January 2017

Yuki to Kasai; Fire and Snow Strikes Nozawa

by Mark on January 16, 2017

  Base at top: 330 cm Temp at Top: -11 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 235 cm New snow since close: 35 cm Weather: Snow All the fire in Nozawa can’t stop this storm! The morning after the world renowned cultural event, the Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Fire Festival and there will no doubt be many […]

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Base at top: 305 cm Temp at Top: -10 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 225 cm New snow since close: 40 cm Weather: Blizzard A vicious gale roars outside the window. Snow is blown across the fields and then back again filling in any freshly cleared track within the hour. Bushes that once stood meters […]

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Estimates of 70cm as the blizzard continues

by Mark on January 14, 2017

Base at top: 235 cm Temp at Top: -10 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 190 cm New snow since close: 40-50 cm Weather: Blizzard Buried, inundated or swamped are all words to describe what we are currently experiencing in Nozawa Onsen. Right now the precipitation rates are truely amazing with very heavy snow and blizzard […]

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Base at top: 200 cm Temp at Top: -6 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 160 cm New snow since close: 30 cm Weather: Snow Looks like we have received yet another good overnight fall in Nozawa Onsen with an additional 30cm being added to the growing base. This brings the grand total from this storm […]

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Base at top: 175 cm Temp at Top: -8 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 140 cm New snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow Last night was a complete fizzer. We received only 5cm of snow up top which is significantly less than expected. I think we can attribute this result to a shift […]

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