Wintery weekend in Nozawa Wintery weekend in Nozawa Has been a cold few days in Nozawa and this morning is also frosty in the trees and knees. Light snow still falling out the window this morning and there has been a little dusting for the top again. Cloud encasing the mountains above the village at the moment but should clear for a sunny Saturday ahead. Yesterday saw similar varying conditions on piste with some icy sections but also some great runs and all that went up had a good time. Everything will have been well groomed again overnight and should soften up under the sun. ⛅️TODAY: Temperature at the top: -6 ℃ New snow since yesterday: 1cm […]
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Spring Like Vibes in Nozawa
Spring Like Vibes in Nozawa Strong winds with warm temps today and a cooldown on the way A bit of a windy one up there on the mountain today, enough to put the gondolas and lifts servicing the higher parts of the resort on hold. So, if you were planning on sending it up to the summit, might want to hold off for a bit and enjoy the lower part of the mountain for now with plenty of lifts and runs still in operation. Thanks to high temps and quite a bit of sunshine this morning the snow condition on the slopes could be soft, making any falls more enjoyable. Yesterday had a perfectly clear sky weather and springlike […]
Cold Snap Covers Nozawa
Cold Snap Covers Nozawa After some Spring like days we have been jolted back into winter this morning. Light snow falling on the door step and the resort reporting 14cm of fresh at Uenotaira but 6cm for the Yamabiko. It is a welcome reprieve after the warmth of yesterday. A chilly – 4 degrees up top and the snow still falling but set to clear later in the day. Temps will remain cold all day with those light Siberian currents continuing ahead of a southerly change and more Sunshine from tomorrow. Anyway grab a coffee from the Ski Locker or your favourite and get up there should be a fantastic day ahead in Nozawa. Get up high as […]
Tokyo Nozawa Snow Fall
Tokyo Nozawa Snow Fall Tokyo and Nozawa Snow Fall. Stealth snow storm sweeps through Nozawa 30cm or the “ Magic Foot” of fresh snow recorded for Nozawa overnight in what felt like even more. The snow started falling lightly about lunch time and just intensified through the afternoon and into the evening. It was heavy at times, I cleared the steps of my front door 3 times in about 2 hours and the same amount of snow was still sitting there! People returning from slopes late yesterday afternoon saying the powder was already boot high so this morning should be even deeper. Temps are cold and the snow is still falling lightly so get up there as is going to […]
Accommodation Views Nozawa Onsen
Accommodation Views Nozawa Onsen Accommodation Views Nozawa Onsen – Nozawa Holidays has many great options head to this link to check them out; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/properties/ Skies of blue and a Magic View today in Nozawa Yesterday we had a bit of a false start on the bluebird conditions with light snow continuing to fall all day. It kept things cold and fresh though and will set us up for a magic sunny day today. The weekend crowds will have also gone home so should make for some beautiful uncrowded slopes today. The Half Pipe at Uenotaira also opens today for the first time this season just next to the terrain park. Winds are very light and lots of sunshine with still […]
Perfect Day Slopes Nozawa
Perfect Day Slopes Nozawa An amazing day on the slopes awaits in Nozawa! After 3 days of non stop snow the Snow gods are taking a break this morning in Nozawa. The resort reporting another 17cm of fresh snow overnight bringing the total of this storm close to the 1 meter mark. It was coming down heavy in town last night. Yesterday the top of the mountain was not accessible due to wind hold on the Gondola. But today winds have eased, skies have cleared, lifts look all set to open and all that untouched powder awaits. There will be plenty of hungry powder hounds waiting in the queue to get first tracks. Grab a coffee and get […]
Powder Days Nozawa Onsen
Powder Days Nozawa Onsen The snow just keeps falling in Nozawa Boom another Magic Foot of snow overnight and the base now at 230cm the peak for the season so far. Full winter conditions out my window at the moment with snow still falling, cold temps and chilly winds blowing. It is going to be wild and wooly up there today but the powder treasures will be worth it. Yesterday was similar conditions and the heavy snow kept going all day. We received over 20cm throughout the day. Visibility is naturally limited but better towards the lower mountain. Which is lucky today as the Nagasaka Gondola is on wind hold. Looks like most other lifts and the Hikage […]
Blizzard to Bluebird Nozawa
Blizzard to Bluebird Nozawa From Blizzard to Bluebird in Nozawa – Base rockets to 215cm! Hope you are up early today because it is going to be one of those magic days on the slopes. The past few days have been full blown winter with heavy snow and strong winds. The top lifts were on wind hold so all that powder is just sitting there waiting to be ridden. The base line has smashed through the 2 meter mark for the first time this year, fantastic to see. Winds have dropped to just 10km/h and the sun is rising over Mt Kenashi. Grab a cup of coffee at the Ski Locker and head up to the Gondola for an 830am […]
Perfect Ski Holiday Nozawa
Perfect Ski Holiday Nozawa Best of both worlds in Nozawa with a good Snow – Sun rhythm Which do you prefer snowy or sunny days? If you were here for the last two days you got a perfect day of each. Deep powder and snowy on Monday then the glorious sunshine with amazing snow yesterday. Must admit it felt amazing to ski top to bottom again and had beautiful runs down both the reds and greens. Never thought would be so happy to ski the home trail! We can’t have those days without the snowy ones so like it when we hit this kind of purple patch with a bit of both. The forecast for the upcoming days is also […]
January Festival Nozawa Onsen
A little ray of sunshine before a Snowy weekend in Nozawa Surrounded by low level cloud in the Village this morning but a quick check of the web cams and it looks glorious and sunny up top just above town. Check them out here; https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ Will be a magic day on the slopes, the bit of snow we received yesterday combined with sunshine, light winds and not too many people about. Yesterday was wintery all day, we got about 10cm up top overnight and it kept falling on and off through the day. Nothing down low but up on the operating slopes got a good top up. January Festival Nozawa Onsen ⛅️TODAY: Temperature at the top: -2 ℃ New snow […]