Festive Week Nozawa Onsen Great night in town last night with the long weekend Winter Festival. As always the History of Skiing Parade along with the Janken contest were a big hit. We did get some rain unfortunately in the Village but the good news is it was cold enough up top to translate into some snow. Just 5cm of fresh but it all helps and with cold temps up top overnight the Trees are looking picture perfect up top at Yamabiko this morning. Festive Week Nozawa Onsen Temperature up top: -2 degrees New snow since close: 5cm Base at top: 105cm Snow conditions: Good up top. Weather: Cloudy and light snow expected Yesterday was fun in […]
Long Weekend Nozawa Onsen
Long Weekend Nozawa Onsen – Saturday Sun in Nozawa The skies were super clear last night when wandering to the Onsen and with the reflection of the full moon on the snow it was really bright. Waking up to a beautiful sunny day on the slopes here. The village is sitting under a light sea of cloud which should clear soon but the top looks stunning this morning. Check it out on the web cams here Webcams Nozawa Japan Temperature up top: -6 degrees New snow since close: 0cm Base at top: 100cm Snow conditions: Great on the groomers Weather: Sunshine It is a long weekend here to celebrate the “Coming of Age” which is for […]
Nozawa Snow Report 10th January 2020
Nozawa Snow Report 10th January 2020 Good morning from Nozawa Onsen. A nice little too up of snow overnight with 10cm falling and a fresh -4 degrees up top. Should make for some fun conditions. Lots of kids about with the local school ski day and overseas kids on holidays. Stay safe and have a great day. Temperature up top: -4 degrees New snow since close: 10cm Base at top: 100cm Snow conditions: Powder on top Weather: Clearing Was a beautiful morning up on the mountain with fresh snow some sunshine and light winds. The trees were doing their Winter thing all the way down to Paradise. Great conditions underfoot especially up top with fresh snow stashes on the sides. […]
Nozawa Onsen Uncrowded Runs
Nozawa Onsen Uncrowded Runs Another day of uncrowded slopes here in Nozawa Onsen yesterday! Despite warm and wet conditions in town we were again treated to wide open runs on perfect corduroy. Temperature up top: -2 degrees New snow since close: 1cm Base at top: 100cm Snow conditions: Compacted snow Weather: Cloudy Thankfully the warmer temperatures eased up in the afternoon and we received a light dusting of snow overnight. This should make for nice conditions today, especially on groomers. The forecast ahead is looking very healthy, with more snow forecasted for this evening and tomorrow morning. A bit of sunshine expected for Saturday, and then what is looking to be some more serious snowfall for a few […]
Jetstar Japanese Flights Sale
Jetstar Japanese Flights Sale Come Join us for Japanese Autumn in Nozawa Onsen! Jetstar has announced an international sale that lasts until next week and it includes a Japanese flights. They have a couple of great deals for Japanese Autumn, come join us in Nozawa Onsen for the green season. Nozawa Onsen is becoming increasingly popular in the green season for yoga retreats, mountain biking and hiking in the nearby mountains. From Gold Coast 24/8 to 10/9 from $229 each way 27/9 to 10/12 from $229 each way From Cairns 24/8 to 10/9 from $199 each way 27/9 to 10/12 from $199 each way Click the link for more details on flights: https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/deals/international-sale Nestled in the Japan Alps […]
Nozawa Onsen Empty Slopes
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 8th January 2020 Nozawa Onsen Empty Slopes You should have been here yesterday! We got hit with an unexpected gift from the Snow Gods – huge fluffy flakes of snow lofting from the sky all afternoon. It was snowing a little bit in town, but more importantly it was snowing heavily on the mountain. This should still make for nice conditions up top despite the warmer temps hitting us today. Temp at the top: 5 degrees New snow since close: 0cm Base at the top: 115 cm Snow conditions: Great on groomers Weather: Cloudy We are at the mercy of the winds with the warmer Okinazawa Southerly winds pushing the mercury up and the cold Northerly […]
Groom Runs Nozawa Onsen
Groom Runs Nozawa Onsen Cruising the Corduroy in Nozawa Fresh start to the morning in Nozawa with temps hovering around freezing in town and -5 degrees up on the mountain. Looks nice up top on the cams this morning https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ The web cams look like we may have got a dusting up top overnight but nothing fell in the village. The groomers have been busy and should be some perfect corduroy runs to enjoy this morning and good conditions under foot with the cold temps. Temp at the top;-5 degrees New snow since close; 0cm Base at the top; 135 cm Snow conditions; Nice snow underfoot Weather; Thin cloud Yesterday was a terrific day on the slopes with great snow […]
Winter Feel Nozawa Onsen
Winter Feel Nozawa Onsen Definitely felt like full blown winter in Nozawa yesterday with snow falling all day and temps in the village down to -5 degrees, even cooler up top. There was also full winter type powder conditions on the mountain and the seasoned campaigners were having a ball. Today is more of the same with the resort reporting another 20cm of fresh up top overnight. More runs have also opened up with Skyline starting yesterday So now a few good options to ski top to bottom in Nozawa with most of the resort now open. Check the map to see the runs Temp at the top;-5 degrees New snow since close; 20cm Base at the top; […]
Helping out Australia
Helping out Australia Lending a hand to all our friends in Australia Since overseas skiers first started to visit us in Nozawa around 15 years ago we have had guests from almost every corner of the planet. We are very grateful to everyone that has visited and stayed with us in Nozawa. Australians have been some of the loveliest people to grace the village year after year. We also have a strong tie to this amazing country. Daily we are seeing guests arriving from Australia so thankful to be out of the heat and more so out of the fire line there. Many parts of the beautiful land are currently in flames, experiencing some of the worst bush fires the […]
Big Dump Overnight Nozawa
Big Dump Overnight Nozawa We got even more snow than expected overnight in Nozawa Onsen. The official report is for 35cm of fresh up top but looking out the window it feels like we got almost that in the village. Has been a while since I have been woken by the roar of the snow blowers but it was a welcome alarm this morning! Temp at the top;-6 degrees New snow since close; 35cm Base at the top; 140 cm Snow conditions; Fresh powder Weather; Still snowing strongly! Great to see this view out the window from Nozawa Central and the snow looks set to continue all day. The resort has confirmed it will open some more runs today including […]