January 2010

January in Nozawa Onsen

by Mark on January 24, 2010

It has been a pretty snow filled month so far in Nozawa Onsen. Don’t think we saw much of the sun there for a while as the powder kept falling from the sky. In amongst the dumps there were however a few magic sun filled days and some great photo opportunities. The trees up top […]

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Nozawa Onsen was famous for the Hot Springs long before it was known as a Ski Resort. During the Edo Period around 700 AD travelers from Tokyo would make the long journey overland across the Mountain ranges to bask in the glory of the springs at the base of Mt Kenashi in Nozawa. Onsen means […]

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Nozawa Powder Days II

by Mark on January 18, 2010

We’ve had an amazing run of powder days here at Nozawa Onsen. And when it’s dumping down, what better place to be than flying through the trees. Check out the video of Matt and Jay to see what the conditions have been like. Jealous?

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Nozawa Onsen Accommodation

by Mark on January 10, 2010

People often say we need more photos of the Lodge on the web site. Well here they are! I was just waiting until we had a good covering of snow to see it at its finest. This shot is approaching the Lodge from down hill if you come in a taxi this is what to […]

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Powder days at Nozawa Onsen.

by Mark on January 6, 2010

After almost 250cm of fresh snow in the past 3 weeks, the team from Nozawa Holidays took to the trees and got some great lines. Check out the video below to see what they got up to.

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