Base up top: 380 cm Temperature; -6 Degrees Base at bottom; 245 cm New Snow: 25 cm Weather; Snowing The Snow Gods have blessed us again in Nozawa with a nice foot of fresh being delivered overnight. We were expecting a fair bit up top but it has fallen in the Village too and coated everything in a crisp blanket of white. Doesn’t matter how many times you see it a good fall of fresh snow is always magic. It is going to be pretty awesome today and one happy soul has already raced down late for his train but ecstatic about the knee-deep powder up top! Will be a […]
Latest News
Going to have a good night tonight in Nozawa
Base up top: 360 cm Temperature; +3 Degrees Base at bottom; 225 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Overcast Pretty overcast start to the day here in Nozawa with nothing falling from the sky at present. The winds have died and the Nagasaka Gondola and all lifts are back up and operational. The rain yesterday did not do the base any favours and it was a pretty warm day. Almost didn’t need the Jacket at the Festival last night. Was a good night and quite a few people lined the main street for the festivities. Oyu Dori was closed to cars, which is always good to see. Would be nice […]
Happy St Patrick’s Day from Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 385 cm Temperature; +2 Degrees Base at bottom; 230 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Not great If you decided to start celebrating St Patrick’s day early and had one or two too many last night and can’t get out of bed then maybe was not a bad decision. Today’s conditions probably best viewed by the fire with a warming glass of Whisky! After such a stellar week was always going to be a bit of a downer to cop some rain as was forecast for today. On top of that we have some strong winds so a lot of the upper mountain including the Nagasaka Gondola […]
Mid March and still close to a 4 Meter Base in Nozawa
Base up top: 390 cm Temperature; 0 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow: 2 cm Weather; Beautiful Almost need to pinch ourselves at the moment with another perfect day in Nozawa. Sun is shining thru and with the snow we got yesterday we should be in for a great day on the slopes. No wind and no crowds so the lucky few up there are going to be styling. Hope they have their sunglasses and sunscreen! We are past mid March now and still have almost a 4-meter base up top and 2.5 Meter down the bottom. Still have great top to bottom skiing over the whole resort. […]
Doesn’t get much better in Nozawa
Base up top: 390 cm Temperature; -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 245 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Beautiful Woke up to some big flakes falling from the sky in the village this morning. It dropped some snow pretty quick but did not last long. Still should give us a bit of a top up on the slopes. Yesterday was the day though with deep blue skies, no wind and still plenty of fresh left over from the day before. It was great conditions both on and off piste and everyone was having a ball. Heard the familiar call that have heard all season with a number of people saying […]
Still Living the Dream in Nozawa
Base up top: 390 cm Temperature; -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 245 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Beautiful Another gorgeous start to the day here in Nozawa. Not a cloud in the sky and wind also pretty non-existent. Cold temps up top to start the day at -11 degrees but it will warm up pretty quickly with all this glorious sunshine. Yesterday was an unbelievable day on the Mountain with a foot of fresh, sunshine in the morning and more snow falling throughout the day. There were fresh tracks for the taking all day. There are a bunch of guys here for a month, the whole month of March […]
Good day to be alive in Nozawa
Base up top: 390 cm Temperature; -6 Degrees Base at bottom; 260 cm New Snow: 25 cm Weather; Beautiful Absolutely stunning day in Nozawa today so really glad I did not have that extra beer or two last night! We have had the Magic Foot of snow bless us overnight with 30cm falling. The sun is out and the strong winds of yesterday have all but disappeared. It is going to be nothing short of epic today on the mountain. Can almost count the number of overseas guests in town on both hands and a few toes and being a week day there are not many Tokyoites either, […]
Welcome back to Winter in Nozawa
Base up top: 385 cm Temperature; -6 Degrees Base at bottom; 235 cm New Snow: 20 cm Weather; Blizzard Winter has made a definite comeback in Nozawa today with Blizzard type conditions across the resort. Has been snowing pretty heavy all-day and coupled with high winds has meant some nice fresh but pretty low visibility. Have had at least 20cm of fresh fall up high and even needed to clear the driveway at lunchtime. Kind of knew this was coming as I just put the shovels away a few days back! Big contrast to yesterday’s sunny skies and low winds but most welcome and the base has been […]
What a day in Nozawa
Base up top: 360 cm Temperature; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 230 cm New Snow: 1 cm Weather; Beautiful What a perfect day in Nozawa. Great conditions for the annual Downhill and GS races today. Was an early start for the competitors getting on the gondola at about 7:30 this morning. Greeted by very suitable race conditions with clear skies and an icy track. The speeds were fast and so were the skintight suits! Lots of fun and smiles from all those involved. Eventual winner of the downhill was home town favourite Katzuyuki Kono, he is more at home on skis than he is walking! Our own Gab […]
The Snow dance has paid off in Nozawa
Base up top: 360 cm Temperature; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow: 20 cm Weather; Snowing Lightly All those late nights dancing and sacrificing brain cells has paid off and after quite a break we have been blessed with 20cm of fresh snow in Nozawa Onsen this morning. It started yesterday but was pretty much sleet most of the day and just started to settle after dark. My car had about 15cm on top this morning. It was pretty wet down here but should be nice up top. The official report is showing -2 degrees and powder. No one has returned yet so should be […]