tomorrow is […]
A little ray of Sunshine in Nozawa Onsen
A little ray of sunshine in Nozawa Base up top: 155 cm Temperature; -10 Degrees Base at bottom; 60 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Sun bursts What a day yesterday was like deep mid season with no one here. The powder hounds were well fed with waist deep powder blanketing most of the resort. Still only the top of the resort open but with the amount of snow that has fallen over the last few days it is no problem going top to bottom but probably-y wont open for a while yet. Picture perfect start to the day here with magnificent views. Clouds are starting to roll in now though and just starting to snow again! Nothing […]
Powder Season has hit in Nozawa Onsen
The Game changer in Nozawa. Powder Season has arrived! Base up top: 150 cm Temperature; -10 Degrees Base at bottom; 55 cm New Snow: 60 cm Weather; Dumping Most years we have a system that rolls thru and changes the landscape pretty quickly. We get a lot of snow in a short period of time, which usually sets us up for the season and means the start of the powder season. With a massive 60cm dump overnight and looks like 60cm more on the way this is our game changer for this season. Some seasons we are just opening around this time so knee to waist deep powder is pretty […]