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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 […]

Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 23rd March 2019 The official report shows only a single centimetre of fresh Nozawa Onsen spring snow today. However, it wouldn’t be a surprise to find that it’s a bit more as even got some at village level. Either way, a dusting is better than nothing. We’ve just seen a few pretty ordinary, rainy days. Despite that, we’ve heard minimal complaints. Either our guests are too nice, fewer people around make it worthwhile, or it could just be that spring skiing is too much fun regardless. Whichever of the above is true, things are looking up. It’s cold up top and the report suggests there’s some light snow falling (which we’re seeing a bit of […]

Nozawa Onsen Spring Snow Report, 22nd of March 2019 Yesterday wasn’t the best day we’ve had all season. It was a bit too warm for the morning’s rain to turn into anything else. Likewise, it was a bit too windy for the gondolas. Having said that, it’s not like we haven’t been blessed with a truly Magic March this season! We’ve had many days like the one pictured above interspersed by a few sizeable dumps. It’s thanks to these big falls that the base up top is still a healthy one. At this point, the forecast tells us there’ll be a handful of fresh centimetres upon Mount Kenashi Friday, Saturday and perhaps even Sunday. We’ll just have to wait and […]