Cozy Corners of Nozawa Onsen Fresh snow from the top down to the village, partly sunny beautiful day ahead With 10cm of fresh snowfall from yesterday and during the night the village has morphed into winter this morning. Same lifts operating as yesterday and Yamabiko D course up and running. More fresh snow expected from Thursday afternoon all the way until Saturday morning! Still waiting for re-opening of the rest of the courses and hopefully should more should be in operation from Friday. Christmas is just around the corner and as not a public holiday in Japan you can expect restaurants and shops to remain open. With a lot of snow coming in just a few days we […]
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December Snow Update Nozawa
December Snow Update Nozawa Back in business on a Monday morning The gondola is now up and running after a few days on hold. We didn’t get as much snow as hoped for especially in lower parts of Nozawa but enough up at the top to get back on track! The snow should keep on building up throughout the day and hopefully in the near future we can expect more slopes to re-open with big snow dumps expected from Thursday afternoon. For today it is just Yamabiko D course an intermediate run and for beginners can do a bit of walking on the slope next to the gondola to get your feet and maybe venture up on Yamabiko 4 lift. […]
Souvenir Nozawa Onsen Japan
Souvenir Nozawa Onsen Japan Waiting on the powder line in Nozawa We have been on hold the past few days in Nozawa with some warm conditions. Today we should see a major shift in that with some serious snow fall expected from later today and all the way thru until tomorrow. As I type this the snow is just starting to fall lightly on and off down in the village! 60cm excepted in the next 48 hours then a massive Meter plus forecast from Thursday afternoon. Let’s see if we can get that Phone Booth buried in powder. 🌄TODAY: Temperature at the top; Not updated yet but in the negative and just 1 degree in town Wind: max 35 km/h […]
Tips Living Nozawa Winter
Tips Living Nozawa Winter Winter in Nozawa can be full on with temperatures dropping rapidly on Sunday in the village followed by heavy snowfalls. We will be in typical Nozawa type winter conditions very soon. For many the snow life is second nature but for any newbies to Nozawa here are some handy tips to help enjoy the season; Stay Genki – Be sure to get plenty of rest and eat well. Burning the candles at both ends is a sure way to get sick. You can’t stay up all night, ride the pow and work all at the same time so try to get to bed early. Drink lots of water even though it is cold you […]
Snow Outlook Nozawa Onsen
Snow Outlook Nozawa Onsen Sunny days behind us, cloudy ones ahead for Nozawa Starting the week with clouds hovering above Nozawa, looking foggy up top on the cams but the weatherman suggests we may see some sunshine later. Conditions are still good fun up top but we can definitely use some more snow now. Slopes are well groomed, especially in the morning, so perfect for carving, and lots of space for doing so with the weekend crowd all gone home. Nozawa is a great destination for a family ski holiday. Here are 10 Reasons why; Family Skiing Nozawa Onsen 🌄TODAY: Temperature at the top; 4 degrees Wind: between 5-10 km/h New snow since yesterday; 0 cm Base at the […]
First Week Season Nozawa
First Week Season Nozawa What a first week of the season in Nozawa Today marks a week of the resort opening here in Nozawa and it has been a doozy. The snow up top has been terrific especially for this early season. We have had multiple days with 10-20cm top ups of fresh snow and some beautiful bluebird days. Yesterday was no exception with 15cm of fresh on the deck in the morning and clear blue skies. Still very few people about to share it with too. Checking the resort update and looks like Uenotaira along with all of Yamabiko will remain open today. No fresh snow overnight to report and the base sitting at 50cm. Looks like a bit […]
Snow Report Nozawa 2024
Snow Report Nozawa 2024 Sunday Slide in Nozawa Onsen Has been a magic first few days of the season on the slopes of Nozawa and still excited to be skiing in early December. Normally we are all eagerly waiting the start of the season. Conditions have been great, we had another top up pf 11cm of fresh snow yesterday morning and the trees and piste were covered in a pretty white layer. A few more people about for the weekend but a few ore runs open too. All of Yamabiko was open up and today Uenotaira slope will open too for the first time. So something for all levels. Not sure whether Uenotaitra will stay open for the weekdays but […]
Skiing Nozawa Japan December
Skiing Nozawa Japan December 20cm of Fresh snow for Nozawa Yesterday the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort was reporting a beautiful 20cm of fresh snow falling across Yamabiko at the top of the resort. Checking the web cams this morning and it is nice and white all the way down to Paradise slope. https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ We even saw our first snow of the winter in the village yesterday afternoon. It has not settled down here but certainly has up top and the resort is also using the machines to make more snow in the hope of a 25th of November opening. Just like that and Autumn has been engulfed by the white brush of winter. Looking at the 12 day forecast and […]
Best Time Visit Nozawa
Best Time Visit Nozawa Red, Green, Yellow, Blue and White delight in Nozawa A few days ago all the colours came to life in Nozawa Onsen. Up at Yamabiko we received our first magic dusting of snow for the season and the way it united with the Autumn “Koyo” colours was spectacular. October is early to get snow in Nozawa and to be honest we are not really ready for it. Prefer to see some more of this beautiful foliage of the Autumn fall and get some great hiking in before the winter snow arrives. Best Time Visit Nozawa Looking at the forecast we may get another small dusting on Saturday night but it is not really time for snow […]
Nozawa Do Pre Season
Nozawa Do Pre Season 20cm of fresh snow up in the Japan Alps Hakuba Sanso Lodge sitting at 2832m above sea level woke up to this amazing view yesterday morning. A decent 20cm of fresh snow settling on the deck. It was enough for the lodge staff to call the Hut closed for the season. Temps were sitting just below 0 egress but they are expecting a huge cold front from Friday night with the mercury up there dropping to as low as – 11 degrees and forecast of a whopping 75cm of fresh snow could fall up there. Even Nozawa Onsen may see some snow up top over the weekend with temps dipping just below freezing level. It is […]