Snowiest Time Year Nozawa Flashback Friday from Nozawa Onsen New Years day the 1st of January 2022 at the Shinden Onsen. On this day the Japanese Weather bureau reported Nozawa as the snowiest place in the whole of Japan! We received almost 2 meters of snow in just 2 days, not a bad way to start the New Year. Compare to the second shot of how the Onsen usually looks without any snow on it! Doesn’t look real. Check out the Snow Report for that day and any other day of the season over the years here; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/accommodation-nozawa-onsen/snowiest-place-japan-nozawa/ May help with planning your next snowy adventure. Snowiest Time Year Nozawa In general we always receive the heaviest snow fall in […]
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May Snow Ski Japan
May Snow Ski Japan Can you still ski in Japan? Have had a few people asking if can still get a ski if visit Japan now? Nozawa Onsen closed the lifts on May 7th at the end of Golden Week but there are still two ski resorts in the area open until this Sunday May 21st! Yokoteyama in Shiga Kogen and Kagura in Yuzawa. Both are pretty marginal this year so just a novelty ski but are open if keen to get in that last turn. These shots are of Yokoteyama in late April a few seasons back and the cover was still great. The top of Kagura is 1845m above sea level and Yokoteyama the highest resort in the […]
Late Season Skiing Japan
Late Season Skiing Japan Snowy Spring Surprise for Nozawa Was busy working about lunch time yesterday and my daughter looked out the window up the mountain during a break in the clouds and said; “ Look Papa it’s White”. We grabbed the skis and headed up. We were greeted by 10cm of fresh snow on the deck up at Yamabiko when we got off the Gondola. It was cold too, had been a while since needed the thermals. Wasn’t the best day of the season by any means with thick fog and a bit grippy in places but the novelty value of late season snow, pretty much all to our selves was worth the admission. Today on the other hand […]
Rentals Lessons Lifts Nozawa
Rentals Lessons Lifts Nozawa Take of two mountains in Nozawa What a rippa of a day it was yesterday! Rippa is a Japanese word which means the same as the English equivalent a ripper of a day. Always nice to get a cold blast in late March and the little top up of snow was much appreciated. In Spring I often ski without gloves but yesterday I wish I had have worn them as the temps stayed nice and cold keeping the piste fresh. The top was great and spent most of the day up at Yamabiko. As expected it got slushy and a bit sparse in places on the lower slopes but still able to ski top to bottom […]
Late March Snow Nozawa
Late March Snow Nozawa A little blast from Winters past today in Nozawa Had the fire on last night for the first time in a while as the mercury dropped in the village. Waking up to the resort reporting 9cm of fresh snow up top at Yamabiko overnight. With temps sitting at -2 degrees and should remain cool most of the day we are in for a pleasant winter treat on the mountain today. The last few days have been a bit bleak but for those that braved the elements they still managed to have a good time on the slopes. Weekend crowds will be all gone today and it should be a bit of a private ski resort. Check […]
WHEN TO START SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
WHEN TO START SKIING/SNOWBOARDING There never really is the perfect time to start your kids on either skis or a board. You may start them at seven years old and they absolutely shred the second they touch the snow. Or you might start them at three years old and they throw a tantrum for the next 10 years every time they’re at the snow. Kids are unpredictable, and the snow is the perfect environment for them to showcase this. The snow can be a cold and uncomfortable place if you don’t have the right gear. The boots may be a little too tight and there could be a mystery hole in the jacket letting in all that chilling air. The skis […]
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 […]
Powder Skis Boards Nozawa
Powder Skis Boards Nozawa Get your powder fill in Nozawa Yesterday was truly deep with the depth gauges recording 50cm fallen yesterday during operational hours and 23cm has fallen overnight last night since last chair, we are indeed in for a special Japanese winters day. The base has hit the peak for the season at 335cm up at Yamabiko this morning. We had a massive 110cm in 24 hours up to close yesterday. We have been blessed with that Magic Metre! Even with the groomers working double time, powder is still to be had every and anywhere on the mountain. So throw on some wider planks. Powder will be deepest in the trees so be weary of tree wells. Powder […]
Group Lessons Nozawa Onsen
Group Lessons Nozawa Onsen Better grab some Powder Planks Waking up to a nice big flakes floating from the sky here in Nozawa as this system starts to crank up. The resort reporting 15cm up top already! It is going to be a huge day on the snow front in Nozawa with over 50cm of fresh snow expected by this time tomorrow. If want to practice your powder turns or just improve your skiing or boarding ability in general we have an improvement course starting tomorrow. Please contact Hugo on lessons@nozawaholidays.com or talk to the staff at Nozawa Central. Can also join the next course on 11th of March. Here is a link to details and also in Bio […]
Spring Like Saturday Nozawa
Spring Like Saturday Nozawa Earlier this week, a Siberian snowstorm blew an icy chill through our village, but yesterday provided a taste of Spring! It was a gorgeous bluebird day. We saw warmer temperatures in the lower degrees, and the sun graced our view for the duration of it. It was an excellent day to be out riding, getting those turns in with views all the way over to the Sea of Japan. The latest forecast has seen things improve with the next Snow dump starting from tomorrow. We will still get hit with some rain tonight into tomorrow with these warmer temps however the winds will swing favourably from the west about lunchtime Sunday. With it a cool change that will see […]