Nozawa Onsen Accommodation, Nagano, The Alps Japan
Nestled in the Japan Alps is a magical place steeped in culture and with some terrific skiing and boarding. Nagano was home to the Winter Olympics in 1998.
Get in touch if keen to get knee deep in powder or neck deep in a Hot Spring soon…
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Nozawa Onsen is a very traditional town with beautiful hot springs, friendly locals, and awesome snow. Our Lodge gives you amazing value and we have a range of accommodation to suit any budget.
The Lodge is only 100m to the slopes and short stroll to town
Relaxed and comfortable atmosphere
In the centre of Japan’s main Island Honshu easy access from anywhere
You can fly direct to Tokyo and there is a shuttle bus direct to the Lodge
English and Japanese Speaking Staff to help with all your needs
Unique and beautiful place with breathtaking nature and culture
Nozawa Village is also famous for its hot springs, there are many nearby
Lots of terrain, with Gondolas, high speed quads, and long runs – very few lift lines
Thanks Mark – we were first invited to Nozawa years ago and have been enjoyed the skiing, the village and your hospitality ever since. Thanks for helping us enjoy it so much,
Pretty insane conditions in Nozawa at the moment with another decent dump overnight and blue skies today. Life does not get much better!
We stumbled home from the Nakao concert last night and the snow was falling gracefully from the sky. Was beautiful with all the candles in the snow and the sake buzz added to the affect!
Woke up to a decent driveway clear and over boot deep powder on the slopes with zero crowds. The base is back up to near the 4-meter mark and conditions are sublime. Like every year always amazes me March is so good yet almost no one comes up. Even stranger this year with so much snow on offer. Not that we are complaining too much, more untracked runs for the keen.
Looks like we are in for a blue bird start to the day tomorrow then consistent snow falls up top for the foreseeable future! Like I said life is good in Nozawa..
Tini san cruising thru the powder on the styraight skis. Making it look easy!
Yamabiko Lift from the top on a beautiful day by Shaun Mittwollen. Thanks Shaun
Base up top: 370 cm Temperature; -1 Degrees
Base at bottom; 235 cm
New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Sunny
Stunning start to the day here in Nozawa and nice cold air when sat outside for a cup of tea this morning. Fairly blue skies with a bit of scattered cloud and the mercury is slowly rising with the sunshine.
Snow conditions still excellent with the fresh from the previous day. Yesterday was amazing up there with the foot of fresh over the whole resort and it snowed for a good part of the morning. Everyone was beaming when they tumbled down the hill late yesterday.
There is a bit of snow forecast for tonight then a couple of mostly sunny days. Looks like we will see quite a lot of snow over the weekend for the top at least. So anyone sitting behind their desk in Tokyo or where ever considering a mountain escape may want to start waxing the boards!
A fair bit going on in Nozawa this weekend too with the Spring Festival on the slopes of Yamabiko on Sunday and a Snowboard Cross contest on at Hikage should be fun.
Don’t forget Ma Chan and his Japanese Folk music tonight at the Nakao Community Centre always a mesmerizing evening with the local community.
Looking for some highlights of earlier in the season here is an awesome little video put together by Matt Chamberlain and Alison Szymik who were up staying with us for a whole month! Not a bad gig. Thanks alot for putting it together very cool.
Views from Villa Nozawa up to Mountain early this morning
Base up top: 380 cm Temperature; -6 Degrees
Base at bottom; 245 cm
New Snow: 25 cm Weather; Snowing
The Snow Gods have blessed us again in Nozawa with a nice foot of fresh being delivered overnight. We were expecting a fair bit up top but it has fallen in the Village too and coated everything in a crisp blanket of white. Doesn’t matter how many times you see it a good fall of fresh snow is always magic.
It is going to be pretty awesome today and one happy soul has already raced down late for his train but ecstatic about the knee-deep powder up top! Will be a nice contrast to the last two days. Temps are back down as well with a good cold winter feel in the air.
The outlook is good with some sun and snow tomorrow and the next day then will warm up again Friday before what may be an epic snow system churning in from the 25th of March. With very few people gracing the slopes, March is confirming to be our favourite month of the season again.
Snow sticks ready to hit the fresh foot of snow at Yamabiko
Got to bring your A Game to the snow pit in Nozawa Onsen
Base up top: 360 cm Temperature; +3 Degrees
Base at bottom; 225 cm
New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Overcast
Pretty overcast start to the day here in Nozawa with nothing falling from the sky at present.
The winds have died and the Nagasaka Gondola and all lifts are back up and operational. The rain yesterday did not do the base any favours and it was a pretty warm day. Almost didn’t need the Jacket at the Festival last night. Was a good night and quite a few people lined the main street for the festivities. Oyu Dori was closed to cars, which is always good to see. Would be nice f one day it was a permanent fixture, maybe even just allow electric golf buggies like in Zermatt. I know there is some talk of it so will have to wait and see.
Good news is temps are on their way down and we are expecting some heavy snow up top tonight. Followed by some sun and light snow over the next few days with freezing levels staying down until Friday.
Free lift tickets for kids today too so a good excuse to get them off the computer games and up the mountain.
The Compass Cup is also on at the end of the month entries close 23rd of March. Go and see Yuta and the gang at Compass house if keen to enter. Conditions are looking like could be epic as always at the end of March!
A crack in the snow at the top of Kandaha make for a good launching pad but take it easy!
Neighbouring Togai Onsen Ski Resort still has a lot of snow - should be a longer than normal season
Base up top: 385 cm Temperature; +2 Degrees
Base at bottom; 230 cm
New Snow: 0 cm Weather; Not great
If you decided to start celebrating St Patrick’s day early and had one or two too many last night and can’t get out of bed then maybe was not a bad decision.
Today’s conditions probably best viewed by the fire with a warming glass of Whisky! After such a stellar week was always going to be a bit of a downer to cop some rain as was forecast for today. On top of that we have some strong winds so a lot of the upper mountain including the Nagasaka Gondola are on hold at present.
The only bonus is there may be a bit of snow falling up top and no one will be there to track it out. Good news looking ahead is that temps are on the way down again and we are expecting a solid dump up top from tomorrow night with heavy snow forecast. Then should start to clear Monday and a bit of sunshine on the cards.
Don’t forget to make your way down to Oyu Dori the main street tonight for the Family Festival should be fun and no doubt the Stay Bar, Foot Bar and Heaven Bar, the golden triangle will have a bit of Irish cheer on offer as well. Take it easy out there and Slainte!
Why did God invent whiskey? So the Irish would never rule the world.
Good night for a Dinner Party. Tanaka San from Mizuo Sake ready for a tasting. Photo by Chris Vertullo. Thanks Chris
