Base up top: 295cm Temp Top; -1 Degrees Base at bottom: 125cm New Snow since close: 0cm What a wild day it was yesterday! Some of the strongest winds of the season forced closure of the entire top half of the mountain. Only the lower pistes remained open in slushy and[…]
Base up top: 310cm Temp Top; +4 Degrees Base at bottom: 140cm New Snow since close: 0cm It’s a windy one in Nozawa this morning. The Nagasaka gondola is currently on wind hold but the Hikage gondola is still running. Temperatures are extremely warm as predicted but crowds are very light.[…]
Base up top: 320cm Temp Top; +4 Degrees Base at bottom: 145cm New Snow since close: 0cm We have another clear bluebird day in Nozawa Onsen this morning. Visibility above 1400 meters is outstanding, but a strong inversion layer has trapped haze in the valleys limiting long range views. Overnight snowfalls[…]
Base up top: 320cm Temp Top; -6 Degrees Base at bottom: 150cm New Snow since close: 0cm It’s a mostly fine morning here in Nozawa Onsen today. We have some high altitude cirrus clouds passing overhead that tend to preceded frontal systems. This correlates with the forecast; we expect snow showers[…]
Base up top: 325cm Temp Top; -1 Degrees Base at bottom: 150cm New Snow since close: 0cm It’s another visually spectacular morning here in Nozawa Onsen. No new snow to report of but there is a clear blue sky with not a cloud to be seen combined with very light winds.[…]
Base up top: 330cm Temp Top; -11 Degrees Base at bottom: 155cm New Snow since close: 10cm We have some light snow in Nozawa Onsen at the moment. After some rain last night the precipitation quickly turned to snow delivering 10cm of fresh up high, 3cm was recorded in the village.[…]
Base up top: 330cm Temp Top; +2 Degrees Base at bottom: 155cm New Snow since close: 0cm It’s a relatively balmy overcast morning here in Nozawa Onsen with positive temperatures across the mountain. Slushy spring snow conditions will prevail with the best riding to be had on the upper slopes, especially[…]
Base up top: 330cm Temp Top; -8 Degrees Base at bottom: 160cm New Snow since close: 0cm What a day we have in Nozawa Onsen today. The weather does not get much better than this! Looking out the window at the moment you will see bright full blue skies with not[…]
Base up top: 340cm Temp Top; -15 Degrees Base at bottom: 165cm New Snow since close: 10-30cm Winter has returned to Nozawa Onsen with a healthy overnight top up recorded. At the moment we have light to moderate flakes falling, very cold temperatures and windy conditions on the higher slopes. Today[…]
Base up top: 350cm Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at bottom: 170cm New Snow since close: 0cm It’s a sunny partly cloudy morning here in Nozawa Onsen, another classic spring day. Luckily the forecast overnight rainfalls have failed to arrive as we only received light drizzle for a short time last[…]
