by Mark on March 12, 2011
After a day closed and checking resort facilities today, Nozawa has announced that they plan to be open tomorrow. The resort won’t be fully open but they plan to have the following lifts operating: Karasawa pair lift; Nagasaka (Gondola) connecting pair lift; Nagasaka Four lift; Nagasaka Triple lift; Higake Triple lift; Higake No2 Pair lift; […]
by Mark on March 12, 2011
Firstly all the guests and locals in Nozawa Onsen are fine which is great news. Yesterday afternoon we experienced a fairly decent tremor in Nozawa Onsen but was not severe here. It was major North of Tokyo in Sendai and even worse were the tsunamis that followed. Then this morning at 4 am we were […]
by Mark on March 11, 2011
This photo above was taken earlier in the season by a young lad by the name of Matt. He had a camera mounted on the end of a Fishing Pole and got some amazing shots around Nozawa in and out of the powder. Will try and post a few more soon. Thanks for the shots […]
by Mark on March 10, 2011
New Snow: 50cm Base at Yamabiko; 340cm Huge snow fall in Nozawa with 50cm of fresh being recorded overnight. It started to snow very heavy from about 5pm yesterday and has not stopped. Is going to be a powder hounds paradise on the mountain today with all this fresh snow and very few people around. […]
March is in full swing now and the snow is still excellent with a 320cm base and more on the way. If you are thinking of escaping the office and hitting the slopes now may be the time! Light snow was falling in town early this morning but quickly cleared and we are looking at […]