Nozawa Onsen

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 15th February 2019 For those who go it alone, reject the commercialism or simply forgot, yesterday was Valentine’s Day. In Nozawa Onsen, however, it was a day for snow lovers. In line with the consistent theme, we received far more snow than forecast. In fact, it snowed throughout the day. It all ensured yet another epic February day on Mount Kenashi. Today we awoke to a 5-centimetre top-up and some sunshine. We should enjoy a fairly clear day today. With all that snow and some sun poking through it’s yet another awesome day on the mountain. Tomorrow we should see at least another handful of snow before sunshine again on Sunday and Monday. So what it […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 14th February 2019 Another day in the village brings more Nozawa Onsen snow. February keeps on giving and we’re readily accepting by heading to the mountain. We got a casual 11 centimetres of fresh stuff overnight (up until 8 am) but it’s been snowing steadily all morning. The forecast seems to reckon we’ll be seeing a bit of sunshine tomorrow. Saturday will then bring back the snow before some more sunny days to follow that. As we well know, however, things can change. Temperatures, winds and weather, in general, all have a tendency to flip around and so it’s probably best we don’t look too far ahead. This is especially the case when we have such […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 13th February 2019 This is the season that keeps on giving. We’ve been blessed here in Nozawa with copious amounts of snow over the past few days. A monster January was followed by a relatively dry spell during the first bit of February. That is now but a memory as winter has made its powdery return. Yesterday we woke up to a fresh 25cm followed by a morning where the dumping didn’t stop until the afternoon. We then got a further 10cm last night. At 10:00 am Temp at the top; -7C New snow since close;  10cm Base at the top; 330cm Weather; snowing While we’re enjoying the present it’s a little hard to think about […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 12th February 2019 This season keeps on delivering! After a pretty amazing January, we had a relaxed start to February. But as we’ve seen over the past handful of days, winter has firmly returned. Today is another epic one in Nozawa Onsen. We had another 25 centimetres overnight and it hasn’t looked like stopping all morning. It continues to snow heavily as (at 11:20 am) and there’s plenty more on the forecast. Present estimates suggest we may see some sun on Friday morning but other than that, we’ve got powder coming our way for the foreseeable future. We’ve said it before and we see evidence of it today; the forecasters always seem to underestimate. It could […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 11th February 2019 What an epic day it was yesterday! From close Saturday to close Sunday, we saw well over half a metre of fresh snow. The base is now way back up over three metres. The even better news to go with all of that is there’s more on the way. While there’s snow of some measure forecast to fall on each day of the week to come, tomorrow night looks the most promising. So what exactly is the top of Mount Kenashi looking like right now? At 7:30 am today Temp at the top; -10C New snow since close;  0cm Base at the top; 320cm Weather; cloudy When in the midst of powder, it’s […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 10th February 2019 If there’s one thing we may be certain of here in Nozawa Onsen it’s that winter is still in full swing. As we thought, yesterday was merely a precursor to something much more epic. Today is the day to be in town. Well, the whole week to come is looking pretty great, to be honest. We had 40 centimetres of fresh snow overnight plus more than 10 cm since 8 this morning (as of 10:30 am). As those of us in town or on the mountain will know, it hasn’t stopped! There’s plenty more snow on the forecast for the week to come with each day set to bring fresh powder. All this […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 9th February 2019 What a day yesterday was on the mountain! We saw an unexpected dump over the “Magic Foot”. In addition to what fell throughout the day, we had another 10 centimetres fall up top overnight. That’s pushed that base back up near the three-metre mark. With more on the forecast, winter is definitely back after that little break we had for a while. There’s snow of some measure on the forecast for every day of the coming week. But we needn’t look too far ahead as tonight looks to be the night, making tomorrow the day! Beyond that, we should be enjoying a fairly powdery week ahead. What is the top of Mount Kenashi […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 8th February 2019 The good news to come out of last night is that the winter switch has been firmly turned back on. But looks to be merely a taste of things to come. Those hanging around for the weekend will be waking up to a fresh dump on Sunday. The present forecast has us receiving well into the double digits Saturday night. If the trend for underestimating snowfall continues, we could see tonnes of it. As mentioned, winter is back, after that short sunny interlude of the past week and a bit. Every day of the week to come has snowfall of some measure forecast. Good times to come! What is the top of Mount […]

Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 7th February 2019 As the above image shows, there’s a bit of snow on the way. Throughout January, the common trend was, if some snow was forecast, we got heaps. Quite often we got more than double what those red numbers told us. There’s no reason why that trend won’t continue into this month. We’ve had something of a quiet spell over the past week or so, allowing us to get our snow shovelling in order for the next dump. That appears to be very near! There are a few people around for Chinese New Year holidays. With some snow to follow this sunshine, there’s an anticipatory vibe around the village. Bring on the powder! What […]