Runs Open Nozawa Onsen Uenotaira Run open to slide in Nozawa Always good when the resort opens up this long gentle slope as gives some good terrain for the beginners. Yamabiko is great but getting off the top lifts can be a bit daunting for newbies to the sport of skiing or boarding. Uenotaira means the top flat area and is a 2km long run so plenty of time to practice your turns. Who here loves this run? Snowing lightly up top at the moment and just a few centimetres recorded today on top of a 40cm base. Good news is temps are set to drop tonight down to -8 degrees up top and we could see up to 20cm […]
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Early Bird Deals Japan
Early Bird Deals Japan First day of the Season in Nozawa Onsen! Beautiful sunny bluebird day to kick off the season here in Nozawa. 50cm of base up top at Yamabiko and fun conditions on the slopes with a bit of powder to delve into on the sides. With the sun out and relatively light winds we certainly can’t complain and awesome to get to ski the last day of November! A few people have come up to get their first tracks for the season. With the sun out it will warm up and no doubt change the conditions a bit in to the afternoon. Good news it gets cold again tomorrow and at this stage another 20cm of fresh […]
Nozawa Resort Open 2021
Nozawa Resort Open 2021 Boom and we are on. Resort to open this Tuesday! It’s Official the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort will open on Tuesday! 30th of November 2021 just 2 days away. They recorded 50cm up top yesterday evening and more was expected overnight. The groomers are working hard to get the slopes packed down and ready to slide. Great news and an earlier opening than most years. It is a bit rare these days to see a November opening but very welcome. Just a shame that we can not yet able to welcome back all our amazing overseas guests but lets hope soon. More good news lift ticket prices will remain the same this year in Nozawa and […]
Travel Bubble Australia Japan
Travel Bubble Australia Japan Who is getting excited about Winter? The Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort still has the opening date for the 27th of November just 10 days away! Looking at the mountains currently you would have to say it is unlikely but there is a cold change on the way. Check out the forecast attached. Next Tuesday temps are set to drop and at the moment over 30cm of fresh snow forecast to fall. Just in time for the opening weekend. Could this combined with the new snow making facilities be enough to see the lifts turn in November? Anyway a lot can happen in the stratosphere in a week so will have to wait and see but either […]
Season Opening 2021 Japan
Season Opening 2021 Japan Opening day for Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort! The big announcement has been made and the Resort is planning to roll first lifts on the 27th of November this year. It is always hard to know if they will actually have enough cover to open that day but at least it draws a line in the snow! It is also 2 weeks ahead of last years scheduled opening date. With a few early falls who knows it may be earlier this year but after 30 years of watching it I think to be safe aim for around the second week of December then anything earlier is a bonus. The JMA Weather Bureau in Japan just recently released […]
Season Accommodation Resort Japan
Season Accommodation Resort Japan When Autumn meets Winter in Nozawa Very pretty day up top at Yamabiko in Nozawa wth the fresh dusting and lots of people jumping on the Gondola to make the most of the weather and chance to play in the snow. Lots of amazing colours to absorb with reds, oranges, green, blue and white all competing for a spot in the line up. Who likes this little run just to the left of the Nagasaka Gondola top station? Always love this time of year as you get to see the transformation game that Mother Nature likes to play with us. Didn’t see anyone busting out the planks up there yet but in just over 1 month […]
First Snow Nozawa 2022
First Snow Nozawa 2022 The Powder Hounds were out yesterday in Nozawa Looking like a bit of a winter wonderland up top at Yamabiko yesterday with a decent coverage of snow across the slopes. Not enough to get any lifts turning but the main Nagasaka Gondola is open until the end of October so if head up today there should still be enough to make a snowman and throw some snowballs at your friends. Looks like we may get some more snow tonight with temps remaining below 0 degrees up top. Then a southerly change on Monday will see some more Autumn days again. It is a bit rare to get these falls in mid October so let’s hope it […]
Travel Australia Japan Ski
Travel Australia Japan Ski Keen to get back on the Slopes? You are not the only one! This shot from Nozawa I am guessing in the 60’s. It was a popular place even back then and there were a lot less slopes to choose from than there are now. So the skiers were more concentrated. When I first started to ski in Nozawa 30 years ago we didn’t even have the Yamabiko area so it was a big thing when the resort opened that up and put in the Nagasaka Gondola. Some promising news for our friends in Australia coming out the last few days too and looks like they could be able to Travel Internationally again by November. Of […]
Best Bars Nozawa Onsen
Best Bars Nozawa Onsen Time for a beer? The SOE or State of Emergency is officially ending in Japan today! With cases dropping the Government is keen to see things open up and the economy start to bounce back. This will be the first time the county has been free of these restrictions in more than 6 months. Japan is eager to expand social and economic activities while balancing the need to prevent another wave of infections. The health experts are naturally suggesting that we are not out of the woods yet but can take steps to return to a new normal while being prepared for restrictions if conditions take a turn. Currently 59% of the population are fully vaccinated. […]
Long Term Rental Nozawa
Long Term Rental Nozawa Sick of sitting on the Subway in Tokyo on your way to the office? Or working from home at your high-rise in the city? Dashing to the mountains for a weekend ski, climbing back in the car after lunch on Sunday just to beat the traffic back to the big smoke. It might be time to make the move to Nozawa and enjoy an entire season and live the snow life. Nozawa Holidays has a number of properties available for the coming 2021/22 Ski Season and over the Summer time too that are available for a long term rental at a great price. We have a range of different styles of accommodation that are sure to […]