Film Festival Nozawa Onsen Japan The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Nozawa Onsen The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the most prestigious international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by The Banff Centre and is held every October in Banff, Canada. Approximately 375 films are entered into the film festival annually, and the top 80 films are selected by a pre-screening committee to be shown at the week-long festival in Canada. From this selection a program of over 2 hours of thought-provoking films, with subject matter ranging from remote landscapes and cultures to adrenaline-packed […]
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Ready for Winter Nozawa Onsen Japan
Ready for Winter Nozawa Onsen Japan Ready for a Cool Change! With temperatures in the village of Nozawa Onsen reaching over 30 degrees celsius at the moment we are already looking forward to the Snowy days like this ahead. This video was early January last season and it seemed like the heavy snow would never stop. Hard to imagine that it will be -10 degrees soon so a 40 degree plus difference from right now in Nozawa! As in winter it is cooler up top at Yamabiko almost 10 degrees cooler depending on the weather. Generally speaking 100 meters of increase in elevation can drop the temperature by 1 degree. So mathematically speaking with over 1000m vertical change between top […]
New Gondola Nozawa Onsen Japan
New Gondola Nozawa Onsen Japan The New Gondola Nozawa Onsen Japan, In the Bubble era in Japan there were over 600 Ski Resorts scattered across the country. Large ones, small ones and plenty of in between ones! Skiing was booming across the land and so was the Japanese Economy. The Royal Family was skiing all the time and so were the average families and all the resorts were very busy, including Nozawa Onsen. I was working in Ski Patrol in the early 90’s and some afternoons coming down Skykline Run it was standing room only and we were dealing with as many as 50 injuries a day not to mention the many we had to help slide down the […]
Snoga Yoga Retreat Nozawa Onsen Japan
Snoga Yoga Retreat Nozawa Onsen Japan Retreat Yourself with a relaxing Yoga Retreat in Nozawa Onsen Japan Japan has been on the international stage as a ski destination for a few years now and the Snow and Cultural experience keep pulling people back. We also run Yoga retreats during Summer and have had a call to do one in the Winter months too so people can enjoy the skiing and snowboarding too! . Starting April 7th for 3 or 5 or 7 days, a perfect way to combine yoga and your passion for the mountains of Japan. A beautiful traditional mountain town makes for the perfect yoga destination and lots of other fun outdoor activities to enjoy. […]
Nagano Local Snowboarder – Nozawa Onsen
Nagano Local Snowboarder – Nozawa Onsen Ikigai means ” Reason for Being” here is a great little clip about Nagano local Snowboarder Shin Biyajima. He hooks up with Travis Rice and they explore his backyard including Nozawa Onsen. A great look at Japanese Mountain culture and a nice way to spend your Sunday! Nozawa Onsen has a long Alpine Ski History actually the oldest Ski Resort in Japan and people have been trying skiing here for over 100 Years. Over that then the village has produced many Olympic Champions, more than any other town in Japan! Snowboarding however did not get such an easy start in Nozawa and was actually banned in the early years. Probably not the best Marketing […]
Nozawa Equipment Rental – 12 Reasons You’ll Love to Hire Gear in Nozawa
Getting good rental equipment can make or break your snow holiday. Luckily Nozawa Central Rentals can find the perfect fit for you with a wide range of Standard and Premium rentals, plus plenty of perks to keep you and the family happy. Here’s 12 awesome reasons you’ll love our Nozawa equipment rental: 1. We cater for unusual sizes Got funky feet? We stock ski and snowboard boots in extra big and extra small sizes. 2. Try different skis or boards for free With Premium rentals you get two free swaps. This means that you can try out different skis and boards for fun, or pick the right gear for the conditions of the day. In other words: swap to powder-specific […]
Beginner’s Guide to Nozawa Terrain
Maybe you’re new to the snow or have tried skiing or snowboarding a few times. Or maybe you have a family, partner or friends who you’d like to introduce to the wonderful world of snow. You’ve probably heard that Japan’s awesome powder snow is great for beginners (it is!) Now you just need to find the perfect resort with plenty of beginner-friendly terrain. You’re in luck. Nozawa Onsen is one of the most beginner friendly resorts in Japan, with 40% of its terrain ideally suited to learners (trail map here). More than that, Nozawa has wide runs with plenty of room to get the hang of things. Plus, not all of the beginner terrain is located at the bottom of […]
Japan How Much Snow
Japan How Much Snow Japan How Much Snow How much snow does Japan get? People often ask us this question and the answer is it varies across the country of course but compared to other resorts on the planet we tend to get a lot! This year Nozawa received a total of about 900cm of snow fall and the peak base in late January was 355cm. That was probably regarded as a bit above average season. One great indicator of snow fall we like to see around this time of year is the huge snow walls at the nearby Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, the road was cut and opened on April the 15th this year and the highest point of […]
May Snow Nozawa Japan
May Snow Nozawa Japan Snow for up top in Nozawa overnight! No it is not a joke, check the web cams as up at Yamabiko is looking nice and white this morning and with temps below freezing levels the trees have taken on that frosted coat. Hard to imagine on May 7th. The lifts are closed and there is no official report so not sure how much we got but would say just a dusting. Can check the cams here https://www.nozawaholidays.com/snow-cams/ If wanted the slopes to yourself may be worth a walk up! Otherwise nearby Kumanoyu Resort at Shiga Kogen is open until May 12th and lift passes are just 3000 Yen a day. So there you go Winter refuses […]
Thank you from Nozawa Onsen
Thank you from Nozawa Onsen Today the Sun will set on the last day of the Ski Season in Nozawa Onsen. It is also “Children’s Day” or Kodomo no hi and we have a beautiful Sunny day up on the slopes so a good day to get up with the kids one last time. This photo was from April the 2nd just over a month ago when we got 100cm of snow in the first 3 days of April and the kids were working hard on the shovels. It has been an awesome season and we hope everyone that visited had a fantastic time. A huge Thank you and “Arigatou Gozaimashita” to everyone that came up to Nozawa this season, […]