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Happy Days in Nozawa

Fantastic day on the slopes yesterday in Nozawa. The snow just kept falling all day and all those people that missed last weeks dumps were happy to have been blessed with a beautiful winters day. The Snow falls were shifting all day getting intense at times and then easing, I am not sure how much we ended up with during the day but it remained nice and cold and there were plenty of little powder stashes on offer. In some more skied on or exposed places it was a bit icy underneath but it didn’t bother anyone too much. Most were very content to get an awesome day on the slopes. Check out a few shots from the day here.

Today should be back to back great days, it was still snowing lightly at close of lifts yesterday and even now out the window there are a few flakes lofting from the sky. Up top on the web cams looks amazing with the groomers pushing around fresh snow and the trees all white in full winter mode. Expecting the sun to kick in soon but temps should remain cold and give us a magnificent bluebird day. So grab yourself a coffee from the Gondola Cafe and get on the Nagasaka Gondola early. It starts rolling from 8:40am today and there are not too many people about at all.

The stats for the slopes today in Nozawa

Temperature up top: -7 degrees
New snow since close: 0 cm recorded but a dusting at least up top
Base at top: 185 cm
Snow conditions: Fresh snow and cold temps remain
Weather: Snowing lightly set to clear later

The forecast is shaping up pretty nicely, staying chilly the next few days with a mix of light snow and sunshine ahead of a southerly change on Saturday. Temps will warm up a bit that day but snow is expected for Saturday night into Sunday up the top. Then from next Tuesday the 25th the long range is showing lots of snow marks and freezing level dropping to below sea level. It is a while off so will have to wait and see but the signs are promising.