Latest News from Nozawa Onsen

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 24th December 2018 It’s snowing today! Will we see a grey, blue or white Christmas? The above is a slightly complicated question. As ever, snow forecasts are never one hundred per cent accurate as Mother Nature enjoys making fun of us. At the time of writing, however, it looks as though Christmas Day will be the only day of this week where we don’t see snowfall. That might sound like slightly bad news but we’ve always got the option of looking at the other side of the coin. Which, of course, means we’re going to get some serious snow! Not only that but the forecast for Christmas Day is for blue skies and sunshine. Not bad, […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 23rd December 2018 It’s going to be a big week! There are big things in store for the top of the mountain overnight, if the forecasters are correct. At the time of writing, we’re looking at well into the double digits both tonight and tomorrow morning. Whether or not that makes its way down to the village, we’ll just have to wait and see. But that shouldn’t matter for those of us heading up top! Beyond tomorrow, as we mentioned yesterday, there is something big in store for Thursday and Friday. Winter has been slightly slow in reaching us this season but fear not, it looks set to make up for it very soon. Temp at […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 22nd December 2018 The Future Looks White! At this stage, it’s difficult to tell exactly what this morning’s fog will reveal when it lifts. What we do know is that the forecast is an extremely healthy one – not only for the end of this weekend but next week too. What are we referring to exactly? Let’s just take a quick look at the forecast to come for the top of the mountain… As we can see, tomorrow night looks like it will bring gifts before Christmas really comes to town on the 27th. A nice sunny Christmas Day in the middle. Temp at top; 2C (8am)New Snow Since Close; 0cmBase at Top; 80cmWeather; Cloudy Slopes […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 21st December 2018 Snow to Follow Sun! At the top of the mountain, we got about 8cm more fresh snow overnight. One can never truly know exactly what the weather gods will bring but we can get a fair idea from the forecast. At this point, it’s telling us that a few snow showers on the mountain this morning will clear and give way to a clear, sunshine-filled afternoon. With a good amount having fallen Wednesday night to go with last night’s top-up, most of the mountain’s runs are now open. All in all, it’s going to be a pretty good day to be in Nozawa Onsen and sliding down Mount Kenashi. Looking forward to the […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 20th December 2018 Fresh Nozawa Snow After a strange old night last night where we heard thunder rumbling above us, it was difficult to know what we might wake up to. The good news? “About 15 centimetres of fresh snow” is the answer to that question! Not only were we blessed with some fresh stuff but the skies cleared to give us a pretty awesome day on the mountain. The photo above shows the fog over the village on first run of the day (photo by Aerandir-san). Temp at top; 1 DegreeNew Snow Since Close; 15cmBase at Top; 85cmWeather; Mostly Sunny (10:20am) At some point yesterday, the Skyline run opened meaning that most of the mountain […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 19th December 2018 Sun and Snow in Nozawa! It’s a foggy morning in Nozawa at present after a sunny, blue sky start up higher (as the image below shows). The forecast reckons a sunny morning should give way to a handful of centimetres this afternoon and this evening. Let’s hope the recent trend continues of being blessed with a lot more than has been predicted. Beyond today, we should see a few sun-dominated days before the white falls again on Sunday and through Monday. But as with all things weather, you can never be too sure. There’s every chance conditions will change and dump down upon us. So, we should see a little fresh stuff on […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 18th December 2018 Waking up to Winter in Nozawa! Just as the weather person promised us yesterday, we awoke to some fresh white stuff today. There has to be about 10 centimetres new snow in the village and double that up on the mountain. The even better news is that as we sit here and look out the window, it continues to fall quite steadily. It looks as though we’re in for a superb day on the mountain today, folks! Temp at top; – 4 Degrees New Snow Since Close; 20cmBase at Top; 80cm Weather; Snowing (8:40am) Slopes open today in Nozawa;Yamabiko A course (Intermediate)Yamabiko B course (Intermediate)Yamabiko C course (Intermediate)Yamabiko D course (Intermediate)Yamabiko E course […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 17th December 2018 December Days in Nozawa Onsen! Although we didn’t have any snowfall yesterday it was still a glorious day on the mountain, as these images prove. It’s difficult to believe that about a week and a half ago we were still waiting for the first snow to fall. Cut forward to today and most of the mountain is open. With promising signs on the forecast to come, we could see all runs open very soon! There are double-digit falls set to come overnight while Tuesday and Wednesday should bring some snow too. So, good signs ahead, that’s for sure! Today? Temp at top; – 4 Degrees New Snow Since Close; 0cmBase at Top; 65cm […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 16th December 2018 Much more where that came from! We’ve been blessed over the past few days. Having endured a slightly slow start to the ski season, we’re catching up fast! Forecasts of late have been underselling the amount of snow we’ve actually received. While the snow shovelers might get something of a respite today, the forecast for the coming week suggests we should be keeping those shovels handy. Beyond today, there’s a bit on the radar for tomorrow and Tuesday, before another sizeable dump on Wednesday. As we all know, these things can change and there’s as good of a chance as ever that we will see it sooner! Temp at top; – 4 Degrees […]