Latest News from Nozawa Onsen

Bright lights and bright skies over Nozawa Sunday 11th of March 2018 Temp at Top: -1℃ Weather: Snowing Lightly Base at top: 280cm Base at Uenotara station: 210cm New snow since close: 0 cm Awesome day all round in Nozawa yesterday, with a true winters day on the slopes nice cold temps and crystal forest trees all round. With the little dump we got the night before the pistes were nice and fresh and the snow quality great under foot, especially at the top of the mountain. There were even some nice little powder stashes on offer early for those that went looking. A little warmer today but still below zero degrees at this stage up high. Have spoken to […]

White Coverup in Nozawa this morning Saturday 10th of March 2018 Temp at Top: -7℃ Weather: Snowing Lightly Base at top: 280cm Base at Uenotara station: 145cm New snow since close: 5 -10cm Not a huge dump by any means overnight but a few centermeters sitting on my handrail this mornig. Car windscreens and rooftops also looking nice and white. The resort reporting between 5 -10 cm for the mountain, with 11cm falling at Uenotaira. During the middle of winter would not be much of a blip but for later in the season there was a bit of excitement at the breakfast table this morning! Looking like some beautiful spring conditions ahead with sunny days and light winds gradually getting […]

Get to the top of the mountain Good morning everyone, we have light rain in the village this morning but the forecast is snow from 9am!  The freezing level will drop down to village level by this afternoon.  Best conditions will be at the top so make your way up to Yamabiko and enjoy the snowy conditions up there. Snow is going to continue through till tomorrow with some sunshine in the afternoon.  Freezing level is also staying low till Monday with lower temps over the weekend so we have some great conditions for some stealth snow!  Come on snow clouds – bring us the good stuff! Have a great day up there, stay safe and we’ll see you on […]

Snow is on the way Good morning everyone, we have started off the day with cloudy conditions, this will change with a new storm moving in throughout the day. There will be some wind and rain later this afternoon but this will change to snow during the night with the forecast for tomorrow being over 20cm of snow. Saturday should see light snowfall and again the change of light snowfall on Sunday. Remember the Lantern Festival is on this Saturday. Place: Hikage  Time: 19:00-21:25 Schedule: 19:00. Opening ceremony 19:05. Jugling performance 19:35 Janken competition with prize 19:50 Snow Groomers demonstration 20:10. Talk on Ski history 20:35 Torch ski run  21:00. Fire works 21:15. Closing * Free sample sake, juice, ice […]

Sunshine day Good morning everyone, well the pattern of snow sunshine snow sunshine we have been having over the last few weeks continues, after yesterday’s snowfall we will have a sunny day today followed by the next storm which is predicted to have heavy snow on Friday followed by moderate snow on Saturday. Remember it is a great time to get to the top of the mountain and grab some photos of the mountain range, but remember the sunscreen as you get a double does with the refection off the snow. Have a great day up there, stay safe and we’ll see you on the mountain! Wednesday 7th of March Temp at Top: -9℃ Weather: Sunny Base at top:  290cm […]

Trees on the mountain covered in snow. The top of the mountain is covered in cloud this morning which is predicted to clear during the day, the mountain snow indicators have no new snow but looking up the mountain we can see the trees covered in snow, we will have to go up, will let you know what we find. It looks like we’ll see the sun out tomorrow, great time to get photos on top of the mountain before we see the next storm roll in Thursday evening with solid snowfall predicted for Friday and Saturday at this stage. The long range forecast has sunshine at the beginning of next week follow by snow fall mid next week. Have […]

It’s going to be a snowy kind of week. We have woken to light rain but the temperature is plummeting and it looks like a great week for snowfall here in Nozawa.  Snow is forecast for 6 out 7 days. We should see the next snowfall this afternoon and this evening with over 30cm on the cards. Chance of light snow Tuesday then sunshine Wednesday, followed by 4 days of snow with the heaviest being on Saturday at a predicted 23cm at this stage. Things are definitely looking up as the temperature drops down. Have a great day up there, stay safe and we’ll see you on the mountain! Monday 5th of March Temp at Top: 6℃ Weather: Cloudy Base […]

What will tomorrow bring! Good morning, today we will have spring like conditions but the talk around the village is all about the forecast for tomorrow, with the prediction during the previous week swinging from as low as 20cm to well over 50cm it is now a bit over 30cm. Is it an over estimation or an under estimation (we hope it’s an under estimation), we will find out tomorrow what mother nature delivers. The snow should continue into Tuesday and then sunshine on Wednesday. There is snow also predicted for Friday and Saturday at this stage, we will keep you updated on this one as well. Have a great day up there, stay safe and we’ll see you on […]

Nozawa Snow Report Saturday 3rd of March 2018 Bluebird weekend. Good morning, well yesterday was interesting, with snow and strong winds in the morning then the sky cleared the sun came out and it turned into a beautiful day with great snow conditions up top. Today and tomorrow are going to continue with the sunshine and warmer temperatures but then on Monday the forecast is for heavy snow and at this stage there’s a lot predicted. We should see a few sunny days after that then another snow dump towards the end of the week. A great way to start off March. Have a great day up there, stay safe and we’ll see you on the mountain! Nozawa Snow Report […]

It’s snow again. Welcome to Nozawa Onsen’s snow report. After a few bluebird days this week, then yesterdays winds, the temperature plummeted over night and we have woken to snow falling this morning. There is still some wind around this morning but this is forecast to drop through the day. The weekend looks like it will be a bluebird weekend then the heavy Snow forecast  we have been watching all week should arrive Monday. Have a great day up there, stay safe and we’ll see you on the mountain! Friday 2nd of March Temp at Top: -7℃ Weather:Snowy Base at top:  320cm Base at Uenotara station: 255cm New snow since close: 5cm