Officially Spring in Nozawa More blue sky today as the temperatures drop ahead of the closing of the Hikage Bowl in a few days. We’re in for some more glorious weather ahead. There might even be a fair bit of snow on the horizon. Friday 30th of March Temp at Top: -3℃ Weather: Sunny Base at top: 240cm Base at Uenotaira station: 145cm New snow since close: 0 cm The Hikage Bowl is only open for a few more days. After 1st of April the resort will close the bottom lifts and the road will cut through past the main gondolas. There’s still plenty of great skiing to be had. There could also be a considerable amount more if forecasts […]
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Slide Into Nozawa Spring
Slide Into Nozawa Spring The season as a whole may have shifted forward a few weeks but it’s hard to complain with days like this. A cold change looks to be on the horizon, however. Thursday 29th of March Temp at Top: 5℃ Weather: Partly Cloudy Base at top: 245cm Base at Uenotaira station: 150cm New snow since close: 0 cm Looking back on the season thus far, it would appear that the season shifted forward a few weeks. We got some really good snow early on in the season. The dumps continued and perhaps backed off a little earlier than in some other years. However, even though we’re well in to spring and there’s not a crazy amount of […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring, Snow & Sunshine
Nozawa Onsen Spring, Snow & Sunshine Now seems like it might be an appropriate time to say something like “Every man and his dog is in Nozawa Onsen”. Mercifully though, that simply isn’t the case. In fact, there’s a really good chance that these two were alone on a few runs yesterday. The bonus for them and those of us here in Nozawa at this time of year is that spring is throwing up some spectacular days. Wednesday 28th of March Temp at Top: 12℃ Weather: Sunny Base at top: 250cm Base at Uenotaira station: 155cm New snow since close: 0 cm After checking out the picture above, it’s probably no surprise to learn that we’re enjoying some real spring […]
More Nozawa Onsen Spring Magic
More Nozawa Spring Magic What more can you say about conditions in Nozawa Onsen at the moment? Even at the top of the mountain it’s currently 11℃. The other good news is that there’s still a decent base ont he mountain. We should see some really good spring skiing conditions for some time yet. Tuesday 27th of March Temp at Top: 11℃ Weather: Sunny Base at top: 250cm Base at Uenotaira station: 165cm New snow since close: 0 cm Further in to the week, the forecast is much the same for the next few days. It appears that Thursday night and Friday will bring a bit of a change. Temperatures are set to drop considerably and there’s a chance of a […]
Fabulous Nozawa Spring Days Aplenty
Fabulous Nozawa Spring Days Aplenty Monday 26th of March 2018 Temp at Top: 3℃ Weather: Sunny Base at top: 255cm Base at Uenotaira station: 170cm New snow since close: 0 cm It’s hard to be disappointed with the weather we’re enjoying in Nozawa Onsen at the moment. The brilliant sun is bathing both mountain and village. It looks like that will continue for most of the coming week, making for some pretty spectacular spring skiing conditions. Thursday night is still looking like it might bring something of a change. Temperatures are forecast to drop for Friday and perhaps that might even bring a fresh dusting of snow to the mountain. For now, however, the last few days of Magic March […]
Spring Skiing Japan – Nozawa Onsen
Spring Skiing Japan – Nozawa Onsen The end of March and all of April is officially spring skiing in Japan. Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort is open until May 6th to bring in the “Golden Week” holiday in Japan so we still have over 1 month to go in the season. This year Spring arrived a little earlier than normal, some years we can still be getting some good size dumps all thru March and even a few in April. This year the ski season kicked of early opening at the end of November so feels like the whole Winter has shifted a little to the left and spring has come early. Even without the dumps we have had some fabulous […]
Brilliant Spring Days Nozawa Style
Brilliant Spring Days Nozawa Style Sunday 25th of March 2018 Temp at Top: 4℃ Weather: Sunny Base at top: 260cm Base at Uenotara station: 170cm New snow since close: 0 cm Yesterday we said that it was “almost time to soak up the sunshine on the slopes in Nozawa”. Today the time has arrived. It’s blue skies in every direction and a fine Sunday to be up and about on Mount Kenashi. On top of the mountain the temperature is a few notches above freezing and climbing over the week ahead. At village level, the mid to high teens will have everyone on the verge of breaking out their t-shirts. It’s going to be an awesome week of spring skiing […]
Magic March Sunshine Coming to Nozawa
Almost Time to Soak Up the Sunshine on the Slopes in Nozawa Saturday 24th of March 2018 Temp at Top: -5℃ Weather: Foggy Base at top: 260cm Base at Uenotara station: 175cm New snow since close: 0 cm There was a thick fog enclosing the whole village first thing this morning. The surrounding mountains poked their peaks above and in to a clear blue sky, seemingly pointing towards the week ahead. The current forecast has Nozawa and Mount Kenashi both bathed in sunshine for the next week at least. This, coupled with some warm temperatures, should provide great conditions to finish off Magic March in style. Temperatures for today will remain just below zero at the top of the mountain […]
A Few More Nozawa Magic March Days
A Few More Nozawa Magic March Days Friday 23rd of March 2018 Temp at Top: -3℃ Weather: Cloudy Base at top: 260cm Base at Uenotaira station: 175cm New snow since close: 3cm We might have had a few days of clouds and cold temperatures but that looks set to change in the coming few days. In fact, there’s patches of blue sky opening up right now. The temp gauge isn’t supposed to climb above the freezing mark at the top of the mountain today but that will change dramatically by the start of next week. The cold brought with it a few extra centimetres of spring snow overnight with 3cm falling up top.The forecast tells us that we’ll see conditions […]
We’re Still Spring Skiing in Nozawa
We’re Still Spring Skiing in Nozawa Thursday 22nd of March 2018 Temp at Top: -1℃ Weather: Cloudy Base at top: 260cm Base at Uenotaira station: 170cm New snow since close: 0cm The grey skies of the past few days haven’t been for nothing. They’ve yielded more than a few centimetres of fresh snow at the top of the mountain and a bit of light stuff in the village. Today looks like it will follow suit to some degree. We’re forecast to receive a few cm up top yet before things clear up some time Saturday. The second half of the weekend promises to be another cracking spring ski day, as the clouds part and the sun comes shining on down. […]