by Mark on February 5, 2015
Base up top: 425 cm Temp Top; -9 Degrees Base at bottom; 270 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Clear Its a picturesque clear blue morning in Nozawa Onsen with a beautiful pink alpinglow on surrounding peaks. Today will be a day definitely worthy of bringing the camera up the hill. […]
by Mark on February 4, 2015
Base up top: 430 cm Temp Top; -9 Degrees Base at bottom; 280 cm New Snow since close: 5-10 cm Weather; Fog Seems like the first morning in about a week where we haven’t had more than 30cm of overnight falls. Not to scoff at the 5-10cm we received overnight tonight. Like every day […]
by Mark on February 3, 2015
Base up top: 440 cm Temp Top; -9 Degrees Base at bottom; 285 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather; Light snow We still have some light snow falling in the village of Nozawa Onsen. Conditions are as good as it gets with deep fresh powder absolutely everywhere. It will be hard to […]
by Mark on February 2, 2015
Base up top: 450 cm Temp Top; -10 Degrees Base at bottom; 280 cm New Snow since close: 30-40 cm Weather; Snow Ridiculous. That was what yesterday was like. The depth of the snow was real up there, probably the third deepest day of the season. Wind loaded slopes were around chest to […]
by Mark on February 1, 2015
Base up top: 430 cm Temp Top; -10 Degrees Base at bottom; 260 cm New Snow since close: 45 cm Weather; Snow Its on!! 45cm of ultra dry blower pow has descended overnight. Conditions will be exceptional and that icy base layer with cookies will be mostly buried out of sight but not out […]