We got one step closer to the December 10th opening today in Nozawa. It rained, sleeted and snowed all day in the Village and you could literally see the snowline just above the lifts on Hikage bowl. Uenotaira, which was bare a few days ago is now white again and looks like a decent cover. The[…]
Well, everyone was primed for opening weekend today except for the Baron von Dumphausen who failed to show up with the goodies. There is a reasonable amount of snow on the higher slopes but not near enough to get those lift engines running. Forecast is for some mild falls over the next day or two.[…]
Many Alpine regions in Japan woke up to a blanket of snow this morning and Nozawa Onsen was no different with snow down to about half way covering Uenotaira . First good covering of the year and looks like more to come over the next day or two. Then will warm up over the weekend[…]
With just one month to go until the resort is set to open here in Nozawa Onsen on December 3rd, there is a cool feeling of excitement in the air. The autumn leaves or Kouyo are in full blaze, and there are some beautiful colors sprawled out across the slopes The staff as usual are[…]
24 Hour Snow Fall: 0cm Current Snow Depth at Base: 0cm Current Snow Conditions: N/A Commentary: And another mild day today with a high of around 22 degrees in the village this afternoon. The day has been mostly fine and sunny, though the skies have clouded over as the day has moved on and we[…]
