The Nozawa Snow Report provides daily snow and weather updates for Nozawa Onsen, Japan
And it just keeps coming! We’ve had a bumper two days of snow here in Nozawa Onsen. This December has well and truly been one to remember and we are definitely setup for an epic season here in Nozawa Onsen. If you made it onto the mountain yesterday you would have been swimming… in snow…[…]
One of our very awesome days this season. There were plenty of them! Nozawa Onsen Snow Report: 15 March 2017 Last Nozawa Onsen Snow Report for 2017 The season is still going strong here in Nozawa but, rather surprisingly, interest seems to be waning and focusing on next season. Hence we will be closing the[…]
Snow rafting in Nozawa Onsen. Nozawa Snow Report 15 January 2017 It will be deep, very deep. A vicious gale roars outside the window. Snow is blown across the fields and then back again filling in any freshly cleared track within the hour. Bushes that once stood meters above the snow are all but gone.[…]
Sake gifts to those hauling the gigantic tree down for the fire festival yesterday Nozawa Snow Report 14 January 2017 Biggest snowfall in 2 years! Buried, inundated or swamped are all words to describe what we are currently experiencing in Nozawa Onsen. Right now the precipitation rates are truly amazing with very heavy snow and[…]
The leftovers. Kelsey finds untracked powder two days ago. Now we wait… Nozawa Snow Report 9 January 2017 Heavy snow is predicted for tonight. Good morning and welcome to the Nozawa Snow Report 9 January 2017. Around 6pm last night we had a brief passing shower. However this quickly turned to snow even in the[…]
Nozawa Snow Report 8 January 2017 The calm before the storm Yesterday was a picturesque day on the mountain. Views off to the Sea of Japan, northern peaks piercing the clouds and even the Hakuba range was visible way off in the distance. Light winds and warm sunshine made for a pleasant days skiing and[…]
Bringing out the heavy machinery this morning Nozawa Snow Report 5 January 2017 Snow flurries continue Snow flurries have continued on and off here tonight in Nozawa Onsen. Its hard to measure the amounts fallen with a strong wind blowing across the mountain, as of 8:40am the resort still hasn’t published their updates but I’d[…]
Early morning groomers taking on a familiar tone in Nozawa Onsen. Nozawa Snow Report 29 December 2016: Stats Nozawa Snow Report 29 December 2016: Stats Base at top: 115 cm Temp at Top: -7 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 75 cm New snow since close: 0 cm Weather: Partly cloudy Nozawa Snow Report 29 December[…]
Nozawa Snow Report 28 December 2016 As expected, winter has returned to Nozawa Onsen once more with 20cm falling since last lifts. Snow is continuing to fall down here in the village and the wind is quite strong up high. It is certainly going to be cold on the hill today, but matching the extremes[…]
Nozawa Snow Report 24 December 2016 Strong Overnight Dump in Nozawa Nozawa Snow Report 24 December 2016: Stats Base at top: 90 cm Temp at Top: -5 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 50 cm New snow since close: 25 cm Weather: Snow Nozawa Snow Report 24 December 2016: Overview Woohoo, it’s here, we are on[…]
