April Ski Specials Japan Valley Green, Mountain White in Nozawa Awesome Spring day for the first day of April here in Nozawa. Plenty of Sunshine and nice warm temps. The day actually started fairly cool but has warmed up under the sun. We are at that part of the season where it can feel like Green Season in town and the Valley but still a winter sports buzz up high. Up top at Yamabiko yesterday was lots of fun especially in the two natural half pipes from the top chair. Now it is mainly a top mountain game, there was also a few people up there. Plenty of locals taking advantage of the conditions and the free lifts day for […]
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Cheap Ski Rental Nozawa Onsen
Cheap Ski Rental Nozawa Onsen Spring into the last weekend of March on Paradise. Shaping up to be a pretty good day on the slopes with cool temps and a bit of a dusting overnight. The forecast was calling for about 5cm but the resort not reporting any fresh snow this morning. The snow has been slushy but in general the good slush nice and fast crystals. Today may be a bit different with this cold snap. Very quiet on the slopes but a few racers practising their turns on the left side of Paradise slope. Always impressive to watch when riding the chair back up. Temp at the top; 2 degrees New snow since close; 0 cm Base […]
Expats Ski Holiday Japan
Expats Ski Holiday Japan Frosty Trees up at Yamabiko Pretty day up top in Nozawa this morning with the trees nice and white from a little dusting we received overnight. The sun has come out and making for a fun day on the slopes. A welcome change from yesterday which had low visibility and pretty marginal conditions. Nice and cold too with temps up top hovering just above zero making for a touch of winter in the Spring. Temp at the top; 2 degrees New snow since close; 0 cm Base at the top; 225 cm Snow conditions; Fun day with a bit of a dusting up top Weather; Sunny day and fairly cool Expats Ski Holiday Japan Looking ahead […]
Unique Village Visit Japan
Unique Village Visit Japan Ushikubi Run – The Cows Neck! Know by that name for good reason it is a steep and narrow run that sure you would have seen just under the Nagasaka Gondola. Always entertaining to see people cascade down the moguls on your way up to the top. Plenty of bumps on it at the moment to enjoy if that is your sort of thing 🙂 Another sunny and warm spring day today with plenty of fun to be had in the spring slush. Temp at the top; 7 degrees New snow since close; 0 cm Base at the top; 260 cm Snow conditions; Spring skiing at its finest Weather; Sunny start to the day but […]
Snow Features Nozawa Onsen Japan
Snow Features Nozawa Onsen Japan Fun Sunday Slide in Nozawa A touch of winter this morning in Nozawa with cooler temps, down below freezing level and a bit of a dusting for the top. The trees doing the Frozen Brocoli thing up at Yamabiko. A few people around for the weekend but still very quiet. Check out the live cams for a closer look ; https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ Temp at the top; -1 degrees New snow since close; 0 cm Base at the top; 260 cm Snow conditions; Great day on the slopes Weather; Mixed bag some light snow early, then clouds and now clearing Snow Features Nozawa Onsen Japan Nice change to yesterday when we got hit with a […]
Memories Nozawa Onsen Japan
Memories Nozawa Onsen Japan All about the base in Nozawa Spring conditions continue today but some early cloud cover keeping temps down. Beautiful day to get up in the mountains and take in some turns and those views. Yesterday we talked about the base level in Nozawa. This shot taken a few days ago gives you a good idea of what 265cm of base looks like. On top of a little hut up at Yamabiko. Looking at the graphs and a big chunk of that fell in December. On the snow fall front we had our second biggest December in the last ten years. January and February snowfalls were still good and probably a bit above the average for the […]
Home office Nozawa Japan
Home office Nozawa Japan Spring is in the air in Nozawa Another beautiful sun filled day here in Nozawa. Similar dominant pattern that we can expect for a while now. Clear skies, light winds and general Spring conditions. Lots of fun for cruising the groomers, hitting the park or for some touring. These conditions are great and we love this time of year but it is maybe a little earlier than normal. We usually get some good dumps the first 2 weeks or so of March and often little surprise ones in April. It may still come, just have to wait and see but in the mean time embrace the joy of Spring Skiing in Nozawa Temp at the top; […]
Women Skiing Nozawa Japan
Women Skiing Nozawa Japan Happy International Women’s Day Bit of a quiet cloudy day in Nozawa today after a fairly busy weekend. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and lots of people about checking out the Demo day with many ski and board makers showing off the new models. The snow was pretty slushy down low but fast slush so lots of fun. Up high was icy early but softened into the afternoon. Good one to test out those edges. Temp at the top; 0 degrees New snow since close; 0 cm Base at the top; 275 cm Snow conditions; Fun conditions Weather; Mostly cloudy with some sunshine no snow expected today Women Skiing Nozawa Japan The […]
Nozawa Rental House Nagano
Nozawa Rental House Nagano Freaky Friday, right on 0 degrees this morning in Nozawa Pretty comfortable conditions on the slopes this morning with temps hovering around freezing level should keep the snow nice and firm. Sunny start to the day but forecast for clouds to roll in later and may even see some snow showers. Yesterday was a great day and could still find some fresh tracks if hiked a little. Temp at the top; 0 degrees New snow since close; 0 cm Base at the top; 285 cm Snow conditions; Fun Friday Weather; Sunny start to the day, may see some clouds later and light snow Nozawa Rental House Nagano This shot from a few days back when the […]
Ski Race Nozawa Onsen Japan
Ski Race Nozawa Onsen Japan That old March Magic in Nozawa Still coming down from the high of yesterday and a terrific March powder day in Nozawa. There was plenty of tracks on offer across the resort and many of the local crew took advantage of the mellow March crowds and got in some fun turns. It was not as deep as some days we have had this season but still great conditions. Today still looking the goods and with temps hovering just below freezing point the snow should still be awesome. Temp at the top; -1 degrees New snow since close; 0 cm Base at the top; 295 cm Snow conditions; Another great day on the slopes Weather; Sunny […]