February 2016

Bluebird, once again!

by Mark on February 19, 2016

Base at top: 170cm Temp at Top: -3 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 120cm New Snow since close: 0cm Weather: Bluebird day, mild temperatures and light westerly winds. A beautiful end to a beautiful day What a beautiful day yesterday was. We saw some of the best conditions we’ve had all season with fast and fresh […]

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Base at top: 175cm Temp at Top: -5 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 130cm New Snow since close: 20cm Weather: Bluebird day, mild temperatures and no wind. Heavy snow began falling early yesterday morning and it didn’t stop until late into last night. the temperatures were cold and snowflakes were light and fluffy. We saw close […]

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Nozawa delivered, once again!

by Mark on February 17, 2016

Base at top: 150 cm Temp at Top: -11 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 100 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Fairly cold & Cloudy, snow is dumping on us. Moderate winds. What a beautiful day yesterday turned out to be. Blue skies shone over the mountain throughout the morning and carried on through all afternoon. […]

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Not a cloud in sight over Nozawa

by Mark on February 16, 2016

Base at top: 150 cm Temp at Top: -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 110 cm New Snow since close: 30 cm Weather: Blue skies this morning, snow expected this afternoon. Cold temperatures. As snow fell across the mountain yesterday we were all excited to see the snow depth building up again. We had our fingers […]

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Snow is falling in Nozawa

by Mark on February 15, 2016

Base at top: 120 cm Temp at Top: -12 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 90 cm New Snow since close: 2 cm Weather: Snow falling, mild winds and moderately cold temperatures. Waking up in the morning to see that it’s snowing outside never gets old. And today is one of those mornings! Our village had been […]

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