Toilets Nozawa Onsen Japan One very cool Restroom in Nozawa A before and after shot for your Tuesday viewing pleasure. Who knows where this hut is located on the mountain in Nozawa? A hint it is the highest toilet in town. The first shot was taken yesterday with almost a 4 meter base, the second shot was on opening day Nov 30th when there was about 50cm base! Many people probably didn’t realise the building had stairs leading up to it and is now ski in ski out 🙂 After a little bit of snow yesterday morning we had a gorgeous sunny day and looks like this one is going to be much the same. Blue skies at the moment […]
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Long Weekend Ski Japan
Long Weekend Ski Japan One of the busiest days of the Season in Nozawa The February long weekend has traditionally been a big one for Japanese ski resorts. Celebrating National Foundation day and remembering all the efforts by our forebears from years gone by. Lots of folk up from Tokyo to ski and have a fun weekend in Nozawa. Lift lines were as long as have seen almost any day this season and we thank everyone that made the trip up. Was tricky to find a park sometimes 🙂 It was a bit of a mixed bag on the slopes, snowing lightly up top but the snow was almost slow going down low. The resort reporting 5cm of fresh overnight […]
Web Cams Nozawa Onsen
Web Cams Nozawa Onsen Snow Gods finally taking a rest in Nozawa Everyone was pretty happy to see the sun yesterday. None more than our local Postman. Now he just needs to dig out all those letter boxes. There should be a few people sending it today too 🙂 Amazing day on the slopes yesterday and everything up high and down low just looks incredible with marshmallow like snow all over the place. Just a few centimetres of fresh overnight and the sky is trying to clear now. Base has consolidated a bit at 440cm and remaining frosty cold at – 8 degrees with very little wind. If you dare please check out the web cams today it looks sublime; […]
Average Snowfall Nozawa Japan
Average Snowfall Nozawa Japan Snowfall for the history books in Nozawa! There you have it we are having the biggest snow season for at least 10 Years. We totalled 120cm yesterday and another lazy 40cm overnight. The total for this storm now over 2 meters but I am starting to lose count. Base now at 475cm this morning so exceeding the 2014/15 season peak. Forget about cars getting buried, some buildings are starting to disappear. The Weather Bureau of Japan has Nozawa sitting at Number 1 for most snowfall over the day yesterday in all of Japan. It is also the most snowfall for the start of February in history they are saying. Temps at -11 degrees up top and […]
Record Snow Fall Nozawa
Record Snow Fall Nozawa Holy Moly maybe the biggest dump of the season and base hits 450cm in Nozawa! Never under estimate what Mother Nature can throw at us in Nozawa. A huge 70cm dump of fresh snow falling on our heads overnight and still snowing hard. I had a feeling we may flirt with the 4 meter mark today but 4.5 meters. What an epic season. It has been a few years since we have seen snow hit this depth in Nozawa. The big 2014/15 Season we were at 425cm on this day! That season went on to see a peak of 470cm for what was a massive season. With more snow expected today will be interesting if we […]
Best Time Ski Japan
Best Time Ski Japan Every day is a good day in Nozawa and each month has pros and cons but depending on what you are looking for you will love Japan for skiing from December to April every year. Here is a link to let you know a little more about each month in Nozawa;Best Time Ski Japan Perfect day on the slopes in Nozawa Greeted by some sunshine this morning and the mountain looks amazing. Do yourself a favour and check the web cams today ; https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ Link in Bio. Very few people about and I would say close to a perfect day. The resort only reporting a little fresh overnight but it snowed all day yesterday so as […]
Family Holiday Ski Japan
Family Holiday Ski Japan Nozawa Onsen is a great choice if looking for a Ski Holiday with the Family. Definitely one of the most family friendly resorts in Japan and maybe even the world. With a mix of culture, great food, friendly people and amazing snow there is something for everyone and every age. Nozawa Holidays can help you arrange everything you need from Transfers, Ski Hire, Accommodation, Rentals, Lessons and even a trip to the famous Snow Monkeys. We try to do as much as we can to make your visit both easy and enjoyable and offer any services you need when in Nozawa. We can sort anything you need to make your snow holiday in Nozawa perfect. For […]
Christmas Booking Nozawa Onsen
Christmas Booking Nozawa Onsen All the Cool Cats hang out in Nozawa Has been a magnificent run of conditions across the slopes in Nozawa with some fresh snow followed by magic days. Yesterday was no exception with superb views and snow under foot. The base was hovering at 120cm yesterday but this morning has consolidated down to just under 1 meter up top. But not too worried as more expected tonight and Christmas it looks like Santa is really going to be filling our stockings with another big system coming in and another meter of snow expected. Nice cold temps too so if you are after a White Christmas this year we still have a few spots available head […]
Best Rental Shop Nozawa
Best Rental Shop Nozawa Nozawa gets a lot of snow and has some varied conditions. You want to have the right equipment to suit the day and the week you are here. It is a pain to lug all your gear half way across the world and the equipment is always changing. Ride the latest gear and get expert advice from our team at Nozawa Central Rentals. One of the biggest and widest range in Nozawa Onsen. Click here to look and book; Best Rental Nozawa Onsen Check out todays Snow aReport here in Nozawa Forget about the Magic Foot, how about a Magic Meter! As was forecast we thought this dump of fresh snow in Nozawa was going to […]
Cheap Stay Ski Japan
Cheap Stay Ski Japan Say Sayonara to the Sunshine and Konnichiwa to the Snow! Check out the 12 Day Forecast Cheap Stay Ski Japan After some awesome sunny days on the slopes some much wanted snow is about the grace the skies above Nozawa. If the forecast is right we are about to turn a corner and head into Winter serious. Starting tomorrow night we could see up to 80cm of fresh snow fall over the next 3 days and temps drop down to as low as -13 degrees up top at Yamabiko. The good news is the longer range continues to delight and the following weekend may see an even bigger system move in from the North West and […]