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Snow ahead for Nozawa  OK the bad news first, we got hit with some rain last night in town and probably up top too. It has affected the very bottom and lower Karasawa slope is looking like it is probably done for the season. The connection chair is still running though so can still ski over to Nagasaka Gondola. The good news is temps are expected to drop into tonight and we should see some snow on the slopes. Currently sitting just above freezing level up there. Further ahead and a decent dump expected for Sunday night and into Monday, hopefully more than 30cm.  The stats for the slopes today in Nozawa Temperature up top: 1 degrees New snow since […]

Ski Japan Nozawa Onsen Blue to grey day in Nozawa Sorry for the late report was a good day to catch up on some office work. Different scene in Nozawa today after such a sun filled day yesterday. It is pretty cloudy up top and some light rain in town. As said a good day to hit the books. Yesterday was a beautiful spring day and warm but was nice up on the slopes. Good conditions early turned to slow going in places once the sun worked its way into the base. It was just in that border between Spring slush and winter snow so got a bit sticky. This video from up the very top yesterday afternoon showed if […]

Eco Lodge Nozawa Onsen Japan Monday Blues in Nozawa  Sitting under a sea of fog in the village at the moment but a quick check of the cams and it is beautiful blue skies up top. As forecast looking like a sunny spring day ahead for Nozawa. The runs are groomed and ready and the views look spectacular. It is already 2 degrees up top and imagine will warm up quickly so should soften up for a day of fun Spring Slush otherwise known as “ Poor Mans Powder”. Check out the web cams here https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ The stats for the slopes today in Nozawa Temperature up top: 2 degrees New snow since close: 0 cm Base at top: 205 cm […]

Weekend Sun Fun Nozawa Saturday Sun and fun in Nozawa  Yesterday was a ripper of a day on the mountain in Nozawa. Fun fact, “Rippa” is actually a Japanese word which means terrific! It certainly was Rippa out there yesterday with gorgeous sunshine all day, great snow conditions and those views! Coming off the Paradise chair and you really felt like you were in Paradise. Was very hard to leave that run as the views across to Myoko and Hiuchi mountains were fantastic and sitting outside the restaurants there in the sun was sublime.  Please feel free top post any photos you took yesterday and let us know how good a day you had. The sun is buried under some cloud […]

Best Ski Resort Japan An Amazing few days in Nozawa If you have been in Nozawa these last few days you would have to be thinking for a light on season this is pretty good. Sitting on the chair yesterday with a friend from Switzerland he said we get these sort of days about once a month back home. In Nozawa even this season we have still managed to get a day like this almost once a week. We were surrounded by beautiful white frosted trees, with 20cm of fresh snow on the deck and not a lot of people to share it with. If you are a fair weather skier today could be even better for you.   The […]

March Discount Nozawa Onsen A “Magic March Foot” for Nozawa  Still snowing nicely in Nozawa this morning and has been going all night. Not super heavy but enough to deposit 15cm of fresh on the slopes overnight. That brings the total for this storm to above 30cm or the Magic Foot which is always good to see in March.  Was calming to hear the sound of the shovels stroking the pavement early this morning. This fresh snow will be a great top up for the slopes and it should be an awesome winters day up there. So don’t waste too  much time grab a cup of hot coffee and get on up there with your powder planks!  The stats for […]

  March Dump Nozawa Onsen Absolutely dumping in Nozawa right now!  Boom the snow has hit and it is coming down hard. When I woke up it was only really light, but it soon escalated and is now one of those days in the “ Snow Globe” with the sky just full of flakes! Beautiful to see and the few guests about were dancing in the streets on the way to the Gondola this morning. It is forecast to continue all day and into tonight and those strong Siberian North West winds will prevail. There is a good chance that the gondola could go on wind hold as up to 70km/h winds are expected. Will have to wait and see, […]

March Kids Magic Nozawa A bit of March Magic yesterday in Nozawa OK so it wasn’t a huge dump or anything, just a dusting but it freshened things up and with the “frozen broccoli” up high and a bit of sun made for a great day on the slopes. Not crowded at all but lots of families about making the most of the conditions. We stayed high all day so not sure on the bottom but from Yamabiko down to Paradise was lots of fun. Here is a bit of footage from Uenotaira, always a nice mellow way to start your day in Nozawa. March Kids Magic Nozawa The stats for the slopes today in Nozawa Temperature up top: 2 […]

Nozawa Onsen Izakaya Food Dusting up top overnight in Nozawa   You can see the snow line just up above Hikage as the  trees  start to turn a beautiful  white colour. Temperatures in town are about 2 degrees so raining here but up higher has been snowing and the resort reporting 3 cm of fresh at Yamabiko and down to Uenotaira. Yamabiko should remain cold and light snow will probably continue most of the morning giving way to some sunshine a little later.  The stats for the slopes today in Nozawa Temperature up top: – 2 degrees New snow since close: 3 cm Base at top: 210 cm Snow conditions: Should be nice from mid way up with the fresh […]

Kids Ski Nozawa Onsen Not a bad way to spend your Monday in Nozawa   Firstly apologies to everyone stuck behind their desks this beautiful Monday Morning. Glorious sunny day on the hill yesterday with great snow conditions under foot and views galore. Shaping up to be a similar day today in Nozawa. Temps will be a little warmer with that southern wind shift but swinging west later and may see some snow showers tonight. Yesterday was funny it was warm in the sun but the North wind was chilly. Down low was spring like but up top it was “ice cream head ache” cold and beautiful with the dusting we got overnight. Skied Skyline top to bottom and was  […]