January 2012

Base up top: 340 cm                  Temperature; -9 Degrees Base at bottom; 250 cm New Snow: 65 cm We are getting absolutely buried in new snow in Nozawa Onsen today. Official reports are showing up to 65cm up top we are struggling to shovel 70cm in the driveway just to get all the eager powder […]

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White is the new black in Nozawa

by Mark on January 25, 2012

Base up top: 295 cm                  Temperature; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 200 cm New Snow: 12 cm A blizzard in Nozawa just hit us and the whole place has turned white. Up top is a bit of a white out and lots of guys came back down early. The good news is we have […]

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No friends on a powder day in Nozawa Onsen

by Mark on January 24, 2012

Base up top: 300 cm                  Temperature; -8 Degrees Base at bottom; 210 cm New Snow: 30 cm There were no friends around the breakfast table this morning. With the fresh delivery of a magic foot of light fluffy snow overnight everyone was scrambling over the scrambled eggs to get out the door and up […]

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Playing the waiting game in Nozawa

by Mark on January 23, 2012

Base up top: 270 cm                  Temperature; -5 Degrees Base at bottom; 185 cm New Snow: 8 cm Snowing lightly in the village all morning not much collecting down here but a few centimeters has gathered up top. The forecast is for it to get lighter throughout the day and then sunshine for tomorrow before […]

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Easy as a Sunday morning in Nozawa

by Mark on January 22, 2012

Base up top: 270 cm                  Temperature; 0 Degrees Base at bottom; 195 cm New Snow: 10 cm Heard the snow sliding off my roof at about midnight last night but it sounded pretty heavy. Even copped a bit of the four-letter word that we don’t like to hear, rain last night down in the […]

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