Latest News from Nozawa Onsen

Kids Racing Nozawa Onsen Kids racing in Nozawa  Funky kind of morning here quite chilly with a few flakes of snow lofting from the sky earlier. Trees at Yamabiko looking white so they must have got a dusting up top. Bit of a contrast to yesterday when we had a very spring like day with plenty of sunshine and warm temps. The local Junior School kids had their annual Ski Race day and was nice and fast on the hard pack early. Was for kids in grades 1 -3 and some amazing little skiers amongst them. A big arigatou to all the coaches, parents and kids for a great season of training.  Tomorrow should be back to spring mode again […]

Social Distancing Nozawa Style Looking like another Sunny Spring day today and for the next few days ahead of some snow for the top Sunday into Monday. Public holiday tomorrow to celebrate Equinox day so should be a few people about to enjoy the long weekend. Have a great day and don’t forget the sunscreen. March is always a great time to enjoy the snow in Nozawa without the crowds. If you hike a bit then can be even less people to share it with. The snow base is normally a lot more stable in March too and we still get some nice fresh dumps like this day. About 30cm fell in less than 24 Hours If I had to […]

Strange days are these, but snow helps   Yesterday was another “Rippa” on the slopes and as one long term resident put it probably as good as any day we had in January this year. Powder was nice and plentiful, weather was sunny and there was very little competition for fresh tracks. It was best up until about lunch time when warmed up but on piste was good all day. Looks like another beauty out there today with the resort reporting 9 cm of fresh up top overnight. Looking pretty magic on the cams and sunshine expected all day. We did get hit with rain down low overnight though so the top will be best for sure   The stats […]

Magic March at its best in Nozawa   It is one of those days you long for fresh snow and a bluebird day in Nozawa, even more special in March. Very light winds and very few people about, it is going to be pretty special up there today. Will keep it pretty brief as need to check out the conditions for you 🙂 We ended up with about 30cm plus out of this last storm with the resort reporting 10cm since close of lifts but it was pretty blizzard like last night so will have been blown around and more would have settled in pockets. Base now up to 215cm up top! Check out the web cams here https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/   […]

Beauty Snow Nozawa Onsen The beauty of Snow falling in Nozawa It’s dumping in Nozawa this morning! With all the uncertain times in the world at the moment there is something soothing about watching huge flakes of snow loft from the sky. So please enjoy the snow show live from Nozawa this morning. The resort reporting 10cm of fresh up top overnight but that number will build pretty quickly throughout today. If it continues to fall as forecast we can expect up to another 30cm by the end of the day. Have to love the Magic of March Beauty Snow Nozawa Onsen The stats for the slopes today in Nozawa Temperature up top: – 4 degrees
New snow since close: 10 […]

March Skiing Corona Nozawa Stunning Sunday in Nozawa Onsen   The snow and scenes up top were amazing today, nice and cold great snow under foot and lots of sunshine. Not bad for mid March! 50cm expected from tonight into tomorrow, come on up for a week and you could even get an extra 2 weeks holiday on your return! March Magic in Nozawa… The world is getting turned on its head and changing daily. All we know is so far we have been safe here in Nozawa and we know of no one with the Corona Virus at this stage. That could obviously change but here we all wear Masks, Gloves and Goggle so hope will be ok 🙂 […]

Book Now Ski Japan Sunday Snow Show in Nozawa  Waking up to some serious saucer size flakes in the village this morning. A little unexpected which always makes it that much more exciting. Went down for my morning onsen and it was snowing lightly, came out and the flakes had grown considerably. The flakes were nice and light and it is a chilly -5 degrees up top this morning. A quick check of the web cams and the trees up at Yamabiko are doing their winter thing. This fresh snow on top of yesterdays snowfall will make for a great winters day up on the slopes. It is set to clear throughout the day ahead of snow tonight getting real […]

Cherry Blossoms Nozawa 2020 Sayonarra Sun and Hello Snow After another beautiful sunny spring day yesterday the snow gods have decided it is their turn today in Nozawa. Just snowing lightly up top at the moment but should go all day. Almost no winds and not many people around should make for some fun on the slopes. The snow should continue for the next 24 hours before a sunny Sunday tomorrow. So a good weekend to be in the mountains.  I took a quick trip to Tokyo yesterday and it was the quietest I have seen it in years. With over 12,000,000 local residents there were still plenty of people about but not a lot of tourists. Have to admit […]

Snow Forecast Nozawa Onsen Incoming snow expected for Nozawa Wow the numbers are starting  to stack up for snow fall for the rest of March in Nozawa. Don’t like to count my snowflakes before they fall but if the forecast plays out best we don’t put away the shovels or powder planks just yet. See the attached forecast and we could be in for some more snow filled days like this soon.  Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day on the slopes and nice to have the little top up. Today should be similar and soften up as the day warms up giving some fun spring conditions.  Seems like weird/uncertain times around the globe at the moment, so now more that […]

March Skiing Nozawa Onsen A bit of magic dust up top for Nozawa A dusting of fresh snow has fallen across the resort last night and even a little in town. Things looking beautiful up top with the trees frosted over and a bit of fresh snow on the runs. The sun has just come out and skies should clear for a beautiful day ahead. Check out the cams here https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ Yesterday was a bit of a surprise and the snow was better than expected. It had ripened and turned to more crystal like spring slush so was fast and fun. There was no one up there literally so we have reached “Private Resort” status a bit earlier this year. […]