Nozawa Onsen Snow report 26 December 2015 Yesterday’s conditions were quite icy but some snow started falling in the afternoon. It started snowing in the village later in the afternoon and has been falling most of the night. The village has a nice light coating of snow and the top has a fresh 15cm. The[…]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 23 December 2015 Two sleeps ’til Christmas Base at top: 50 cm Temp at Top; -2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 45 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Sun creeping through the clouds The cool and cloudy conditions of yesterday kept the snow steadily falling at higher altitudes. The base[…]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 22 December 2015 The Future Looks Promising Base at top: 45 cm Temp at top: -2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 45 cm New snow since close: 15 cm Weather: cloudy and foggy Yesterday was cloudy up the top but wasn’t as cold as it looked. I think that[…]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 20 December 2015 Blue Skies and Low Temps The lifts started turning yesterday at Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort and we received a steady falling of snow throughout the day. Day two up on the slopes is going to be a good one with blue skies all around and no wind. It’s[…]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 19 December 2015 The Grand Opening. The lifts here at Nozawa Onsen will be opening today! Thanks to a generous snow fall overnight on Thursday and a nice fresh coating of 15cm in the early hours of this morning, the snow depth now sits at 40cm at the top. Yamabiko lift[…]
Nowaza Onsen Snow Report 18 December 2015 The Snow is Piling Up. After some patchy snowfalls yesterday morning, we were rewarded with a solid dump in the afternoon and through the night. The snow is still falling and our excitement is rising; although unfortunately the lifts will not be opening today. We received 20 centimetres[…]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 17 December 2015 Snow is in the air! It’s always exciting to wake up and see snow falling outside, and this morning we were blessed with the first lot of predicted snow. The trees have begun to turn white and we can see a nice base starting to develop on the[…]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 16 December 2015 Exciting news for Nozawa Onsen Start saying goodbye to the trees and shrubs, they’ll soon be covered in snow! It’s cold outside and even colder up the top. The forecast has blessed us with an even better prediction than yesterday; a solid 43cm for tomorrow which is just[…]
Nowaza Onsen Snow Report 15 December 2015 Tonight is the night! Nozawa Onsen is expecting the good stuff to start falling tonight. A few centimeters to begin with and it won’t be stopping until Thursday. Thursday is looking like the big day with plenty of snow dumping throughout the whole day. Some more again is[…]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Report 14 December 2015 Counting down the days Here at Nozawa Onsen, we’re all counting down the days until we start seeing the snow piling up. In fact, the forecast is telling us that there is only one more day! Snow should start falling on Tuesday night and won’t be stopping until[…]
