by Mark on January 15, 2016
Base at top: 100 cm Temp at Top; -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 90 cm New Snow since close: 3 cm Weather; Cloudy With the Fire Festival taking place tonight, excitement around Nozawa Onsen has reached a boiling point. The men will be finishing the construction of the shrine by lunch, in time for the […]
by Mark on January 14, 2016
Base at top: 100 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 90 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; snowing! With the fire festival starting to kick into gear, and with a forecast like this, there’s no reason not to be excited. We’ve recently been somewhat deprived of the […]
by Mark on January 13, 2016
Base at top: 105 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 95 cm New Snow since close: 2 cm Weather; Clear morning, cloudy afternoon Although we haven’t been getting as much snow as we would like, the on piste conditions at Nozawa Onsen have been fairly good recently, and on […]
by Mark on January 13, 2016
Today will see the men of the Village in their “Bad Luck” Years aged 25 and 42 drag the huge logs down from the Forest and thru the Village to the ceremony grounds. Fuelled with camaraderie and lots of Sake it is a spectacle to watch. Then along with other villagers they will set about […]
by Mark on January 12, 2016
Base at top: 105 cm Temp at Top; -9 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 95 cm New Snow since close: 1 cm Weather; some blue skies right now but snow on its way. After consistent snowfall throughout yesterday and during the night, the mountain should be nice and fresh for a beautiful day […]