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Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 21st December 2018 Snow to Follow Sun! At the top of the mountain, we got about 8cm more fresh snow overnight. One can never truly know exactly what the weather gods will bring but we can get a fair idea from the forecast. At this point, it’s telling us that a few snow showers on the mountain this morning will clear and give way to a clear, sunshine-filled afternoon. With a good amount having fallen Wednesday night to go with last night’s top-up, most of the mountain’s runs are now open. All in all, it’s going to be a pretty good day to be in Nozawa Onsen and sliding down Mount Kenashi. Looking forward to the […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 20th December 2018 Fresh Nozawa Snow After a strange old night last night where we heard thunder rumbling above us, it was difficult to know what we might wake up to. The good news? “About 15 centimetres of fresh snow” is the answer to that question! Not only were we blessed with some fresh stuff but the skies cleared to give us a pretty awesome day on the mountain. The photo above shows the fog over the village on first run of the day (photo by Aerandir-san). Temp at top; 1 DegreeNew Snow Since Close; 15cmBase at Top; 85cmWeather; Mostly Sunny (10:20am) At some point yesterday, the Skyline run opened meaning that most of the mountain […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 19th December 2018 Sun and Snow in Nozawa! It’s a foggy morning in Nozawa at present after a sunny, blue sky start up higher (as the image below shows). The forecast reckons a sunny morning should give way to a handful of centimetres this afternoon and this evening. Let’s hope the recent trend continues of being blessed with a lot more than has been predicted. Beyond today, we should see a few sun-dominated days before the white falls again on Sunday and through Monday. But as with all things weather, you can never be too sure. There’s every chance conditions will change and dump down upon us. So, we should see a little fresh stuff on […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 18th December 2018 Waking up to Winter in Nozawa! Just as the weather person promised us yesterday, we awoke to some fresh white stuff today. There has to be about 10 centimetres new snow in the village and double that up on the mountain. The even better news is that as we sit here and look out the window, it continues to fall quite steadily. It looks as though we’re in for a superb day on the mountain today, folks! Temp at top; – 4 Degrees New Snow Since Close; 20cmBase at Top; 80cm Weather; Snowing (8:40am) Slopes open today in Nozawa;Yamabiko A course (Intermediate)Yamabiko B course (Intermediate)Yamabiko C course (Intermediate)Yamabiko D course (Intermediate)Yamabiko E course […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 17th December 2018 December Days in Nozawa Onsen! Although we didn’t have any snowfall yesterday it was still a glorious day on the mountain, as these images prove. It’s difficult to believe that about a week and a half ago we were still waiting for the first snow to fall. Cut forward to today and most of the mountain is open. With promising signs on the forecast to come, we could see all runs open very soon! There are double-digit falls set to come overnight while Tuesday and Wednesday should bring some snow too. So, good signs ahead, that’s for sure! Today? Temp at top; – 4 Degrees New Snow Since Close; 0cmBase at Top; 65cm […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 16th December 2018 Much more where that came from! We’ve been blessed over the past few days. Having endured a slightly slow start to the ski season, we’re catching up fast! Forecasts of late have been underselling the amount of snow we’ve actually received. While the snow shovelers might get something of a respite today, the forecast for the coming week suggests we should be keeping those shovels handy. Beyond today, there’s a bit on the radar for tomorrow and Tuesday, before another sizeable dump on Wednesday. As we all know, these things can change and there’s as good of a chance as ever that we will see it sooner! Temp at top; – 4 Degrees […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow 13/12/18 This morning we awoke to a few centimetres in the village and a fair bit more up on top of the mountain. Around fifteen centimetres fell upon the top runs overnight. All things considered, it looks like pretty good conditions yesterday, especially after having a bit of rain yesterday. There’ll be colder temperatures today and beyond. Temps are set to drop well into the minuses up top over the next few days, bringing some fresh snow with them. The extended forecast suggests that we can expect more over the next few days and that by early next week, we’ll see some heavier stuff. Surely good news for those coming to Nozawa soon. Slopes open today in […]