Base at top: 165 cm Temp at Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 130 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow and light winds all day On piste conditions were fantastic yesterday. After a light covering of snow from Wednesday, the slopes were nothing but fast and smooth, and fairly empty too! The sun was out for the whole day, though temperatures were cold keeping the snowpack nice and fresh. It’s currently snowing very lightly down in the village and we’re expecting a couple of centimetres up the top today. Enough to keep the underfoot conditions nice and to keep the trees looking pretty. Winds will be mild today and tomorrow, increasing on Saturday […]
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The sun is out in Nozawa Onsen
Base at top: 165 cm Temp at Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: fairly clear skies, mild winds There are still some good stashes to be found! Nozawa showed us its magic yesterday with some fresh snow on the ground and the trees all glistening in a layer of white snow. It was a beautiful day up there. Our base is creeping up slowly, currently reading 165cm at the top. With some fresh snow around the resort from the last few days, today is going to be a cracker of a day up on the mountain. The pistes should be smooth and fast, with the snowpack holding well […]
More snow than we expected in Nozawa
Base at top: 160 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 140 cm New Snow since close: 11 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds Above the clouds We were expecting a couple of centimetres of snow in the last 24 hours, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that 15cm had landed on our slopes. It’s not exactly Japow’s usual deep deep snow, but any snow is better than none. The groomers should be nice and fast today and hopefully less crusty than yesterday. If you look hard enough you’re likely to find some decent powder stashes that are still nice and fluffy from the last few days’ accumulation. Today’s looking fairly similar to yesterday, […]
Light snow falling in Nozawa today
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds There are some big snowflakes falling on Nozawa right now. They’re nice and fluffy, and it almost looks like they’re falling in slow motion. Though today’s snowfall won’t be a big dump, we’ll still be getting a nice top up for the resort. We should see snow falling throughout the day getting slightly heavier in the afternoon. Winds have picked up a little bit so the windchill factor is down to -20 degrees. Stay warm up there! We’re loving these colder temperatures… the snow’s staying fairly fresh and the groomers are […]
A beautiful weekend in Nozawa
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds After a nice lot of snow fell on Friday night, the weekend was set to be a good one. We were spoilt with light clouds and calm skies on Saturday, followed by blue skies all of Sunday. We had some great powder riding on Saturday morning with a few lesser known sections still untracked on Sunday. The low temperatures kept the snow fresh for the whole weekend. Clouds began forming above Nozawa overnight and now we’ve got light snow falling across the mountain. This should continue until the afternoon, keeping the […]
A powder weekend at Nozawa
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 130 cm New Snow since close: 6 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds It’s becoming a recurring trend in Nozawa for snow to dump overnight, with skies clearing the following day. Yesterday we woke up to just over 20cm of fresh snow with the sun breaking through some of the clouds by nine in the morning. Our base is currently at 155cm, quite a bit less than usual for this time of year unfortunately, although there is still loads of fun to be had out there as you can see from the photo. We received a couple more centimetres early today just to refresh […]
Fresh snow for the weekend!
Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 130 cm New Snow since close: 20 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds Shoveling out the sled early this morning Yesterday’s odd conditions, including some fairly wet snow and even a spur of rain, got us all a bit worried. However that was soon all eased after the snow started to fall heavily again in the afternoon and all night long. We received a few centimeters throughout the day yesterday and twenty centimetres since the closing of the lifts yesterday. There’s some good powder to be found up there! All the powderhounds’ boards are waiting in the line for the gondola, with everyone excited […]
Nozawa is getting dumped on today!
Base at top: 135 cm Temp at Top; -2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 100 cm New Snow since close: 3 cm Weather: moderate to heavy snow all day It’s recently begun snowing early this morning in Nozawa. Just what we need after three fantastic bluebird days in a row. The past few days have been gorgeous. With plenty of fresh snow on piste to begin with from the previous dump, we had fresh and fast snow throughout the week with mild temperatures, no wind, and blue skies. What a dream! It was just yesterday that the conditions were becoming a bit slushy so we’re glad to see that another lot of good snow is on the way. […]
Yet another beautiful day in Nozawa
Base at top: 140 cm Temp at Top; -5 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 105 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: Fairly sunny for now, possible snow this afternoon heading home after last lifts on a beautiful bluebird day After two bluebird days in Nozawa, the sun is still shining brightly upon our little part of the globe for a third day. There may be some cloud forming later during the day, with a likely chance of snow beginning to fall by the afternoon. For the morning, conditions are a little slushy with the sun and mild temperatures taking their toll on the snowpack, though make no mistake, on piste conditions are still great. Once this […]
Light winds and not as cold with more snow to come in Nozawa
Base at top: 145 cm Temp at Top; -2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 115 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Sunny at times, some snow showers higher up The great snow we received over the weekend stayed nice and fresh throughout yesterday’s bluebird day, with some decent powder still to be found. We’re hoping it stays just as fresh today and that the pistes will be nice and fast. In any case, it should be a cracker of a day again today. Temperatures on the mountain will be mild, sitting just below zero. Mild Easterly winds should be hardly noticeable, particularly in the more protected areas of the mountain. The sun will be shining at […]