Base up top: 360 cm Temperature: +2 Degrees Base at bottom: 190 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather: Overcast, Windy Not too much action today on the slopes in Nozawa. Strong winds closed down the entire mountain by lunch time and skiers could only enjoy the morning on the runs. The top lifts were closed from the start. The Challenge and the Hikage runs were still good fun to ski before the wind picked up more and forced everything to a halt. Guess can’t complain much as this is the first day in a great season where lifts came to a complete stopp. Good excuse to explore Nozawa Onsen a […]
Heavy snow fall on its way
Base up top: 360 cm Temperature: 0 Degrees Base at bottom: 190 cm New Snow: 3 cm Weather: Sunny Yesterday was the last day of the year that all the skilifts on the mountain were operating. But don’t worry. Nozawa Onsen has still plenty of snow and lifts ready for you. The following lifts are still running: Yamabiko Gondola, Yamabiko chair, Yamabiko 2ND chair, Uenotaira chair, Skyline Link, Hikage chair Good conditions yesterday with some fresh powder to enjoy up top and the sun out at times. Closed in towards the afternoon with light snow falling from the sky. Today the early morning clouds gave way to a nice blue […]
Still plenty of snow in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 370 cm Temperature: -1 Degrees Base at bottom: 200 cm New Snow: 17 cm Weather: Overcast It looked not very promising out the window yesterday morning. But the rain did not last very long before it turned into snow up top just before lunch time. By mid afternoon it was snowing heavy up at Yamabiko and even down in the village big snow flakes were falling from the sky. Fresh tracks all afternoon made up for a wet start in the day. Great conditions today. The sun comes out every now and then with 20 cm fresh powder snow to enjoy on top. Good to see that […]
Good day for an Onsen in Nozawa
Base up top: 360 cm Temperature; +5 Degrees Base at bottom; 200 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather: Rain Slow start this morning with rain drops falling from the sky. Temperatures are well above freezing and it looks like we need to wait a bit longer for the snow to come. Temperatures are expected to drop through out the day so hopefully we will get the heavy snow which is on the forecast for tonight. Will be a great day to have a hot Onsen after skiing at one of the thirteen free public bath houses in Nozawa. Wonderful conditions yesterday. Turned out to be another blue bird. To head […]
Spring conditions today in Nozawa
Base up top: 365 cm Temperature; +3 Degrees Base at bottom: 210 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather: Blue sky Warm spring conditions today in Nozawa. Temperatures are in the plus and climbed up to 3 degrees on the mountain this morning. Reward for all the early birds in town with perfect conditions on the slopes and nobody around in the early hours. Is getting a bit slushy now with temperatures over 10 degrees down here in the village. But still great fun to play around and try a few new tricks in the Snow park up at Uenotaira. Wonderful blue sky again. Great day to enjoy lunch or a […]
Blue bird in Nozawa
Base up top: 375 cm Temperature; -3 Degrees Base at bottom; 215 cm New Snow: 20 cm Weather: Blue bird It was pretty much snowing all day yesterday here in Nozawa. Heavy snow in the morning eased off a bit before lunch time only to continue strong in the afternoon. Skiers and Snowboarders were plowing their paths through knee deep powder. Visibility was limited at times but all in all a great day. Today we are in for another blue bird here in Nozawa. There is not a single cloud on the sky. With the fresh snow from yesterday the conditions up top are perfect on and off the slopes. […]
Fresh powder once again in Nozawa
Base up top: 375 cm Temperature; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 220 cm New Snow: 10 cm Weather: Snowing Fresh snow once again in Nozawa. Hard to believe after the warm spring temperatures yesterday afternoon. Was bucketing this morning and we got more than five centimeters of fresh snow down here in the village in under one hour. It is still snowing lightly out the window right now, so looks like another good powder day up top. Yesterday was a day like in a picture book here in Nozawa. Cloudless blue sky all day long, good snow conditions up top and you could see people sunbathing down in the village. […]
Awesome day for pictures in Nozawa
Base up top: 370 cm Temperature; -1 Degrees Base at bottom; 215 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather: Bluebird What a day yesterday in Nozawa Onsen. You could see many smiling faces all over the ski resort with knee deep powder even on some groomers. Heavy fall of snow in the morning gave way to a cloudless blue sky in the afternoon. Fantastic views from Yamabiko and Uenotaira. On top the temperatures remained cold through out the day and guaranteed wonderful snow conditions. Today blue sky as far as you can see in Nozawa. As Temperatures are on the rise down in the village, still in the minus further up. […]
Winterwonderland
Base up top: 385 cm Temperature; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 230 cm New Snow: 20 cm Weather: Snowing It looks like that we can not put our snow shovels away just yet here in Nozawa. What a suprise with over 20cm of fresh snow overnight. It was heavy snowing all morning and even down in the village big snow flakes were falling from the sky. Great conditions on and off the piste. Knee deep powder up top at Yamabiko and perfect conditions on the slopes with the sun out from just before lunch. Yesterday was a bit of a mix. Visibility up top was limited but the slushy bottom runs […]
Nozawa is back in white
Base up top: 360 cm Temperature: -4 Degrees Base at bottom: 210 cm New Snow: 5 cm Weather: Snowing Lightly After a few warm days it was great to see the village covered in a new blanket of snow this morning. Temperatures dropped and brought a nice top up of fresh snow up top. Constant changes on the weather front with the sun poking through every now and then. All in all not a bad day for late march. Quite a few people on the mountain with the border cross competition still going. You could see some spectacular falls yesterday on the racecourse. The spring festival also continues today with […]