Last Week Season Nozawa The Last week of the Ski Season in Nozawa Fun time to be in Nozawa at the moment, the streets starting to buzz with Golden Week guests. It has been constant but not flat out yet. However think tomorrow all that is going to change with most guest houses in town saying they are pretty full tomorrow night. Probably will be a few busy days then pretty quiet to see in the end of the season. It has been pretty cool too. In town is nice when the sun is out but at night has been Jacket weather for sure. Single digits up on the slopes too. These cold temps have helped to preserve the base […]
May Ski Nozawa Japan
May Ski Nozawa Japan Welcome to Nozawa Golden Week Beautiful start to the holidays today with plenty of sunshine in Nozawa, We even got a few centimetres of snow up top overnight. A good amount of people enjoying the outdoors up on the slopes and around town. Even a bit of a lift line up the top at Yamabiko, have not seen that for a while. All the lifts up top operational with the Skyline connector, Uenotaira and Paradise lifts also rolling today. The snow is naturally slushy and slow on the flats but there are pockets of fun to be enjoyed including the natural half pipes up top. May Ski Nozawa Japan Temps at a respectable 7 degrees above […]
Spring Best Place Japan
Spring Best Place Japan Golden Week ready to kick off in Nozawa Tomorrow Friday is the first day of the long Japanese Golden Week holiday, a collection of four national holidays within seven days combined with some well placed weekends. Checking the bookings and looks like a few arriving in town tomorrow for a night or two then busy again on the 3rd and 4th of May. Spring Best Place Japan Many guest houses, cafes and restaurants along with the Ski Resort are getting ready to welcome everyone for a great week ahead. Still 120cm of base up top at Yamabiko a lot more than many seasons thanks to the stellar Snow Fall we had this year. Nice sunny day […]
Sakura Cherry Blossoms Nozawa
Sakura Cherry Blossoms Nozawa Sakura Fubuki – Cherry Blossoms falling like snow Have not seen much fresh snow fall in Nozawa for a while now but lots of Cherry Blossom petals as this beautiful fleeting flower reaches its peak bloom. Looking out the window it almost looks like snow falling. No chance of that at the moment though with the mercury at the front door hitting 25 degrees yesterday. Still a fun slushy ski up on the slopes with plenty of snow but definitely poor mans powder now. Fun and still reasonably fast on the steeps at Yamabiko early but the lower flatter slopes are slow going. A Big arigatou to all the crew that turned out on the weekend […]
Golden Week Trip Nozawa
Golden Week Trip Nozawa Sakura, Skiing and Onsens It is a beautiful time of year to visit Nozawa and there is almost no one here. Walking down the Main Street last night and you could throw a bowling ball and not hit a soul. The Sakura have hit peak bloom in the village and down at Iiyama right now which is later than last year. They look beautiful as you stroll around the village. Up on the mountain today we have a 180cm base and a comfortable 12 degrees. The sun is out wth a bit of cloud cover and light to moderate winds. Probably best to get up there early as we may get some weather this afternoon. The […]
Snow Walls Nozawa Japan
Snow Walls Nozawa Japan How much snow did we get this Season? I took this photo yesterday up at Tateyama home to the amazing Kurobe Alpine Route and those huge snow walls that they tunnel out every Spring in Japan. It just opened less than 1 week ago and this year the walls have measured in at a massive 18 meters high! That’s a whole lot of snow. The area is a Disneyland for skiers, boarders and mountain climbers that don’t mind a bit of hiking to earn your turns. Snow Walls Nozawa Japan Who would like to see these amazing Snow walls? They are just over 2 hours away from Nozawa Onsen. Jump on the site to book your […]
Easter Ski Nozawa Japan
The Easter Bunny delivers in Nozawa Spring days as sweet as an Easter egg. Magic morning up on the slopes of Nozawa today. Temps dropped the last few days and we even got a dusting of snow yesterday with the resort reporting a few centimetres of fresh snow falling on the slopes. There was a bit of a queue for first lifts this morning with lots of eager ones lining up to experience the sunshine of this beautiful Sunday. Easter Ski Nozawa Japan The base sitting at 210cm this morning and we still managed to ski all the way top to bottom. Temps were fresh early but around 9 degrees now. Winds are very light which made for beautiful conditions […]
Demo Days Nozawa Onsen
Demo Days Nozawa Onsen Demo days and Spring haze in Nozawa Another beautiful spring day in Nozawa with buckets of sunshine and a toasty 8 degrees up top at Yamabiko this morning. T Shirt weather down low for sure so can get some real Spring in your step now. Base is dropping bit by bit but still a very solid 260cm up top today. So will last us all the way to Golden Week no problem even with all this sunshine. Many of he major Ski and Board makers have all their latest gear available to test out with Demo days on over the weekend. Just need to bring some photo ID and can ride the latest planks and maybe […]
Best Ski Resort Japan
Best Ski Resort Japan Base is hanging in there in Nozawa Another perfect spring day here in Nozawa with not a breathe of wind and lots of sunshine. Temps a nice warm 8 degrees up top, a bit of a jump from the past few days which have been cool. Anyway if you love your spring skiing you will be in your element today and practically have the slopes to yourself. Check out the web cams a beautiful day and very empty on the slopes. https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ Best Ski Resort Japan The base is still a huge 290cm thanks to all those mega dumps we had this season. You may need to jump a little to reach the Nozawa Road sign. […]
Easter Ski Holiday Japan
Easter Ski Holiday Japan No Aprils Fools in Nozawa Awesome April has begun and kicked off with a gorgeous day on the slopes yesterday. We had 5cm of fresh snow and temps were -5 degrees. With a 3 meter base and the trees doing their frozen broccoli thing it is hard to believe it is Spring time. This morning looking like a bit of a carbon copy but just a light dusting up top. Temps still at -5 Degrees and the sun is shining. Easter Ski Holiday Japan Doesn’t feel as busy as the last few weekends, peoples thoughts shifting to the Cherry Blossom season no doubt. But make no mistake the conditions are still beautiful in Nozawa if can […]