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Here comes the snow

by Mark on February 6, 2016

Base at top: 165 cm Temp at Top: -8 Degrees Base at Uenotaira: 130 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Heavy snow and moderate fog Snow clouds moving in     What we thought would be a snowy day yesterday, turned out to be a fairly mild day with some occasional cloud. With […]

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A beautiful day yesterday, and a powder day to come.

by Mark on February 5, 2016

Base at top: 165 cm Temp at Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 130 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow and light winds all day On piste conditions were fantastic yesterday. After a light covering of snow from Wednesday, the slopes were nothing but fast and smooth, and fairly empty too! […]

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The sun is out in Nozawa Onsen

by Mark on February 4, 2016

Base at top: 165 cm Temp at Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather: fairly clear skies, mild winds There are still some good stashes to be found! Nozawa showed us its magic yesterday with some fresh snow on the ground and the trees all glistening in […]

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More snow than we expected in Nozawa

by Mark on February 3, 2016

Base at top: 160 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 140 cm New Snow since close: 11 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds We were expecting a couple of centimetres of snow in the last 24 hours, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that 15cm had landed on our slopes. It’s […]

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Light fluffy snow falling in Nozawa today

by Mark on February 2, 2016

Base at top: 155 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 135 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather: Light snow, mild winds There are some big snowflakes falling on Nozawa right now. They’re nice and fluffy, and it almost looks like they’re falling in slow motion. Though today’s snowfall won’t be […]

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