Category: Nozawa Onsen Snow Report

Base up top: 380 cm    Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 220 cm New Snow since close: 15-20 cm Weather; Wind and snow   The snow is here! It has picked up overnight and we have 15cm of fresh sitting at the summit, 20cm on the more protected upper slopes. A higher amount[…]

Base up top: 380 cm    Temp Top; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 220 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Overcast   What a day it was yesterday! The snow was not deep by any margin and many tree areas were riddled with dreaded death cookies but those who got up on the[…]

Base up top: 380 cm    Temp Top; -11 Degrees Base at bottom; 225 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Clear   As expected it’s a mostly clear morning in Nozawa Onsen with light winds and lengthy visibility. The alpinglow on the surrounding peaks was a spectacular backdrop for snow covered farmland. With[…]

Base up top: 380 cm    Temp Top; -9 Degrees Base at bottom; 220 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; Snow   Finally we have some beautiful thick flakes falling in the village of Nozawa Onsen. A welcome change from the liquid pow we were doused with yesterday. 10cm was recorded at the[…]

Base up top: 385 cm    Temp Top; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 240 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Overcast   Kicking things off in Nozawa Onsen today with mild overcast conditions. Its still in the negatives at the summit so the skiing will be fair to good across the mountain, good[…]

Base up top: 390 cm    Temp Top; -5 Degrees Base at bottom; 245 cm New Snow since close: 3 cm Weather; Overcast   One of the best days of the season yesterday? The words were certainly tossed around quite a bit yesterday afternoon by frothing skiers and boarders descending from the hill. Id give[…]

Base up top: 380 cm    Temp Top; -2 Degrees Base at bottom; 255 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Overcast   If you want to ski today then make sure you get up on the hill as early as possible as rain is in the forecast for all but the very upper[…]