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Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 7th of April 2019 After April’s early onslaught, things have calmed a little to allow us to enjoy a view. There’s still more than enough up top in terms of a base to ski upon. The only thing that might change in the few days to come is the clouds are rolling in. This looks set to mean good things for the top of the mountain. Snow is forecast but the warmer temperatures will mean this weather probably falls as rain down in the village. So again, it’s a case of getting up, taking a look outside and being not being disillusioned by the wet outside the window. This is typical of later in the […]

Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 3rd of April 2019 Who saw this coming in April? Anyone with their hand up is a liar! April kicked off with 20cm followed by another 20cm… Then we were blessed with another 35 centimetres up top overnight. But it feels like we got that down in the village. Either way, it’s 35 official centimetres and counting. It continues to snow at 10am as it has been all morning and, presumably, all night. The base at the top of the mountain is now way up over three metres at 340cm and the snowfall continues. This is looking great for the duration of the season. Right up until the end of Golden Week, during the beginning […]

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 […]

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, 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, 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, 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, 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 […]