Latest News from Nozawa Onsen

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 5th February 2019 Yesterday was a bit of a mixed bag. It rained just a little in the morning, then came the sun, followed by a flurrisome afternoon and early evening. The good news is that with it all came with a couple of extra centimetres at the top of Mount Kenashi overnight. Today’s forecast suggests we’re going to see a liberal dose of sunshine and blue sky. Tomorrow may bring a top-up before Thursday through Sunday will see snowfall of some degree. Thursday and Saturday nights are looking the most promising this far out. As we all know well, however, things can change. Typically, whatever snowfall is forecast to fall upon village and mountain is […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 4th February 2019 Don’t let the comparatively warm temperatures fool you. The mercury is set to drop to bring a handful of constant snowfall throughout the rest of the day. From there, we’re looking at a few clear days before the snow returns again. Thursday night looks fairly promising before the weekend might be a very powdery one indeed. It should be a great week here in Nozawa Onsen. We’ve had a few guests comment of late that there doesn’t seem to be a lot of people around. Of course, February drops off only slightly from January and we are still very much enjoying the main part of the season. However, Nozawa Onsen does tend to […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 3rd February 2019 We’ve got ourselves a beautiful bright blue day today in Nozawa Onsen. It’s a little bit warmer than it has been too. It’s a great day to get out amongst it, whether sliding down the mountain or wandering around checking out our beautiful little village. Current forecasts suggest there’ll be a centimetre or two of snowfall up top today before handfuls throughout tomorrow. Beyond that, there’s a bit more sun and some steady snowfall almost every day of the coming week besides Tuesday. While there’s nothing to suggest we’ll get the huge dumps of the past few weeks, there’s more than enough on the radar to keep us well and truly topped up. […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 31st January 2019 Yesterday was a cracker! It was blue skies and epic views on the mountain to go with what has been a mountain of snowfall lately. I’m pleased to tell you that there’s more good news today. The forecast shows a few centimetres falling over what’s left of the morning. The afternoon should see a bit more than a handful before tonight brings a hefty double-digit dump. Beyond that, there are a few more centimetres to squeeze out of Friday before Saturday brings the sun. Good times ahead, ladies and gents! So what exactly are we seeing at the top of the mountain now? At 10:00 am today Temp at the top; -2C New […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 30th January 2019 We had a bit of a top-up overnight of 5 centimetres on the top of Mount Kenashi. Take a look around from up there and you’ll find a cracker of a day in all directions. The same goes for the village too. It’s blue skies and sunshine to go with all the fresh snow we’ve had of late. What a day it is, ladies and gents! Tomorrow we should see some more snow. It remains to be seen whether the forecast handful of centimetres turns into more. Recent trends suggest that it might but we’ll just have to wait and see.  What we can say for certain is that January has turned it […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 29th January 2019 Another day in Nozawa Onsen and another blessing in the form of a sizeable dump. The official count is that 30 centimetres of fresh stuff fell upon the mountain overnight. Today should be another epic one on Mount Kenashi. The current snow is meant to ease as the day goes on. We’ll see a few more centimetres yet before it stops altogether. Tomorrow looks as though it might clear up a bit. After all the snow we’ve had of late it might be nice to enjoy a clear day or two. Thursday should see us topped up with a few more centimetres throughout the day before easing into Friday ahead of sun and […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 27th January 2019 It seems as though the mountains of snow which were forecast to fall overnight came a little early. We saw in excess of 60 centimetres fall between open and close yesterday, with only 25 centimetres overnight. Of course, we’d be hard to please being disappointed about 25 cm. To be fair, it was quite windy overnight which may mean there are larger pockets around, so stay safe. Looking ahead, we still have some pretty big days coming our way very soon. Monday night/Tuesday morning still looks huge. A bit of sun Wednesday perhaps before Thursday and Friday bring us constant snow both day and night. Well, that’s what the weather people are telling […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 26th January 2019 Today, whether it’s Australia Day or whatever you’re deciding to call it, is a day of celebration in Nozawa Onsen. Why are we celebrating? Could it be all the white stuff falling from the sky all morning? Or could it be the forecast promising monstrous things to come? Perhaps it’s both. A few of the bars around town will no doubt be celebrating Australia Day for those who are keen (Stay Bar being one of them). We had a comparatively modest 14 centimetres fall up top overnight. We’ve been spoiled of late. Between 8 and 10 am this morning, we had a further 10cm and it’s still going strong at 11 am. In […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 25th January 2019 We’ve seen a bit of a reoccurring trend this season. Basically, whatever the forecast says, we’ll get more. Yesterday, we got double and ended up with over 60 centimetres. There’s said to be another 70 centimetres or so tonight so if that trend continues then who knows what we’ll end up with. Let’s just go with “quite a bit” at the moment. The current forecast suggests we’ll start to get a bit more later today before the onslaught of tomorrow. Beyond that, Sunday and Monday look good for more than a few centimetres too. Needless to say, it’s going to be a big weekend! But what about today first? 10:00 am Temp at […]