A Change in Conditions in Nozawa Onsen Friday 16th of March 2018 Temp at Top: 0℃ Weather: Light snow/rain Base at top: 260cm Base at Uenotara station: 180cm New snow since close: 0 cm The clouds cleared yesterday to reveal yet another brilliant Spring day. The snow was still quite fast and gave us a fantastic Magic March day on the mountain. Conditions have changed a little overnight, however, that is not necessarily a bad thing at all. We awoke to a light drizzle of rain in the village which has turned in to light snow intermittently as the morning goes on. According to the forecast, the temperature gauge will continue to drop today and perhaps bring a few centimetres […]
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Another Magic March day in Nozawa Onsen
Another Magic March day in Nozawa Onsen Thursday 15th of March 2018 Temp at Top: 7℃ Weather: Partly cloudy Base at top: 265cm Base at Uenotara station: 190cm New snow since close: 0 cm It’s another warm Magic March day here in Nozawa Onsen and a great day to be out and about and up on the mountain. The temperature is forecast to max out at around 7 degrees which means great conditions for those heading up skiing or boarding today. Yesterday followed the trend of the past week with everyone enjoying sunshine on the slopes. Magic March continues to provide fantastic Spring Skiing. That trend looks set to continue for the most part, however, there could be a few […]
Nozawa Snow Report Wednesday 21st of February 2018
We woke up to snowfall again! (10cm overnight) It’s always a good sign when the road to the Gondola is covered with snow in the morning. It seems we are on a snowfall, sunshine, snowfall, sunshine, snowfall, sunshine repeat patten of weather at the moment as we have sunshine predicted for tomorrow and then snow again the following day. The longer range forecast at this stage has sunshine at the beginning of next week, then what looks to be a heavy snow dump in the second half of the week. Lets hope that prediction holds as it would be a great start to March. Have a great day up there, stay safe and we’ll see you on the mountain! Wednesday […]
Never Summer Snowboards have arrived at Nozawa Central Rentals
Snowboards Nozawa Rentals With Nozawa’s amazing snow conditions we are finding more and more call for premium level snow boards and visitors are pushing themselves harder in the powder and on the piste. As we posted earlier in the season we got a big shipment of Jones Powder Boards in to the store but felt we needed to compliment our Premium range with some all mountain snowboards. That’s where the Never Summer range has come in. Never Summer’s reputation of quality and durability began in the early years of snowboarding. Designing and building snowboards since 1983 each board is carefully handcrafted in Denver, Colorado, with factory precision tolerance and a unique hand crafted feel. We have a great range from […]
Fire Festival Log Carry
Fire Festival Log Carry Watch the towns men on their journey down the mountain through town in the Fire Festival Log Carry. The preparation for the fire festival begins the summer beforehand, when the village men cut down the ceremonial tree. The log carry is then held on the 13th of January. The men carry the log from Hikage Gondola station past the Nagasaka Gondola Station, and then down towards the site of the fire festival at the bottom of the village. There is no mechanical power to move this giant log along the epic path – just good-old fashioned man power and rope. However, the men do have some help – you can see men walking with the procession […]
December to Remember Nozawa Onsen
Floating in Heaven in Nozawa. The December to Remember continues… Base at top: 195 cm Temp at Top: -1 Degrees Base at Uenotaira station: 190 cm New snow since close: 35 cm Weather: Clearing and sunny day ahead amazing conditions! Wow, what a perfect storm that was with Nozawa Onsen scoring about 100cm out of it in just over 24 hours. Was still snowing late last night and just started to clear when we surfaced this morning. Almost 2 meter base up the top now and the resort reporting 35cm of fresh snow overnight. It is going to be nothing short of epic on the slopes today folks. The snow just kept coming yesterday and tracks were getting filled as […]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report Sunday 10th December
Groomers ready to rumble for the Season ahead in Nozawa Base at top: 70 cm Temp at Top: 3 Degrees Base at Uenotaira station: 50 cm New snow since close: 0 cm Weather: Clear start but clouds forming Pretty start to the day here in Nozawa this morning. No new snow to report but will be a great day on the slopes. Clouds are forming but we aren’t expecting any new snow until tomorrow night. Yesterday was a magnificent day up there with the fresh snow nice weather. Lots of people just arriving in town were pretty excited. The `forecast ahead is still looking good with falls all week and a bigger one this time next week if comes […]
Ski Holiday Nozawa Onsen Japan
Ski Holiday Nozawa Onsen Japan Cure for that Mondayitis from Nozawa Onsen A little something to help with the day dreaming on your Monday morning back at work. This shot of a beautiful day on Yunomine slopes, which are located bang in the middle of the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort. You ride over the top of them in the Nagasaka Gondola when heading to Yamabiko but not that many people choose to ride back down this area. Making it a nice quiet few runs for anyone looking for a little oasis. There are 2 chair lifts servicing this area Number 8 Yunomine chair a Twin seater and Number 9 Mizunashi a Triple. You can also loop back down to the […]
Child Care Baby Sitting Nozawa Onsen
Child Care Baby Sitting Nozawa Onsen – No Kids on a Powder Day! If heading up to Nozawa for the ski season and have some little kids then who can take care of them so you can go for a ski is a pretty important thing! Lucky for you Nozawa has a few great options. During the day hard to beat the Yumin Day Care right on the slopes at the Hikage Ski Centre. You can quite easily access there from all Nozawa Holidays Accommodations by walking or taking the bus to the Nagasaka Gondola then there is a free ski doo drawn sled that runs you up to the Hikage Ski Centre and Kids Park. Otherwise can stroll thru […]
Togari Onsen Ski Resort – Over the valley from Nozawa Onsen
Togari Onsen Ski Resort, the little neighbour over the Valley. Could it have the cheapest lift tickets in the world? You have probably looked at it a thousand times as flying down Skyline run or sipping your morning coffee on the way up in the Nagasaka Gondola. There is even a better chance you have seen the lights on for the night skiing over the valley. It is Togari Onsen Ski Resort and is sitting just over the river on the opposite side of the Valley from Nozawa Onsen. But how many have skied it? I must admit except for dinner I have not been over to Togari for quite a few years now. So what are we missing out […]