Tradition continues Nozawa Onsen Beautiful Morning Sun for Nozawa Huge day yesterday in the Village for the start of the Fire Festival preparations. The log dragging thru the village as always an amazing spectacle to watch. There was some carnage as a few of the villagers succumb to the gifts of large bottles of Sake, but all in all a very successful day and the logs made it down to the ceremonial grounds successfully. Looking like a glorious day today up top with yet another little top up of fresh and the sun has come out to play. In the village we are sitting under a sea of cloud but up top in magnificent with the trees being weighed down […]
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Excitement building Nozawa Onsen
Excitement building Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival mode really starts to build from today in the village with the Dosojin “Bad Luck Year” Men of the village dragging the logs down the resort and thru the streets of town. It is quite a spectacular day so be sure to try and catch them somewhere along the way. The bad luck years are 25 and 42 and they have a bit of a competition between themselves as to who can drag the logs down the quickest. Fuelled with camaraderie and lots of Sake it is a spectacle to watch. The dragging begins at the bottom of the Kandaha Race Course at about 1pm then past Hikage and Nagasaka Gondolas then down thru […]
Festive Week Nozawa Onsen
Festive Week Nozawa Onsen Great night in town last night with the long weekend Winter Festival. As always the History of Skiing Parade along with the Janken contest were a big hit. We did get some rain unfortunately in the Village but the good news is it was cold enough up top to translate into some snow. Just 5cm of fresh but it all helps and with cold temps up top overnight the Trees are looking picture perfect up top at Yamabiko this morning. Festive Week Nozawa Onsen Temperature up top: -2 degrees New snow since close: 5cm Base at top: 105cm Snow conditions: Good up top. Weather: Cloudy and light snow expected Yesterday was fun in […]
Long Weekend Nozawa Onsen
Long Weekend Nozawa Onsen – Saturday Sun in Nozawa The skies were super clear last night when wandering to the Onsen and with the reflection of the full moon on the snow it was really bright. Waking up to a beautiful sunny day on the slopes here. The village is sitting under a light sea of cloud which should clear soon but the top looks stunning this morning. Check it out on the web cams here Webcams Nozawa Japan Temperature up top: -6 degrees New snow since close: 0cm Base at top: 100cm Snow conditions: Great on the groomers Weather: Sunshine It is a long weekend here to celebrate the “Coming of Age” which is for […]
Nozawa Snow Report 10th January 2020
Nozawa Snow Report 10th January 2020 Good morning from Nozawa Onsen. A nice little too up of snow overnight with 10cm falling and a fresh -4 degrees up top. Should make for some fun conditions. Lots of kids about with the local school ski day and overseas kids on holidays. Stay safe and have a great day. Temperature up top: -4 degrees New snow since close: 10cm Base at top: 100cm Snow conditions: Powder on top Weather: Clearing Was a beautiful morning up on the mountain with fresh snow some sunshine and light winds. The trees were doing their Winter thing all the way down to Paradise. Great conditions underfoot especially up top with fresh snow stashes on the sides. […]
Nozawa Onsen Uncrowded Runs
Nozawa Onsen Uncrowded Runs Another day of uncrowded slopes here in Nozawa Onsen yesterday! Despite warm and wet conditions in town we were again treated to wide open runs on perfect corduroy. Temperature up top: -2 degrees New snow since close: 1cm Base at top: 100cm Snow conditions: Compacted snow Weather: Cloudy Thankfully the warmer temperatures eased up in the afternoon and we received a light dusting of snow overnight. This should make for nice conditions today, especially on groomers. The forecast ahead is looking very healthy, with more snow forecasted for this evening and tomorrow morning. A bit of sunshine expected for Saturday, and then what is looking to be some more serious snowfall for a few […]
Jetstar Japanese Flights Sale
Jetstar Japanese Flights Sale Come Join us for Japanese Autumn in Nozawa Onsen! Jetstar has announced an international sale that lasts until next week and it includes a Japanese flights. They have a couple of great deals for Japanese Autumn, come join us in Nozawa Onsen for the green season. Nozawa Onsen is becoming increasingly popular in the green season for yoga retreats, mountain biking and hiking in the nearby mountains. From Gold Coast 24/8 to 10/9 from $229 each way 27/9 to 10/12 from $229 each way From Cairns 24/8 to 10/9 from $199 each way 27/9 to 10/12 from $199 each way Click the link for more details on flights: https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/deals/international-sale Nestled in the Japan Alps […]
Nozawa Onsen Empty Slopes
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 8th January 2020 Nozawa Onsen Empty Slopes You should have been here yesterday! We got hit with an unexpected gift from the Snow Gods – huge fluffy flakes of snow lofting from the sky all afternoon. It was snowing a little bit in town, but more importantly it was snowing heavily on the mountain. This should still make for nice conditions up top despite the warmer temps hitting us today. Temp at the top: 5 degrees New snow since close: 0cm Base at the top: 115 cm Snow conditions: Great on groomers Weather: Cloudy We are at the mercy of the winds with the warmer Okinazawa Southerly winds pushing the mercury up and the cold Northerly […]
Groom Runs Nozawa Onsen
Groom Runs Nozawa Onsen Cruising the Corduroy in Nozawa Fresh start to the morning in Nozawa with temps hovering around freezing in town and -5 degrees up on the mountain. Looks nice up top on the cams this morning https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ The web cams look like we may have got a dusting up top overnight but nothing fell in the village. The groomers have been busy and should be some perfect corduroy runs to enjoy this morning and good conditions under foot with the cold temps. Temp at the top;-5 degrees New snow since close; 0cm Base at the top; 135 cm Snow conditions; Nice snow underfoot Weather; Thin cloud Yesterday was a terrific day on the slopes with great snow […]
Winter Feel Nozawa Onsen
Winter Feel Nozawa Onsen Definitely felt like full blown winter in Nozawa yesterday with snow falling all day and temps in the village down to -5 degrees, even cooler up top. There was also full winter type powder conditions on the mountain and the seasoned campaigners were having a ball. Today is more of the same with the resort reporting another 20cm of fresh up top overnight. More runs have also opened up with Skyline starting yesterday So now a few good options to ski top to bottom in Nozawa with most of the resort now open. Check the map to see the runs Temp at the top;-5 degrees New snow since close; 20cm Base at the top; […]