Latest News from Nozawa Onsen

Base up top: 360 cm           Temperature; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 230 cm New Snow: 1 cm               Weather; Beautiful What a perfect day in Nozawa. Great conditions for the annual Downhill and GS races today. Was an early start for the competitors getting on the gondola at about 7:30 this morning. Greeted by very suitable race conditions with clear skies and an icy track. The speeds were fast and so were the skintight suits! Lots of fun and smiles from all those involved. Eventual winner of the downhill was home town favourite Katzuyuki Kono, he is more at home on skis than he is walking! Our own Gab […]

Base up top: 360 cm           Temperature; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow: 20 cm               Weather; Snowing Lightly All those late nights dancing and sacrificing brain cells has paid off and after quite a break we have been blessed with 20cm of fresh snow in Nozawa Onsen this morning. It started yesterday but was pretty much sleet most of the day and just started to settle after dark. My car had about 15cm on top this morning. It was pretty wet down here but should be nice up top. The official report is showing -2 degrees and powder. No one has returned yet so should be […]

Base up top: 350 cm           Temperature; 0 Degrees Base at bottom; 225 cm New Snow: 0 cm                  Weather; Sunshine Definitely spring like conditions in Nozawa at the moment at the lower part of the mountain anyway.Up high this morning was cold enough to create the ice trees we know so well. Not sure if was from a bit of a dusting last night or just a frost this morning but looks pretty all the same. Yesterday got up to about 10 degrees in town and was almost walking around in a T Shirt. Was a beautiful day up top though with the sun out and nice spring […]

Base up top: 355 cm           Temperature; 6 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow: 0 cm                  Weather; Sunshine Glad that I waited a while to post the report after a bit of a wet and foggy start to the day the clouds have lifted and it is a stunning day. One of the guys just flew down Skyline with a jump in his step to get his camera and head back up. He said was a bit slushy in places but a beautiful day on the slopes. Yesterday was as we thought not the best of the season but the slopes were pretty empty so anyone […]

Base up top: 375 cm           Temperature; 4 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow: 0 cm                           Weather; Overcast Probably a good day for a sleep in or if were keen to sit by the fire with a good book it is as good as any. Was raining early this morning but has eased back a bit now. As predicted it was all the way to the top. Do not fear too much though as looks like today is the peak in temps and getting cooler and a good amount of snow expected to arrive late in the week. Even a note […]

Base up top: 380 cm           Temperature; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow: 0 cm                           Weather; Sunny Great night in Town last night, with a good vibe all around the Village. Up on the Hikage slopes the fire works and torch run were spectacular and could be seen from all over the resort. Beautiful clear skies again today and pretty cold up top at -7 degrees. Should make the groomers pretty fast, which will be perfect for the racing getting underway today. It is going to be another nice day. Bound to warm up soften as the day gets on. […]

Base up top: 380 cm           Temperature; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 250 cm New Snow: 5 cm                           Weather; Sunny Starting to get used to these warmer sunny days in Nozawa. Went up to the kid’s park today for a play and there were kids everywhere having a ball. Preparations were under way for tonight’s Festival and looking good. There was also a lot of action over on the Kandaha racecourse with a big downhill race meet starting tomorrow. So quite a buzz around town. Crowds not as big as past weekends but with 6000 guests recorded not too bad. On the mountain […]

Base up top: 385 cm                 Temperature; 2 Degrees Base at bottom; 250 cm New Snow: 0 cm                           Weather; Overcast   Not one of our finer days today in Nozawa We have grey skies hovering over the Village this morning. Have been copping some rain down low but a few people coming down have confirmed it is snowing quite heavy up top with limited visibility.   Still pretty wet though with temps a bit too warm. They are forecast to drop throughout today so should see some snow even at Village level tonight.   Yesterday was a glorious day on […]

Base up top: 390 cm                  Temperature; – 3 Degrees Base at bottom; 265 cm New Snow: 0 cm                           Weather; Sunny Sorry for the late update was too good a day to be sitting in front of a computer! Sunny day in Nozawa today and beautiful views across the valley. The sun came out yesterday afternoon and the light was amazing, cruising down the mountain yesterday was superb. Snow quality was great too just the south facing slopes were getting a bit soft Today will be fun on the slopes and the wind is pretty much non-existent Ahead now is looking like lots of snow up top but rain down low as the freezing level is a bit […]

Base up top: 395 cm                  Temperature; – 4 Degrees Base at bottom; 280 cm New Snow: 7 cm                           Weather; Snowing lightly Snowing lightly outside my window this morning. A little on the wet side and not making much impact but should be showing some dividends up higher. Hear it is even snowing in Tokyo today! Yesterday was the goods on the mountain with fresh snow and clear skies. It was cold too up top, got a bit of a facial headache cruising down to Uenotaira. Have had a few amazing days here with the consistent snow on Monday then the bluebird folks here got to see Nozawa at its best. The conditions were almost as good as […]