by Mark on January 19, 2017
Base at top: 315 cm Temp at Top: -6 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 230 cm New snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow What a day it was yesterday! For those lucky enough to get up early would have seen some amazing atmospheric clarity as they rose above the valley fog aboard the […]
by Mark on January 18, 2017
Base at top: 330 cm Temp at Top: -8 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 245 cm New snow since close: 20 cm Weather: Clear The storm is over. Delivering a parting gift of 20cm overnight there are now clear blue skies and bright sunshine above the mountains. A bluebird powder day. In the […]
by Mark on January 17, 2017
Base at top: 340 cm Temp at Top: -5 Degree Base at Uenotaira station: 245 cm New snow since close: 25 cm Weather: Heavy Snow It just never stops. For the 7th day in a row it has dumped overnight in Nozawa Onsen. This time 25cm has fallen on the upper slopes and 25cm in […]
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 […]
by Mark on January 15, 2017
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 […]