March Magic Continues March Magic Continues Another beautiful day on the slopes today in Nozawa Onsen! With sunny skies greeting you in the morning and intermittent cloud coverage and snow showers throughout the afternoon. Yesterday, the annual pigeon cup racing kicked off the weekend, with some exciting performances enjoyed by all spectating. Another day of racing ahead today, alongside the monthly kids’ free slope day. So get the kids out and about, it is an exciting day to be in the snow! March Magic Continues ⛅️TODAY: Temperature at the top: 4℃ at top of Yamabiko New snow since yesterday: 0 cm Base at top: 240cm Wind: 20km/h West North West, increasing to 25km/h throughout the day. Weather: Sunny with […]
Nozawa Onsen history
Fire and Snow Nozawa Onsen
Fire and Snow Nozawa Onsen Fire and snow Nozawa Onsen After an amazing day of fresh snow on the mountain yesterday the skies cleared and set the scene for a magical night for the annual spring Lantern Festival. Temps were cold but the fire twirlers, flare run and Fire works finale kept spirits high. Fire has long been part of the culture in Nozawa with the famous Fire Festival and last night did not disappoint. Did we mention what an awesome day it was on the slopes with over 20cm of fresh snow. This morning is starting as a beautiful sunny day but hang on to your Beanie as snow is expected to fall again tonight and we should see […]
Frosty Snow Endless Fun
Frosty Snow Endless Fun Snowy Delights, Memorable Nights: Winter Fun Takes Flight Long awaited big snowflakes falling over Nozawa yesterday across the village and the mountain covering slopes in fresh layer of snow. Today the visibility is looking much better with the winds and snowfall both easing off which should make it a perfect riding day. A little throwback to the 100th Anniversary of Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort celebration we had on Wednesday by the Nagasaka station with locals dressed in old school, historical and traditional outfits taking us on a nostalgic trip through the last century of skiing shenanigans. Frosty Snow Endless Fun ⛅️TODAY: Temperature at the top: -7 ℃ New snow since yesterday: 10 cm Base […]
Ski Resort’s 100th Anniversary
Ski Resort’s 100th Anniversary Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort! Plenty of sunshine yesterday brightened up everyone’s day on the slopes keeping spirits high and for some the hunger for fresh powder on the rise. Today waking up to yet another day of golden rays spreading across the resort with a beautiful sunrise on the horizon. The skies over Nozawa Onsen remain mostly sunny, promising ideal conditions for the groomers. Visibility should be excellent, ensuring you don’t miss a single breathtaking moment of the scenic winter wonderland. Colder temperatures return to us from tomorrow with always anticipated snow fall for the top. Ski Resort’s 100th Anniversary Today is a very special day […]
Fire Festival Nozawa Onsen
Fire Festival Nozawa Onsen Snowy Day and Big Night ahead for Nozawa with the Fire Festival As forecast the snow is falling nicely this morning in Nozawa quite a contrast to yesterday’s beautiful blue skies. Conditions have taken a turn with heavy snowfalls, winds increasing up to around 50km/h and temperatures dropping down to -10 degrees. Despite the snowy conditions, locals are pushing on and continuing to prep for the big night of the annual Dosojin Fire Festival that’s kicking off today form 7pm; details about the festival available here: https://www.nozawaholidays.com/news/nozawa-onsen-fire-festival/ Fire Festival Nozawa Onsen Time Table for the Nozawa Fire Festival 19:00 Bring the fire to the fire festival arena. 19:30 Towers representing the […]
Merry Christmas From Nozawa Holidays
Merry Christmas From Nozawa Holidays Merry Christmas everyone from Nozawa Onsen Hard to beat a white Christmas and with clear blue skies it is going to be a beautiful day head to slide into the Christmas spirit. Lots of excited kids big and small heading up the slopes this morning to make the most of this special day. Yesterday was also a fantastic day on the mountain with beautiful conditions, there was still a few people about but today looks a lot quieter. We would like to thank everyone for visiting Nozawa Onsen this season and a very Merry Christmas from all the Nozawa Holidays Team and everyone in Nozawa Onsen Merry Christmas From Nozawa Holidays […]
Cozy Corners of Nozawa Onsen
Cozy Corners of Nozawa Onsen Fresh snow from the top down to the village, partly sunny beautiful day ahead With 10cm of fresh snowfall from yesterday and during the night the village has morphed into winter this morning. Same lifts operating as yesterday and Yamabiko D course up and running. More fresh snow expected from Thursday afternoon all the way until Saturday morning! Still waiting for re-opening of the rest of the courses and hopefully should more should be in operation from Friday. Christmas is just around the corner and as not a public holiday in Japan you can expect restaurants and shops to remain open. With a lot of snow coming in just a few days we […]
First Snowfall Season 2023
First Snowfall Season 2023 First snow of the season for the main Island Honshu A number of mountain huts across the Japanese alps that we were just taking about hiking yesterday have reported their first snowfalls for the season! Kita Hotaka Hut sitting at above 3000 meters got a lovely 15cm of fresh snow while at Tateyama up at Murodo at 2450 meters high received a dusting too. Feel it is almost a little too early as would like to experience the Autumn leaves for a while first. First Snowfall Season 2023 Nice and sunny up top there today but still sitting at -6 degrees. It will no doubt warm up and melt away but nice to see things getting […]
Nozawa Onsen Farming
Nozawa Onsen Farming Nozawa Onsen Farming Every day is a Rice Day in Nozawa Next to tourism over the winters, Farming is the biggest industry in Nozawa and especially rice farming. Many locals that work in the ski business in winter quickly migrate to the rice fields after the snow begins to melt. Rice from this region is quite sort after around Japan known for its great taste due to all the fresh mountain water and rich soil. Lots of the rice ends up in the delicious dishes and refreshing Sake you enjoy on your Ski Holiday. In this photo you can see one of the Rice Planting machines at work and to the left a bunch of school kids […]
Every Season Different Nozawa
Every Season Different Nozawa 2014 March Vs Now These two photos taken at Uenotaira the top station of the Hikage Gondola 9 years apart almost to the day. The first one was 22nd of March 2014 the other just a few days ago. On that day in 2014 we had a base of 385cm and got a 40cm dump overnight. Every season plays out differently. If missing these scenes and have not booked for next season now is the time. Head to the site for a quote; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/bookings/ Link in Bio Yesterday we had our warmest day this winter with the village over 20 degrees. It was super slushy up on the slopes but still fun when I did a […]