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Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 31st January 2019 Yesterday was a cracker! It was blue skies and epic views on the mountain to go with what has been a mountain of snowfall lately. I’m pleased to tell you that there’s more good news today. The forecast shows a few centimetres falling over what’s left of the morning. The afternoon should see a bit more than a handful before tonight brings a hefty double-digit dump. Beyond that, there are a few more centimetres to squeeze out of Friday before Saturday brings the sun. Good times ahead, ladies and gents! So what exactly are we seeing at the top of the mountain now? At 10:00 am today Temp at the top; -2C New […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 30th January 2019 We had a bit of a top-up overnight of 5 centimetres on the top of Mount Kenashi. Take a look around from up there and you’ll find a cracker of a day in all directions. The same goes for the village too. It’s blue skies and sunshine to go with all the fresh snow we’ve had of late. What a day it is, ladies and gents! Tomorrow we should see some more snow. It remains to be seen whether the forecast handful of centimetres turns into more. Recent trends suggest that it might but we’ll just have to wait and see.  What we can say for certain is that January has turned it […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 29th January 2019 Another day in Nozawa Onsen and another blessing in the form of a sizeable dump. The official count is that 30 centimetres of fresh stuff fell upon the mountain overnight. Today should be another epic one on Mount Kenashi. The current snow is meant to ease as the day goes on. We’ll see a few more centimetres yet before it stops altogether. Tomorrow looks as though it might clear up a bit. After all the snow we’ve had of late it might be nice to enjoy a clear day or two. Thursday should see us topped up with a few more centimetres throughout the day before easing into Friday ahead of sun and […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 27th January 2019 It seems as though the mountains of snow which were forecast to fall overnight came a little early. We saw in excess of 60 centimetres fall between open and close yesterday, with only 25 centimetres overnight. Of course, we’d be hard to please being disappointed about 25 cm. To be fair, it was quite windy overnight which may mean there are larger pockets around, so stay safe. Looking ahead, we still have some pretty big days coming our way very soon. Monday night/Tuesday morning still looks huge. A bit of sun Wednesday perhaps before Thursday and Friday bring us constant snow both day and night. Well, that’s what the weather people are telling […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 26th January 2019 Today, whether it’s Australia Day or whatever you’re deciding to call it, is a day of celebration in Nozawa Onsen. Why are we celebrating? Could it be all the white stuff falling from the sky all morning? Or could it be the forecast promising monstrous things to come? Perhaps it’s both. A few of the bars around town will no doubt be celebrating Australia Day for those who are keen (Stay Bar being one of them). We had a comparatively modest 14 centimetres fall up top overnight. We’ve been spoiled of late. Between 8 and 10 am this morning, we had a further 10cm and it’s still going strong at 11 am. In […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 25th January 2019 We’ve seen a bit of a reoccurring trend this season. Basically, whatever the forecast says, we’ll get more. Yesterday, we got double and ended up with over 60 centimetres. There’s said to be another 70 centimetres or so tonight so if that trend continues then who knows what we’ll end up with. Let’s just go with “quite a bit” at the moment. The current forecast suggests we’ll start to get a bit more later today before the onslaught of tomorrow. Beyond that, Sunday and Monday look good for more than a few centimetres too. Needless to say, it’s going to be a big weekend! But what about today first? 10:00 am Temp at […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 24th January 2019 Remember the slow start we had to this season? No, me either. It’s a long distant memory now smothered in metres of snow. A reported 40 centimetres fell up top overnight. While that sounds pretty epic in itself, there’s still plenty more to come over the next week. The powder just keeps coming! We’re forecast to get a few centimetres more over the course of today. Tomorrow should see a respite in the morning before it truly kicks off in the evening. If current estimates prove to be true, we’ll have consistent snowfall well into the double digits from tomorrow right through the whole of Saturday. There’s even a bit more to go […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 21st January 2019 The official count is 35 centimetres of fresh snow at the top of Mount Kenashi overnight. To be fair though, it sure feels like more than that. Either way, there’s a fair bit in it for powder lovers today. To put the icing on that already sugary cake, there’s heaps more to come, according to the forecasters. There’s snow of some measure scheduled well into the coming week and beyond. At least four double-digit falls have been forecast to fall before next weekend and it doesn’t really look like easing too much after that. It’s hard to know, of course as looking that far into the future weather-wise comes with its inherent miscalculations. […]