Base at top: 210cm Temp at Top: -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 150cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow, fairly cold and mild winds. With 70cm of snow blanketing Nozawa in just over 24 hours, yesterday quickly became one of the best days of the season. Crowds were few and powder was […]
Base at top: 210 cm Temp at Top: -12 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 150cm New Snow since close: 45 cm Weather: still snowing heavily, moderate winds Warnings: Avalanche risk is elevated today. take precautions and don’t ride alone. We were all tapping our fingers yesterday waiting for the snow to start. By midday, snow was […]
by Mark on February 29, 2016
Base at top: 145cm Temp at Top: -1 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 95cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: cloudy, snow beginning to fall soon Today is looking like it could be a cracker of a day here. Heavy snow should start falling soon and continue accumulating quickly. Snow should begin falling at the […]
by Mark on February 28, 2016
Base at top: 150cm Temp at Top: -4 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 95cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: fairly clear, clouds developing and winds increasing. It’s been a beautiful few days here. The piste conditions have held up surprisingly well in the past few days, given the warmer temperatures we’ve had combined with […]
by Mark on February 27, 2016
Base at top: 160cm Temp at Top: -4 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 115cm New Snow since close: 1 cm Weather: clear skies for the time being, clouds and light snow predicted in the afternoon. Mild winds Yesterday we saw fairly clear skies for most of the day, temperatures were fairly fresh, much like the […]