Early Season Snow Nozawa Paradise slope turns in Nozawa A few keen folk hiked up Paradise slope yesterday where there was enough fresh snow to have a slide. Even more up top with the resort reporting 40cm up there. Which was enough for the groomers to get in and consolidate a base up there. Great news, means there will be a platform for any new snow to accumulate on. A few little falls expected every few days going forward and temperatures remaining pretty cold. Will be interesting to see if the resort employs the Snow Making facilities to top things up for opening weekend. Beautiful conditions ahead with plenty of sunshine amongst the snow flurries and light winds. Great for […]
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Nozawa Onsen Snowmaking
Nozawa Onsen Snowmaking Snow Guns are poised and ready in Nozawa Snow expected for the top in Nozawa from tonight with around 15cm forecast tonight and into tomorrow. Not a bad sign and the better news is temps should remain pretty chilly averaging around -3 degrees for a few days. This is the first year in the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resorts over 100 Year history that they will be employing the aid of Manmade snow on the slopes. These cold temps should help to establish a base a little earlier using the technology of the snow guns. They are tactfully positioned along the Uenotaira and Yamabiko slopes. Think most that have been to Nozawa know that beautiful tree in […]
Book Now Nozawa Onsen
Book Now Nozawa Onsen Sunday Slide back to early January this year. A beautiful snow filled day riding the Yamabiko 4 lift in Nozawa. You will be able to access this lift a lot quicker and easier this season when the new gondola drops you to a higher spot and you can ski down to the lift. No more skating across. Just 20 days now until the lifts are set to open in Nozawa. If you are in Japan and keen to get up for a ski holiday this year jump on the site and make a booking https://www.nozawaholidays.com/bookings/ Plenty of days like this ahead やまびこ4リフトに乗って、雪に覆われた美しい山での一日を過ごしませんか。 野沢温泉スキー場の新ゴンドラがオープンするまであと20日。この新ゴンドラの最終駅は、以前のものよりも標高が高い場所あります。その駅からやまびこ４リフトまで簡単に滑ってアクセスすることができるようになります。 この映像は今年の一月のやまびこ４リフトです。こんな日がまたたくさんやってきます。 この冬の予約はこちらからどうぞ https://www.nozawaholidays.com/bookings/ Book Now Nozawa Onsen School holidays are just around the corner […]
Early Snow Nozawa Japan
Early Snow Nozawa Japan Christmas may come early for Nozawa Check out the forecast for the top of Nozawa over the next few days! Winds swinging to that favourable Northern West bringing on a little Siberian snow storm. Temps are dropping down to as low as -5 degrees and over 30cm of beautiful fresh snow expected! Early Snow Nozawa Japan The “Magic Foot” in early November! The resort may need to reconsider the December 12th opening. If in Japan and keen to get up for what is shaping up as an epic season jump on the site to make a booking. If can’t make it this season it is a good time to book for next season as things will […]
First Snow Nozawa Village
First Snow Nozawa Village Snow glorious Snow for Nozawa As forecast we got brushed with a good little dump of snow in Nozawa last night. It snowed all the way down to the village and as can see from the photo has settled just above town on Kandahar Race Course. The fresh white coat always looks amazing when contrast against the reds and golds of Autumn. Hard to tell how much we got up top but reckon over 10cm. The web can from Yamabiko looks that way, just not sure all the cams are on line yet https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ First Snow Nozawa Village Anyway no doubt a few hard core keen locals will charge up the mountain for some fresh early […]
Rent House Season Japan
Rent House Season Japan Rent House Season Japan Imagine living in Nozawa Onsen for the entire season in your very own Chalet. With the world turned on its head leading into this season, this year may be your chance. With travel restricted it means there will most likely be very few overseas guests in the village this year, so a lot of accommodation options they would usually fill have become available at a fraction of the regular price. You can get a beautiful wooden cabin like Harvest House for the whole season for less than half price. For around 140,000 Yen or about $1850 a week it could be all yours. Normally it would be 455,000 Yen a week in […]
This is Japan Skiing
This is Japan Skiing Japan you will be back! -This is Japan Skiing Great little clip by Mattias Evangelista made about 4 years ago from a few of his visits to Japan. Lots of footage from Nozawa Onsen the village and slopes as well as nearby resorts like Shiga Kogen and Myoko Kogen. He states on the film “I’ve spent the last two January’s skiing and traveling in Japan. This is a place unlike any other. A place where old meets new, where tradition clashes with modernization and where beauty meets chaos. What’s left is a culture so rich and diverse you have to see it to believe it. This is Japan.” Unfortunately unless you are in Japan it is […]
Book Now Nozawa 2022
Book Now Nozawa 2022 Always a Chair waiting for you in Nozawa Welcome to “Flashback Friday” from Nozawa Onsen. This shot from February just gone, not one of our best seasons but we still had some amazing days on the mountain. The long range forecast is for better than average snow fall for the coming season. Which usually means a lot of snow in Nozawa. Realise if you are not in Japan it is going to be hard to make it but maybe a late season run if borders open up. Otherwise bookings are open for 2021/22 Season and filling fast with most people transferring from this season. Often for Nozawa you need to book a year in advance anyway […]
Autumn Hiking Nozawa Japan
Autumn Hiking Nozawa Japan Autumn in Japan is something special Excitement is building around the pending winter which is just around the corner. Winter is an amazing time of year and definitely the time we get the most guests. But let’s enjoy the amazing beauty of Autumn first. Japan is an astounding 70% mountainous so there are so many terrific hiking locations including Nozawa Onsen. On those colder days nothing beats an Onsen soak at the end of the day too. This shot of Mt Fuji really encompasses the beauty of Autumn in Japan Photo @yako_flpr3 arigatou gozaimasu Check out more on Autumn in Nozawa here https://www.nozawaholidays.com/nozawa-onsen-summer/shin-etsu-trail-hike-nozawa-onsen/
Nozawa Season Opening Dates
Nozawa Season Opening Dates Lots of news coming out of the Nozawa Onsen ski resort this week. The opening date for the coming season has been announced. Drum roll please… – Saturday December the 12th 2020. So a little later than usual but not such a bad thing. It will give them a bit more time to complete the new Gondola and also mean there is a greater chance of enough snow on the slopes. Over the years we are generally open by December the 10th. Sometimes earlier and sometimes later. They have also set the closing date to be a little later this year being Sunday May the 9th 2021. So after the end of Golden week which was […]