Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 1st of April 2019 The first day of April has brought us some fresh Nozawa Onsen spring snow. No April Fool’s joke! 20 centimetres fell upon the top of Mount Kenashi and even a handful in the village. There’s not much more to say about that except “get to the mountain”! The forecast shows some more tonight and tomorrow, maybe even a handful on Wednesday, before sunshine rules the skies on Thursday. What a magic time it is to be in Nozawa Onsen. Lift tickets and accommodation are discounted at this time of year. Check out our Easter family holiday deal at the bottom of the page. What’s the official word from the top of […]
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Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 31/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 31st of March 2019 While it rained all night in the village, up on the mountain, there’s a handful of fresh snow. Just 4 centimetres overnight but a taste of what’s to come perhaps. That’s if the forecast is on the money. Big things are predicted for tomorrow night meaning Tuesday could be a good one on Mount Kenashi. Temperatures are predicted to continue to drop today meaning we could even see snow at village level by late tomorrow. Then again, as so often happens, maybe Mother Nature will make fools of us all and over-deliver on the promise of powder. Beyond tomorrow night, there are a few handfuls here and there before clearing by […]
Family Ski Holiday Easter Japan
Family Ski Holiday Easter Japan Why Nozawa is Best for a Family Skiing Holiday Over Easter 2019 sees three events coincide to allow for the perfect Japan trip with your family these Easter holidays. First, the snow has been plentiful and Nozawa still has a base of 275cm (at the end of March) which will see the lifts spinning until May 5. This sort of base is never seen in Australia even in peak season! Second, cherry blossom season is hitting Nagano with the sakura in full bloom between April 15 and 23, lining up with Australian Easter holiday dates. Finally, Easter is a little later this year which brings it closer to ANZAC day. Good Friday is falling on […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 30/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 30th of March 2019 With a few brilliant days behind us we now get ready for some more snow. Over the weekend, this looks like it will only eventuate up top of Mount Kenashi. Temperatures in the village may see that weather fall as rain. But if you look outside and see rainfall, get to the top of the mountain. Beyond the weekend, temperatures look set to drop on the mountain and in the village. If the current forecast eventuates in reality, we may even have the snow shovels out again on Tuesday morning. Perhaps even Wednseday morning. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet but if the present forecast is on the money, […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 29/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 29th of March 2019 Today looks to be a bit of a bright and sunny one with perhaps a few clouds. There’s plenty of weather in store for the weekend, however. It appears as though that may produce rain at village level but fresh Nozawa Onsen spring snow up on the mountain. Beyond that, the temperatures are forecast to drop, bringing more fresh stuff to village and mountain. March has been magic in Nozawa and that looks to be continuing into April. Spring is a great time to be skiing in Nozawa. While many other resorts are shutting up shop for the season, Nozawa remains open. Snow permitting, we’ll be skiing right up until the […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 28/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 28th of March 2019 Magic March keeps on bringing Nozawa Onsen spring snow! Powder days punctuating brilliant blue days, of course. What a spring this is turning out to be. The bonus at this time of year is that there’s plenty of powder to go around. There are typically very few people on the runs mid-week. It makes for a pretty good Thursday to be in Nozawa. There was rain in the village overnight but up on the mountain, that fall was snow. As the village awoke this morning, we were blessed with snow in the village as well as up top. In fact, it continues to snow lightly now (as of 10:08 am). At […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 27/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 27th of March 2019 With more Nozawa Onsen spring snow forecast, things are looking good for the remainder of spring skiing. We may find that temperatures are slightly warm for snow at village level. However, the top of the mountain is the place to be. Up there is where snow is predicted to fall on each and every day of the coming week. It started last night with 4 centimetres a taste of what’s to come. The coldest of those days currently look like being tomorrow and Monday the 1st of April. Considering the above provides us with a bit of a tip. If you’re in the village, wake up and see rain, don’t stress. […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 26/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 26th of March 2019 Following Sunday’s day of fresh Nozawa Onsen spring snow, yesterday was a radiant sunny affair. That theme looks set to continue today. But wait! There’s snow coming! Let’s let the actual forecast illustrate that below. Let’s also remember that each and every time we’ve had snow this season, there’s been more than predicted. When we awoke to 15 cm on Sunday (and 5cm more during Monday morning) the forecast had predicted 1 cm. While we can’t guarantee that the trend will continue, we can suggest that it might. It looks as though good things are coming our way. In fact, there’s snow forecast for every remaining day of Magic March. That […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 25/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 25th of March 2019 Anybody still unsure why they call March “magic” need only look in the direction of all the fresh snow we’ve seen. Yesterday wasn’t quite the massive sixty-centimetre dump we had earlier in the month but it was pretty awesome nonetheless. After the 15 centimetres, we awoke to, an extra five topped it up during the morning. Everyone was heading to the top of the mountain. Women, men, children, and even the big guy above. Not a bad Sunday, folks! What can we expect today? Today is likely to mostly concern itself with sunshine. It’s difficult to complain about that on a Monday. Beyond today, we might well see some more snow […]
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report 24/3/2019
Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 24th of March 2019 If Sunday is a day to be thankful then one need only look outside to know what to be thankful for today – fresh Nozawa Onsen spring snow! The official report from the top of the mountain this morning shows 15 centimetres of fresh stuff. Even the town has turned wintery white again thanks to snowfall at village level. Magic March has been turning it on for us, despite the few days of relatively ordinary weather we had earlier in the week. The forecast suggests that the skies should clear for some decent visibility later today. Given the powder, there’s a good chance that a lot of the weekenders will be […]