March 2015

Base up top: 440 cm    Temp Top; -4 Degrees Base at bottom; 225 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Clear The world renowned Nozawa Onsen top to bottom downhill race took off during the early hours of this morning with a scintillating field of contenders flooding the village from all areas of […]

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Fine and sunny

by Mark on March 14, 2015

Base up top: 445 cm    Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 225 cm New Snow since close: 10-15 cm Weather; Clear Continuing on the trend of excellency this week we have had a further top up of 10-15cm overnight. Looks like we will have yet another day of epic pow. It is the […]

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Powder displacement on the cards

by Mark on March 13, 2015

Base up top: 445 cm    Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 250 cm New Snow since close: dusting Weather; Mostly fine   How can it still be so good? After the lacklustre final 10 days of winter many had given up hope of fresh snow of enough significance to improve riding conditions back […]

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Unbelievable March Conditions

by Mark on March 12, 2015

Base up top: 440 cm    Temp Top; -8 Degrees Base at bottom; 230 cm New Snow since close: 3-10 cm Weather; Snow   Its still coming down here in Nozawa Onsen. Looking out the window this morning will incite no shortage of excitement for powder enthusiast with persistent moderate snow accumulating 10cm of fresh […]

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Above Expectations

by Mark on March 11, 2015

Base up top: 445 cm    Temp Top; -7 Degrees Base at bottom; 230 cm New Snow since close: 40 cm Weather; Snow   Over the last few weeks in Nozawa Onsen we have been through several storm cycles that had shown much promise, according to forecasts, but failed to deliver snowfalls of any significance. […]

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