Latest News from Nozawa Onsen

  Base up top: 195 cm        Temp Top; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 0 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Light Snow Clearing Believe it or not there is some powder in them there hills! Just another ‘ Magic 5cm ‘ overnight but it is almost May so awesome to have some fresh snow to slide in. Pretty cool even in the Village this morning and showing -2 degrees up top. Some early morning fog hanging about but that looks like it is clearing for what should be a great start to the Golden Week holiday on the slopes. Runs open down to Mid station and the bottom of Paradise and still not many people […]

  Base up top: 210 cm        Temp Top; -3 Degrees Base at bottom; 10 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Snowing   Better keep the snow tires on for a little longer with a good dump of snow overnight in Nozawa all the way down to the Village. With 15cm recorded on the higher slopes it should be a good little powder day for the few hard-core folk that are still around. Still some really fun conditions around up top and still able to ski top to bottom! This little dump and the rest expected today should see us nicely thru to Golden Week. Don’t forget from 27th of April until May 6th all the […]

  Base up top: 245 cm        Temp Top; -6 Degrees Base at bottom; 40 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Bluebird   Hold on to your Cherry Blossoms! A beautiful 15cm dump in Nozawa overnight and snow all the way down to the Village. A very picturesque day around town and an image we have not seen for quite sometime now. Yesterday there was 5cm of fresh snow to enjoy and today will be 3 times that and great to see at this time of the year. Literally no one around to share it with either, so for the locals it will be a nice little spring gift. Better wax up the powder boards and […]

  Base up top: 225 cm        Temp Top; 2 Degrees Base at bottom; 40 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Sun shiny day Another glorious day again up top in Nozawa Onsen. Yesterday was picture perfect with sun and pretty cold temps early on, got an ice-cream headache belting down Yamabiko about 11am. The groomers were nice and fast early on and there was a FIS Race taking place on A course. Stayed pretty cool up top most of the day so the snow was nice and magic views across the valley. All the surrounding peaks have still got a nice cover but the Valleys are turning to green now. Today is looking the same […]

Base up top: 230 cm        Temp Top; 3 Degrees Base at bottom; 40 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Clearing to Sunshine After a bit of a rough few days the sun is peeping out again in Nozawa. The weather has been unseasonably warm and had a feeling we may not see much snow again this season. Checking the weather forecast though and looks like a strong Westerly change and a big drop in temperatures today. Freezing level should drop down to below 1000m and as you can see there are some little falls expected for the top of the mountain. Don’t think it will amount to any waist deep powder but nice to see […]

Base up top: 255 cm        Temp Top; 1 Degree Base at bottom; 55 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Clearing to Sunshine After an ordinary day yesterday the sun is breaking thru this morning in Nozawa and we should be in for a few clear days ahead. We got hit with a bit of rain yesterday unfortunately but also a little bit of snow on the upper slopes so should be not a bad spring day on the hill. Pretty much empty now on the slopes and can ski some runs and not see another soul. Spring conditions look set to continue and we may get a bit more of a shower but believe it […]

Base at bottom; 75 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Overcast light snow up top There was a bit of a buzz around the Lodge this morning as the Easter Bunny had hidden a few eggs and the 15 odd kids we have here at the moment were on a mad hunt to find them. Then they were excited to hit the slopes. Some good news on the snow front too, with an Easter dusting of snow up top of the mountain. The last few days we have had fog covering the top slopes making visibility limited but this morning was much clearer. Looks like a bluebird day tomorrow with Sunshine on the slopes. Temps are climbing up […]

Beautiful Spring day on the Slopes in Nozawa Base up top: 275 cm        Temp Top; 5 Degrees Base at bottom; 95 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Spring Skiing Nice warm Spring day here in Nozawa Onsen. Clear skies with beautiful views across the valley today. Still nice conditions up top but will be a bit slushy down low. Yesterday was also a great day and the snow was pretty fast up top but slower down below Temperatures should drop from tomorrow and will hopefully go back into the negatives up top. Not a lot of snow on the radar but that may change. Only a few more days and we are officially in Spring. Lots […]

Bluebird start in Nozawa Base up top: 290 cm        Temp Top; -8 Degrees Base at bottom; 100 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; Sun and Fun As was forecast we got blessed with a nice little top up of snow overnight in Nozawa. It was not heavy in the Village but snowed off and on through the night and then the sun burst out this morning. Had a scoot around the lower slopes this morning and was nice conditions. One of the Instructors sent me this shot from the top at Yamabiko early and it looks beautiful. Pretty cold temps early but should rise over the next few days and some sunshine. Next decent fall […]