Base up top: 410 cm Temperature; -5 Degrees Base at bottom; 310 cm New Snow: 15cm Snow at night and sun during the day that’s what we like to see! Has been a while since we had that pattern in Nozawa. Most of the time has been just snowing, which is not a bad thing at all. Snowed overnight heavy at times but only averaged out to about 15cm of fresh. Should be a nice top up though and make for an awesome day on the slopes. No one has been back down yet to give me an update, which is always a good sign. The weekenders from Tokyo should begin to roll out of tow n in the […]
Another day in Paradise in Nozawa
Base up top: 420 cm Temperature; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 315 cm New Snow: 2cm Yesterday was the goods as far as ski days go with all the elements coming together there were lots of very happy people rolling down the slopes. Did not get any snow overnight for a change, which was kind of nice and after a bit of light snow this morning the sun is out again. Not sure how long it will last though. Forecast is for the next big system to hit on Monday night. The sun yesterday was a blessing and helped a lot with the snow clearing efforts. Everyone that was not up the mountain was in to it and it […]
Perfection achieved in Nozawa Onsen today
Base up top: 460 cm Temperature; -12 Degrees Base at bottom; 315 cm New Snow: 75cm The snow started dumping around sunset last night and within about 3 hours we had accumulated over 30cm. It was heavy and beautiful to watch as everything just got completely covered in the white powder. It kept going throughout the night and up top we had a huge 75cm fall at Uenotaira. We had only been expecting 20cm max! This morning the sun has come out and it is a perfect blue bird day in Nozawa. The sun is most welcome and will hopefully help with the huge recovery effort in clearing the snow from the Village today. On the slopes this is […]
Another day at the office in Nozawa
Base up top: 415 cm Temperature; -12 Degrees Base at bottom; 315 cm New Snow: 38cm 30 plus centimeters of snow again overnight in Nozawa. It is just part of the routine now to wake up and clear a foot of snow off everything before the day begins! Imagine waking up and the grass had grown a foot overnight can be hard work but snow is a lot more fun than grass. Yesterday was pretty harsh conditions up on the mountain. Getting off the gondola at Uenotaira felt a bit like we had arrived at the base camp for a North Pole expedition. If you could get into the valleys and out of the wind and driving snow though […]
Life in Snow motion continues in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 380 cm Temperature; -8 Degrees Base at bottom; 290 cm New Snow: 23cm Hard to believe January is over and it was one of the snowiest we have had for a while. There were not many days that it did not snow in January! Looks like February has taken over where January left off with snow cascading pretty heavily from the sky today too. The last two years in February we have had a warm spell shoot thru, kind of hoping we get it this year too. Time will tell but at this stage it is looking like life in snow motion will continue in Nozawa It is cold today too, when I woke up my […]
May even need the sunglasses today…
Base up top: 410 cm Temperature; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 305 cm New Snow: 20cm Here comes the sun… Has been a while but yesterday afternoon the sun burst on to the stage to create a magic day on the slopes. With a 420cm base, a good overnight dump and very few crowds the stage was set for perfection. Snow conditions were excellent under foot on the groomers and up on the slopes of Yamabiko there was even a good coverage of powder that remained untouched for most of the morning. Had some snow last night but the sun is out again this morning so should be another amazing day. Visibility is looking pretty good up top too […]
Be careful what you wish for…
Base up top: 420 cm Temperature; -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 300 cm New Snow: 45 cm since close of lifts last night Hard to believe but still snowing in Nozawa and has not stopped. This is one of the most consistent runs of heavy snowfall I can remember. Who knows if it keeps up we may challenge the next record of 530cm base set on February 5th 2006. The forecast is showing more moderate to heavy falls on the way so it may be a reality. They have already started to dig out some of the snow below the lifts as they are becoming dangerously close to the runs below in places. Yesterday on the mountain was another […]
Snow really happens in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 420 cm Temperature; -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 310 cm New Snow: 37 cm since close of lifts last night Another 30cm of snow overnight has fallen and we now have a 420cm base in place with no end in sight. It is still snowing heavily this morning. Believe that gives us one of the biggest bases in Japan at the moment. We had a few pauses in the snow last night but they were very short lived. The battle between man and snow continues and unfortunately it is a losing one. Even if we clear the snow there is limited space to put it so most have resorted to putting it in dump trucks and […]
Somebody please turn off the snow tap
Base up top: 405 cm Temperature; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 310 cm New Snow: 50 cm since close of lifts last night Think it is time for the snow dance to take a break or the unbelievable will soon become the unlivable! Has been snowing heavily again overnight in Nozawa Onsen and since the lifts closed yesterday we have had another 50cm. That makes it about 200cm in just 2 days I think, but starting to lose count! Hard to believe and even harder to shovel! The base up top is now over 4 meters so we are in record territory. I am still not sure it is a great thing for skiers and boarders or not but […]
Too much snow in Nozawa? A funny dilema for a ski resort!
Base up top: 370 cm Temperature; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 280 cm New Snow: 40 cm Plus 30cm since the last report so lots! It is phenomenal! The snow just keeps coming in Nozawa Onsen. There is so much the call of ‘too much snow’ is being heard on the lifts and in the bars. Nozawa even made the National News today as being one of the snowiest places in Japan! We had 1 meter of snow yesterday in total, 65cm at night then another 35cm during the day. The heavens finally stopped thumping us late in the afternoon just in time for a BBQ! There has been at least another 30cm plus of snow fall since 2 […]