Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 1 January 2016
Current Mountain Conditons:
Base at top: 90 cm
Temp at top: -9 degrees
Base at Uenotaira: 80 cm
New snow since close: 5 cm
Weather; Snowy! possible sun in the afternoon
Yesterday we saw snow falling until early afternoon before the sun started to peek through the clouds. The conditions are improving and there are some great runs out there. Others are still a bit icy and exposed however we’re hoping that all changes soon.
The base is now at 90cm and tonight could be the night we break the one meter mark. We should be waking up to a fresh 17cm across the whole mountain. Looking into the future there isn’t a whole lot of snow predicted for the first few days of the New Year but we should be getting some smaller accumulations throughout the week.
Celebrations for tonight include Traditional Japanese New Year blessings at the Nozawa Onsen Shrine, or night skiing just next to the base of Nagasaka Gondola with free sake or mulled wine.
A big thanks to all the staff, guests, and locals who have made 2015 a successful year at Nozawa Onsen, and here’s to a great year ahead!
Ski Courses that are open:
Yamabiko A course
Yamabiko B course
Yamabiko C course
Yamabiko D course
Yamabiko E course
Paradise
Kokenashi
Uenotaira
Bunabayashi
Mizunashi A
Mizunashi B
Yunomine A
Yunomine B
Hikage
Nagasaka connection
Rinkan
Ushikubi
Fox Course
Isemiya
Relaxing between runs
Heading up
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