Late March Snow Nozawa

A little blast from Winters past today in Nozawa

Had the fire on last night for the first time in a while as the mercury dropped in the village. Waking up to the resort reporting 9cm of fresh snow up top at Yamabiko overnight. With temps sitting at -2 degrees and should remain cool most of the day we are in for a pleasant winter treat on the mountain today.

The last few days have been a bit bleak but for those that braved the elements they still managed to have a good time on the slopes. Weekend crowds will be all gone today and it should be a bit of a private ski resort. Check out more on each month in Nozawa here; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/snow-conditions/

Skyline appears to be done for the season but you can still ski top to bottom on the left side down Challenger or the Forest trail. Will update runs when take closer look today.

🌄TODAY:

Temperature at the top; Yamabiko – 2 degrees

New snow since yesterday; 9cm

Base at the top; 185 cm

Snow conditions; A bit of fresh but don’t expect too fluffy

Weather; Mixed Bag with scattered cloud and some blue patches

🚡LIFTS IN OPERATION: All lifts operating except these lifts:

– Mizunashi triple

– Yunomine pair

– Karasawa pair

– Challenge pair (normally closed on weekdays)

– Utopia pair (normally closed on weekdays)

– Kandahar pair

🌄RUNS OPEN: Some lower runs now done for the season. Still top to bottom as noted above.

FORECAST:

The future is looking bright with light snow on and off until lunchtime tomorrow then we should see the sun back for a whole week. With temperatures only climbing gradually and very light winds it should be a fun Spring ski week up top in Nozawa.

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