January 2012

Time to Wax and Tune the boards for the new dump in NOzawa

by Mark on January 4, 2012

Base up top: 245 cm                  Temperature; -5 Degrees Base at bottom; 175 cm New Snow: 30 cm It is coming down again in Nozawa Onsen with almost 30cm or as we like to call it the “Magic Foot” falling again in the last few hours. The dump we were expecting last night was delayed […]

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Back Country Nozawa Onsen

by Mark on January 3, 2012

Base up top: 240 cm                  Temperature; -5 Degrees Base at bottom; 160 cm New Snow: 10 cm Snowed fairly consistently yesterday getting heavy at times. Then, as forecast was a beautiful start to the day today with sunshine and good powder coverage on the slopes. A few of the guys got on the Gondola […]

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The Sound of Silence in Nozawa

by Mark on January 2, 2012

Base up top: 225 cm                  Temperature; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 150 cm New Snow: 15 cm Woke up to the sound of silence this morning, always find that the sound of snow falling makes the whole scene very quiet. The beat is getting louder in Nozawa now though with the snow absolutely dumping […]

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Happy New Year and welcome to 2012 from Nozawa Onsen

by Mark on January 1, 2012

Base up top: 235 cm                  Temperature; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 160 cm New Snow: 0 cm We celebrated the coming of the New Year in style in Nozawa Onsen. The bars and restaurants were pretty packed early in the night then everyone made their way to either the Shrine or Nagasaka Slopes for […]

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