SATURDAY FUN NOZAWA ONSEN Lantern Festival Tonight on the Hikage slopes Yesterday was glorious! The sun was out and the new snowfall left in between the trees the perfect place to explore! After all that new snow the groomers were working hard and today is shaping up to be another awesome day for shredding the groomed runs. With partial clear skies, carving is on the cards. There will be cloud cover today with the sun showing its face occasionally throughout the day. Winds are light and variable from the NW for majority of the day, strongest in the morning and easing in the afternoon. Temps on top of the mountain are in the negatives, steady at -5, and wind chill […]
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MARCH POWDER NOZAWA ONSEN
MARCH POWDER NOZAWA ONSEN The Powder and the Glory! Waking up to blue skies and fresh snow is pretty exciting for March. With less crowds on the mountain, there will be plenty of stashes of powder to ride throughout the day, and with this sunshine, the day couldn’t get any better. As the day progressed yesterday snowflakes got bigger and more of them came down. It was dumping late in the afternoon. With 20cm fallen since close of lifts yesterday, putting the base level back over the 3 metre mark. A Spring powder day for us all! To check out the awesome conditions head to the live web cams of the slopes in Nozawa; https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ With the sun coming out […]
BUDGET TRAVEL NOZAWA ONSEN
BUDGET TRAVEL NOZAWA ONSEN Powder in March?! On top of the mountain today we could see 20cm+ fall throughout the day. Low hanging cloud this morning in town obscuring the top of mountain meaning the cold front has arrived. Today will be a great day on the slopes as the day progresses. With heavier snow fall expected in the afternoon. Winds will intensify from the NW as the day goes on pushing temps and wind chill into the negatives and wind chill of -19, on top of the mountain. Snow fall should fill in tracks as the day goes on so best conditions will be in the afternoon if you want some powder but groomers early on will be awesome […]
SLOW LIFE NOZAWA ONSEN
SLOW LIFE NOZAWA ONSEN Life moves at a slower pace in March in Nozawa Beautiful sunny days, long lunches on the slopes, no lift lines and eating at your favourite restaurant every night. There’s no better place to be in the spring than Nozawa Onsen. With the first day of spring upon us today we are in for a cracker, and snowfall on the cards for tomorrow! With the base sitting at 290cm, we still have many awesome days of carving ahead of us and today is set to be one. SLOW LIFE NOZAWA ONSEN Today is looking great, with light variable winds for majority of the day blowing SW, pushing the Okinawa winds north. These winds blow warmer air […]
FESTIVALS IN NOZAWA ONSEN
FESTIVALS IN NOZAWA ONSEN Farewell Winter and Hello Spring We are finishing the last days of February in true style with yesterday being a truly sublime day on the mountain. All the elements lined up with fresh snow, sunshine and very little wind for such an awesome day. Who was up there? This morning still an impressive base of 300cm up top, so there is still plenty of snow to ride throughout March and April. We have had an awesome winter so far here in Nozawa and are excited about Spring skiing and the beautiful days it brings. Today is set to be another bluebird day with light variable winds, and seeing temperatures creep into the low positives on top […]
KNOWING THE SLOPES NOZAWA
KNOWING THE SLOPES NOZAWA The sun has come out! The weekend produced Snow dumps at an impressive consistency seeing 120cm of fresh snow fall from Friday night. The base now sits at 315cm as we come to the end of February and head into Spring. KNOWING THE SLOPES NOZAWA The clouds are set to roll out throughout the morning and with sunshine expected throughout the day. Winds have eased off since last light and the temperatures on top of the mountain are back in the low negatives of -3 with the wind chill sitting relative. In town it’s a different story with temperatures set to creep into the low positives with a max of 5 degrees predicted this afternoon. Sitting […]
SPRING HOLIDAY NOZAWA ONSEN
SPRING HOLIDAY NOZAWA ONSEN Another dump here in Nozawa Onsen! Waking up to a “Magic Foot” plus of fresh snow in Nozawa this morning with the upper slopes being graced with 35cm of snow overnight. The base once again smashing through the 3 meter mark sitting at a respectable 320cm this morning. All this snow fares well for a good Spring Skiing season. March and April are fantastic months to visit Nozawa and take advantage of the sunny days, fun spring snow and way less people on the slopes and in the restaurants. Head to the site for more details and some awesome Spring deals; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/march-is-magic-in-nozawa-onsen/ The “ Live the Dream” Package for the 30 days of March is less […]
LIVE MUSIC NOZAWA ONSEN
Big weekend of snow and festivities in Nozawa Onsen With light snow showers overnight and not looking to stop until Sunday night, we are in for a treat with up to 15cm expected to fall today. Powder will still be available in some spots across the mountain, with groomed tracks filling in as the snow falls throughout the day. Moderate winds are blowing in from the NW from the morning picking up throughout the day. Colder temps around -10 are predicted but the wind chill will be closer to -20 on top of the mountain, so rug up. Skies will be cloudy but visibility on the mountain should be decent with the light snow showers but the wind could change […]
MORE SNOW NOZAWA ONSEN
There is more snow coming! As the clouds roll in from the west there is more snow on the cards for this late evening. For today groomers will be the pick, it’s the perfect time to get some carving practice in on the well groomed piste, and there is still a bit of powder to be had in between the trees. The temperature sitting similar to yesterday with minimal wind today, the chill factor is not far off from the the max at -7. Light W winds are forecasted for the majority of the day turning NW in the evening and picking up throughout the night into the morning. We are super lucky here in Nozawa Onsen to have such […]
Cafe Melia Nozawa Onsen
Cafe Melia Nozawa Onsen “Cake is most important” A philosophy Masa and Akane famously live by. Akane makes her cupcakes in store, completely vegan and served cold. I have tried and love them all. Masayuki and Akane opened their café and skate shop in 2017 in Nozawa Onsen, a small village situated in the Nagano Prefecture. Masa sells all things skateboarding while Akane makes all things delicious. Masa moved to Nozawa in either 2011 or 2012, he can’t quite remember, after living in Vancouver for three years. In the summer, he works on the mountain building terrain and tracks for mountain biking troops, a sport quite popular for those in the village amid the hotter months. In the winter, Masa […]