Latest News from Nozawa Onsen

Base up top: 230 cm        Temp Top;  – 5 Degrees Base at bottom; 120 cm New Snow since close: 35 cm Weather; Bluebird Going to keep it pretty brief today as have an important board meeting to get to! Conditions are perfect. Had another 30cm plus fall on us since about 3pm yesterday and it is a magical Bluebird day in Nozawa. It snowed heavy all day and there was some great powder runs to be had yesterday but it was blizzard like conditions. The wind has dropped now and the skies are blue. I may have said this before but it is the best day of the season so far! Guess it just keeps getting better. […]

Base up top: 205 cm        Temp Top;  – 10 Degrees Base at bottom; 100 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Blizzard After last seasons epic snow falls we were half hoping we would not get just as much snow this year! Waking up this morning to blizzard like conditions and snow dumping hard from the heavens looks like the shovels will be working hard again this season. After a beautiful Christmas day on the slopes yesterday the reality of winter is back today with heavy snow and cold temps. Should be some great powder again up for grabs with very few crowds around still. The outlook is for a bit of sunshine over the next […]

Base up top: 190 cm        Temp Top;  – 6 Degrees Base at bottom; 100 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Blue bird As a kid you often dream of Santa and snow covered trees and cute little houses. If you woke up in Nozawa this morning you would have been pretty happy! With over 75cm of snow falling yesterday then clear skies this morning the scene is set for a perfect Christmas day. Yesterday the snow was relentless just bucketing on us all day and there were many reports of waist deep powder runs on the mountain. It snowed right up until the close of lifts yesterday and with no crowds to compete with this […]

Base up top: 195 cm        Temp Top;  – 8 Degrees Base at bottom; 85 cm New Snow since close: 40 cm Weather; Dumping Snow As promised Nozawa is well and truly covered in snow for Christmas with a huge 40cm dump overnight and still going strong. Walked home from the Onsen about 11pm last night and could still see the stars. But when we woke up this morning could feel the silence that only a good dump of snow can bring. Sure enough it was the first day of the season I really had to dig my way out the front door. So lots of people clambering to get the powder boards strapped on and get up […]

Base up top: 160 cm        Temp Top;  – 5 Degrees Base at bottom; 50 cm New Snow since close: 20 cm Weather; Sunny It started to snow late last night just before going to bed but was a bit wet in town. Wiped about 10cm off the front of the truck this morning and the official report is 20cm up top! Was a bit foggy early but that has blown off now to reveal a beautiful day on the slopes. We had the opening ceremony on yesterday and all the mascots and old ski styles were on display with a good turn out. Looking like we are in for another good dump tonight and a bit of […]

Base up top: 140 cm        Temp Top;  – 1 Degrees Base at bottom; 50 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Foggy Bit of a buzz in town this weekend, the first that the whole resort is open. Still pretty quiet though and no lift lines to report! Was raining a little bit in town early but should have been some light snow up top. Visibility is not the best but snow condition should still be great. Yesterday was a great day on the slopes with fresh powder and the clouds lifted in the afternoon for an amazing scene. We may get a bit of sunshine tomorrow then looking like some good falls ahead. Anyway top […]

Base up top: 160 cm        Temp Top;  – 3 Degrees Base at bottom; 70 cm New Snow since close: 35 cm Weather; Cloudy After the ‘magic foot’ two nights we got hit with a ‘phantom foot’ last night with Mother Nature depositing another 30cm of the white fluffy stuff on our doorstep. It was a bit unexpected we went in for dinner and came out and the car was under 20cm of fresh snow. All this will make for another great day on the slopes today and also help big time with building that base. So looking good for opening of the whole resort tomorrow morning Saturday. Yesterday was a terrific day with fresh tracks and sunshine […]

    Base up top: 140 cm        Temp Top;  -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 50 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Blue Bird Beautiful start to the day here in Nozawa Onsen. It snowed for most of the day yesterday and eased into the night, and then we woke up to blue skies and fresh snow on the courses this morning. Yesterday was an amazing day with the fresh foot of snow there was some great riding to be had on and off piste. There were some big powder stories around the fireplace last night. Top to bottom on the Forest trail today and the resort plans to open everything from this weekend. After a […]

Base up top: 105 cm        Temp Top;  -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 30 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Light Snow Bit of a climate change in Nozawa today, with cloud blanketing the mountains. It is doing it’s best to snow in the village with temps hovering just above 0 degrees. On the cams it appears to be dropping flakes up top, which would expect with the 1000m vertical elevation difference from town. Yesterday was pretty nice up top but a bit icy in places so the dusting today will be welcome and it should snow moderately all day. Looking ahead we should be in for some serious snow from Sunday night so get out […]

Base up top: 110 cm        Temperature;  3 Degrees Base at bottom; 40 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Sunshine After some amazing deep winter conditions early on we have bounced back in to a warm spell the last few days in Nozawa. Has meant some nice sunny fun days to enjoy and given everyone in town a bit of a chance to get more set up before the battle with the snow begins. The resort shuttle bus started on the weekend and also can now ski top to bottom officially on the Forest trail giving a 12km run home. With no serious fresh snow for a few days now the base has backed off and […]