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,
Hard to take a bad photo in Nozawa. This is on the way to the local tip!
Base up top: 410 cm Temperature; -9 Degrees
Base at bottom; 295 cm
New Snow: 0 cm
Another sunny winter day in Nozawa Onsen this morning. Pretty spectacular scenery out there and should be able to see all the way to the Japan Sea from the top today.
Pretty cold early up top at -9 degrees so the groomers may be a bit hard but there was a lot of snow the day before yesterday and it is warming up so in general should still be really nice conditions.
Yesterday was an awesome day on the mountain with fresh snow and sunshine. The crowds were up in the morning and it started to warm a bit down low in the afternoon but did not seem to put a damper on the levels of stoke amongst the happy sliders.
The base is still over the 400cm mark so there is a lot of snow up there to enjoy. Looking ahead and a few snowman marks are starting to form for Wednesday night and into Thursday now which won’t do us any harm!
Anyway perfect day out there so happy sliding.
Great day for a ski or to clear 4 meters of snow off the roof!
View South from Villa Nozawa towards Madarao. Check out that pillow from yesterdays 60cm dump
Base up top: 430 cm Temperature; -6 Degrees
Base at bottom; 305 cm
New Snow: 10 cm
Bam, someone turned on the light here in Nozawa this morning with a beautiful blue bird start to the day. It snowed most of the day yesterday and there is 10cm of fresh recorded since close of lifts so reckon we got at least 60cm out of that last system.
Has made for magnificent conditions today on the slopes. Will be a bit of competition for lines early but most of the Tokyo siders should depart by lunchtime and still leave ample stashes for the stayers.
Yesterday was challenging with limited visibility but a real winters day and some amazing powder to be had for the hearty.
Looks like we are in for a few sunny days ahead and a warm late February spike on the radar. There is a lot of snow on my roof, so am asking the question should I get up there or hope that the sun will do the job? As we have seen many times this season you never know what Mother Nature has install for us in the mountains!
Keisuke and Gab putting the final touches on the Ice Bar for todays BBQ at Villa Nozawa
Once again more than was expected 40cm of Fresh on February 18th with a huge 430cm base!
Base up top: 430 cm Temperature; -10 Degrees
Base at bottom; 305 cm
New Snow: 40 cm
Mother Nature has been getting busy in Nozawa overnight with a huge 40cm plus dump being delivered to the resort. Had a friend call me from Tokyo last night asking if they needed chains to come up and said always carry them but should be fine. Definitely needed them today.
Have had a few come down the mountain talking of amazing face shots and armpit deep in places! Was well over the knees in the car park this morning here!
The base has smashed thru the 4 meter mark and now sitting at a very respectable 430cm! Still falling heavy outside now, as heavy as have seen it all season.
Anyone coming up for the weekend will be well rewarded with the powder but the visibility will be pretty marginal up high on the slopes.
The snow show should continue today then tomorrow we have put in an order for some sunshine and a blue bird day is forecast. With all this snow it is going to be something special…
Knee deep in the drive way at Villa Nozawa this morning
Matt McDonlad having some fun in the great conditions at Nozawa. Photo by Mark Jobson
Base up top: 380 cm Temperature; -6 Degrees
Base at bottom; 270 cm
New Snow: 10 cm
Has been a while since we had this rhythm beating in Nozawa. Had been getting used to constant snow. But today is a magnificent day with at least 10cm of fresh snow and glorious sunshine.
Yesterday was more or less a carbon copy with pristine conditions all over the resort and about 20cm of fresh. Everyone was back down as late as possible enjoying the magic sunset.
The snow is supposed to continue today and a bit tomorrow then blue bird on Sunday but at the moment it is pretty bright outside at the moment.
For anyone coming up to Nozawa in March or April here is a list of upcoming events. March is all happening in Nozawa with lots of cool festivals and events organized
Nozawa Onsen Spring Events Calendar
3rd March Lantern festival 19:00 Hikage Slopes
10-11th March Hatoguruma cup – ski race
12th March ski/snowboard in the morning before lifts open to the public
meet at Nagasaka gondola at 7:50 am
12th March ski with famous skiers for half day
apply before 9:30 am at Hikage ski school
First 15 people only
14th March white day
10:30 Hikage Slopes
free chocolate fondu for female
17th March family festival
25th March 10:00 Yamabiko Slopes
spring festival
various event such as games, free hot pot & sake etc
13-15th and 28-30th April Yamabiko Slopes
Try new release ski at Demo Day
bring photo ID
30th April + 4th May Nagasaka Gondola – nagasaka station
free mountain vegetable tempura for everyone
Snow should still be good all the way too with the abundance of base this season. So a great time to find yourself in Nozawa Onsen. We look forward to seeing you
Finally Kai meets someone his own size! Getting excited about the upcoming festivities in Nozawa
Nice day for a ride on the Shinyu Pair lift from the bottom of town to HIkage past Nozawa House
Base up top: 385 cm Temperature; -7 Degrees
Base at bottom; 270 cm
New Snow: 5 cm
Have been blessed with some nice blue skies in Nozawa this morning. Really squinting when go outside as the eyes adjust to the brightness. Feels like we have been in a snow cave for a while!
Reports are showing 5cm of fresh since lifts closed yesterday plus what we received yesterday day is reflected by an overall slight increase in the base levels today. Should make for a fun on the slopes, especially since there were not many up there yesterday with all the fog about. May even be a few nice fresh lies up for grabs.
Yesterday was pretty hard to see your hand in front of your face at times so this is going to be a nice change.
The weekend is just around the corner and will be a lively one, with the Jazz Festival in full swing. Friday night is a free concert at Himatsuri Bar opposite Oyu then Saturday night is the big one at the Arena from 7:30pm. Tickets are 2000 Yen or if buy prior at the Tourist office just 1500 Yen. There is a good line up so sure to be a mellow night of music combined with some good skiing conditions expected.
School kids enjoying a snow shoe tour under the ice trees. Beats maths anyday!
