nozawa onsen skiing

Farming Nozawa Onsen Japan The locals are getting busy around the village preparing the fields for farming over the green season. Next to tourism, farming is probably the biggest industry in Nozawa Onsen. In Summer every little plot of dirt is farmed in some way. Rice is the biggest crop and it is delicious, you have probably eaten it in one of the restaurants or drunk it in the local Sake.  However nearly anything grows in the nutrient rich soil here and we have an abundance of flowing water. So we have a great variety of fresh produce to enjoy. For all those at home doing your own little bit of hobby farming hope it is going well.  Cold day […]

Last Day Season Nozawa Last Day Blues and Whites   Yesterday marked the end of the Ski season and the last day of the current Nagasaka Gondola in Nozawa and we went out in style. Magnificent day on the slopes with blue skies and great conditions for mid April. Here are a few pics to remember it by. Funny enough some snow expected for the top tonight 🙂 Just over 7 months until the next Ski season could begin. We really hope to see you here. Jump on the site if keen to explore and dream about an adventure www.nozawaholidays.com Stay safe and have a great weekend. Mata ne from Nozawa. It was a great day on the slopes and […]

New Gondola Nozawa Onsen Ohayou Gozaimasu from the last day of the Ski Season in Nozawa   Today the lifts will close for the 2020 season in Nozawa and even bigger it will be the last day of the current Nagasaka Gondola. The Nagasaka Gondola first opened in 1990 so it has been an amazing 30 years of operation. It was a real game changer here at the time replacing a 4 seater lift with a 12 person high speed Gondola to get to the top. I was lucky enough to ride it in the early days and hope to get up there today for the final ride.   A little fun fact when Nagasaka first opened not all of […]

Nozawa Ski Resort Closing Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort to Close on Friday The resort just put out an announcement this evening and I heard it for sure in the Onsen an hour ago. The resort will close in just 2 days time on Friday the 17th of April 2020.  In the announcement they said with Special Measures  being issued around the country in regards to the Corona Virus and in interest of protecting both customers and employees they have decided to close the resort. They apologise and will make every effort to improve the Resort even more for next season and thank you for your continued support.  So it is a few weeks earlier than the usual close of May […]

Snow Fall April Japan Spring time Snow in Japan 🇯🇵 Not the conditions we expect for mid April but not complaining. The resort reporting 20cm of fresh overnight and base now back up to 200cm. Life back in the snow globe. Took a little trip and a hike to make the most of the powder. Headed to nearby Shiga Kogen, some resorts there were already closed for the season and some had closed due to the strong winds with this winter blizzard style storm. So we decided to do some hiking to make the most of this amazing dump and were rewarded with some mid Winter like conditions Snow Fall April Japan Late yesterday afternoon the skies cleared and the snow settled […]

Global Cooling Japan 2021 Global Cooling?  Definite winters day up top at Yamabiko yesterday. The snow was dumping down all day and nice and cold. We ended up with about 20cm of fresh snow for the day. Sun starting to pop it’s head out now, temps remaining cool, no wind and fresh snow on the ground should make for a beautiful day. What happened to Spring?  Could one good thing be coming out of the current situation? As industry grinds to a halt and we’re not moving around much, there’s less pollution being expelled into the air around the globe. Check out these satellite images https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/23/coronavirus-pandemic-leading-to-huge-drop-in-air-pollution The forecast is expecting 30cm plus of snow up top here on Monday too, […]

Happy Easter Nozawa Onsen Happy and Safe Easter from all of us in Nozawa Onsen   Its a snowy Easter Friday here in Nozawa too with the Snow Gods turning on the tap overnight. The resort reporting 8cm up top earlier this morning and still going strong, looks like a powder day to start the Easter weekend. -3 Degrees and the base now at 175cm, for anyone about it will be a pretty good April day on the mountain. April proving to be a great month so shame no one here to make the most of it but falling snow is always pretty to watch. Not to worry sure the snow will be back for everyone next season. Please drop […]

Madarao Ski Resort Nozawa Madarao Marches out for 2020 Nearby Madarao Ski Resort lifts stopped running just a week ago, we took the short drive over to check it out on the last day the 31st of March 2020. As can see from the photo there was still some good coverage up there and it was a nice day in the sun. Madarao is just over 30 minutes drive from here and we stare across the Valley at it daily from Nozawa. It makes for a great day trip from Nozawa and the resort has been actively working on their off piste runs over the past few years. Check out some more details here https://www.nozawaholidays.com/news/madarao-resort-a-great-day-trip-from-nozawa-onsen/

Easter Ski Holiday Japan Late Season Delivers in Nozawa  Early April has proven yet again to be pretty impressive. Just little top ups but the temps have stayed cold up high and the last  few days have been beautiful. Last April we got an amazing 1 meter of snow in the first 3 days of the month. We could have used these conditions in December. 🙂 Anyway please enjoy a few shots of the last couple of days in Nozawa. Hope it gives you some inspiration for  adventures on the other side. Stay safe  Here is an idea of a package for 2 Adults and 2 Children from March 15th until the end of the season on May 6th Spring […]

Spring Snow Nozawa Japan Another April Surprise in Nozawa  Big flakes lofting from the sky this morning in Nozawa Onsen. Mother Nature appears to be a little confused at the moment. Farmers are trying to prepare the fields down low and winter is hanging on. It was a magnificent day on the slopes yesterday with the snow we received the night before and today should be a carbon copy with sunshine expected later.  Currently a very wintery  -5 degrees up top and another 5cm of fresh on the slopes, should be more if this keeps going. This video from up at the Olympic Cross Country park earlier today.  Probably not going to make it this season but please consider Nozawa […]