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Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort has been open for 4 days now since December 11th. Early days but there have been some fun conditions up top at Yamabiko and down to Uenotaira. Great to get an earlier start this season and hope it means we are in for a good season ahead Was getting a bit […]
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Base up top: 30cm Temperature; -8 Degrees New Snow: 5cm Exciting news from Nozawa Onsen we have woken up to snow falling in the Village this morning. Not sure what time it started but there is a few centimeters already gathered on the doorstep and nice big flakes are falling outside as I drink my […]
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Thought I better send some photographic evidence of all this snow I was talking about yesterday. Took the drive to half way up the mountain this morning and it quickly became a Winter wonderland as we wound our way up the road that leads to Yamabiko and Shiga Kogen eventually. The snow started to get […]
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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. […]
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Has been a picturesque past week in Nozawa Onsen with continual early season dustings on the higher slopes. Unfortunately was not enough to get the lifts running this weekend but the resort is now planning to open next weekend December 10th and the signs for snow are promising. After a warmish day in Nozawa temps […]
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