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 […]
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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 […]
Waiting for the change in Nozawa
Base up top: 350 cm Temperature; 0 Degrees Base at bottom; 225 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Sunshine Definitely spring like conditions in Nozawa at the moment at the lower part of the mountain anyway.Up high this morning was cold enough to create the ice trees we know so well. Not sure if was from a bit of a dusting last night or just a frost this morning but looks pretty all the same. Yesterday got up to about 10 degrees in town and was almost walking around in a T Shirt. Was a beautiful day up top though with the sun out and nice spring […]
Purple Haze lifting in Nozawa
Base up top: 355 cm Temperature; 6 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Sunshine Glad that I waited a while to post the report after a bit of a wet and foggy start to the day the clouds have lifted and it is a stunning day. One of the guys just flew down Skyline with a jump in his step to get his camera and head back up. He said was a bit slushy in places but a beautiful day on the slopes. Yesterday was as we thought not the best of the season but the slopes were pretty empty so anyone […]