Demo Day Nozawa Japan Demo Day Nozawa Japan Even Powder hounds like some sunshine too. Sorry has been a while between reports enjoying some Spring downtime. Lots happening these last few days in Nozawa with the ever popular ski and board demo day. A great chance to check out all of next seasons new models and soak up some sun and a few beers on the slopes. Today the resort was unfortunately closed due to high winds. Should all be back on again tomorrow though with winds dropping overnight. The spring slush has been fun and fast and can still ski top to bottom on beginner and more advanced runs down the forest trail or challenger. The sun has been […]
Holiday Nozawa Onsen Japan
Spring Lifts Open Japan
Spring Lifts Open Japan Spring Lifts Open Japan Spring where art thou? Pulled back the curtains yesterday morning and was almost disappointed to see light snow falling on my door step 🙂 Felt Mother Nature was playing an April Fool trick on me. Really wanting to feel some of the suns warmth on my face this time of year. Went skiing on the last day of March and it was like a winters day up there. Fresh snow and cold temps making for some great skiing conditions. All these photos from Monday but where is the spring slush? The season that keeps on giving continues to give. The forecast is for more light snow up top today and tomorrow then […]
Nozawa Holidays Ski School
Nozawa Holidays Ski School Nozawa Holidays Ski School Take a lesson in Nozawa Still some Magic March days in Nozawa After a few glorious days of sunshine on the hill we have some high level cloud today which is making everything feel a bit cooler. Fantastic day yesterday with sunshine and fun conditions across the resort. The Snow Board Masters contest went well and they should leave some of the features up on Yamabiko A if want to check them out. A big shout out to all the amazing Instructors at Nozawa Holidays Ski School. Still keeping busy with a school group from Bali in town at present. They will be open for lessons until mid April so jump on […]
Easter Holidays Ski Japan
Easter Holidays Ski Japan Easter Holidays Ski Japan Another Pinch me type of day in Nozawa Yesterday Nozawa delivered the goods with what some of the crew that have been here for the season calling it their best. Fresh snow, sunshine and all the elements coming together. Perfect on the groomers and some nice powder stashes on the sides. It was a public holiday yesterday so a few people around but still very quiet compared to peak season. Plenty of sunshine again today, a cool start and will be a magic day ahead. No fresh snow to report but there will still be a bit lingering from yesterday. TODAY: 🌡️ Temperature at Nagasaka top: -2 Degrees ❄️ New snow since […]
Blossoms Ski Japan Nozawa
Blossoms Ski Japan Nozawa Blossoms Ski Japan Nozawa A truly unique time of year in Japan. Before the main event being the world famous Sakura Cherry Blossoms you can see the just as pretty pink Kawazu-Zakura in bloom around Tokyo and many parts of the country right now. At the same time we have 30cm plus of fresh snow and down to -10 degrees temps forecast for Nozawa on Wednesday! Waking up to a slight dusting up high on the mountains in Nozawa the resort reporting a respectable 15cm of fresh snow. The weather guys are saying it should snow light to moderately all day and temps set to drop with a strong North West wind change on its way. […]
Business For Sale Nozawa
Business For Sale Nozawa Business For Sale Nozawa What a day yesterday in Nozawa. We bathed in beautiful sunshine most of the day on the slopes yesterday. Sharing a beer over lunch on the Paradise slope taking in the views was sublime. The snow was great too, a bit icy up top as temps remained reasonably cool. The clock at Nagasaka was saying 1 degree above but got an ice cream headache on the way down from Yamabiko. From Uenotaira down the snow started to soften up and Paradise was what I like to call al dente just the right mixture of spring snow a bit of slush but still a good texture and fast. Cloudy weather today is making […]
Lotte Arai Nozawa Onsen
Lotte Arai Nozawa Onsen Lotte Arai Nozawa Onsen A whole lot of Lotte Arai With crystal blue skies and buckets of sunshine streaming in yesterday we decided to set off and explore nearby Lotte Arai resort in bordering Nigata prefecture. Just 1 hour away from Nozawa it is a scenic drive and with a massive 6 meter snow base thought well worth a look. Just driving up and there are some pretty impressive mountains in view. With Myoko and Hiuchi Mountains looming over the resort. Both with altitudes over 2450m above sea level they are formidable challenges. The top lift at Lotte is 1280m with an impressive 951m of vertical. This gives it some above tree line skiing and the […]
March Accommodation Ski Japan
March Accommodation Ski Japan March Accommodation Ski Japan Great snow and good availability in Nozawa Always amazes me this time of year we still have so much snow yet the guest numbers start to drop dramatically. Many lodges around town empty out completely by Mid March. The ever popular Villa Nozawa has rooms this week and so do many others can book here; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/availability/ Or just email team@nozawaholidays.com The Chef from Villa Nozawa who has been here a few seasons now said Friday was his best day ever with around 70cm of fresh snow falling. Still snowing this morning in town, we had been expecting some sunshine so hope it comes soon! All these shots from yesterday on the mountain. […]
Base back at 400cm!
Base back at 400cm! Base back at 400cm! Yesterday the snow just kept coming and big flakes too. I missed the update on what we got on top of Thursday nights 30cm but would have been a bit. Together with the 12cm that fell since the lifts closed yesterday and we have a huge 4 meter base with a nice layer of powder sitting waiting for the lucky ones today on the mountain. The sun was peaking out early and it is looking like a reasonably clear day ahead. There will be scattered clouds and a chance of some more light snow tonight. TODAY: 🌡️ Temperature at Nagasaka top: -9 Degrees ❄️ New snow since yesterday: […]
Where Ski March Japan
Where Ski March Japan Where Ski March Japan Magic March with a Magic Foot overnight! 30cm of fresh snow overnight on the nose and still falling hard this morning. It is a chilly -7 degrees up top so it is going to be an awesome March Powder day on the slopes. Feels like a while since we had a decent dump so sure all the powder hounds will be howling this morning. Much less people to share it with too compared to say 2 weeks ago. Last year March was the best month of the season and always my favourite time of year. Good base, some nice dumps and can often get an Onsen to myself 🙂 Not looking like […]