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,
Base at top: 100 cm
Temp at Top; -9 Degrees
Base at Uenotaira 95 cm
New Snow since close: 8 cm
Weather; Snowing
Nozawa Onsen was treated to another beautiful day out on the slopes yesterday with decent coverage, particularly at the higher altitudes. The colder temperatures kept the snow fresh, but with large crowds here over the long weekend, the snow was chopped up relatively quickly. Today is a holiday for the Japanese to celebrate “coming of age”, so the mountain once again will be quite busy.
There is, however, fresh snow in the resort with 8 cm having fallen up the top overnight. The pistes should be nice and soft and the cold temperatures and lack of sun should keep it that way for a while.
This coming week could be a good one at Nozawa Onsen, with snow expected to be falling at some point every day for the week. The snow falls don’t look like they’ll be very heavy, but with consistent dumps this could bring our base up quite a bit.
Enjoy the coming week and stay safe out there in this busy period!
Courses planned to be open:
– Yamabiko A course
– Yamabiko B course
– Yamabiko C course
– Yamabiko D course
– Yamabiko E course
– Paradise
– Kokenashi
– Uenotaira
– Bunabayashi
– Yunomine A
– Yunomine B
– Rinkan
– Mukairin Contact
– Karasawa Contact
– Nagasaka Contact
– Kaminotaira
– Kitsun
– Fox course
– Isemiya
Base at top: 105 cm
Temp at Top; -6 Degrees
Base at Uenotaira 95 cm
New Snow since close: 0 cm
Weather; fairly clear, snow in the evening
Yesterday began with some light clouds hanging around in the skies after a nice fresh cover of the good stuff. The afternoon brought with it some beautiful blue skies and sun. The conditions stayed nice throughout the day, however there unfortunately isn’t enough snow yet for some parts of the mountain to be open.
The next few days seem like they should bring some of the snow we’ve been needing, with consistent snow predicted to fall from tonight until Tuesday, and more again falling even heavier later in the week. The warm temperatures that we witnessed late last week are no more and the cold temperatures will be sticking around for as far as we can tell. hopefully the cold temperatures and cloudy skies will reward us!
Courses planned to be open:
– Yamabiko A course
– Yamabiko B course
– Yamabiko C course
– Yamabiko D course
– Yamabiko E course
– Paradise
– Kokenashi
– Uenotaira
– Bunabayashi
– Yunomine A
– Yunomine B
– Rinkan
– Mukairin Contact
– Karasawa Contact
– Nagasaka Contact
– Kaminotaira
– Fox course
– Isemiya
– kitsun
There’s a fair lot of fresh snow building up in Nozawa Onsen, with a nice cover of snow landing by early yesterday, and another 15cm overnight. A moderate snowfall is predicted to continue for most of today keeping the mountain fresh all day. Sunday should be a great day once again with skies slightly clearing in the morning before storm clouds take shape in the late afternoon. Snow is expected to fall again from Sunday night right through till Tuesday!
This Monday is the Japanese Coming of Age celebration, which is celebrated as a public holiday and long weekend, so the mountain may be busier than usual, and then next Friday is the Nozawa Onsen annual Fire Festival so there is lots on around town!
Looking ahead into next week, there’s the chance of another big storm set to strike Nozawa Onsen next weekend. We’ll see how this week plays out will keep the updates coming as to what the skies are doing.
With a fresh 25cm covering the resort yesterday, everyone’s spirits are up and we’re all happy to have some more fresh snow. The base now sits at 100cm up the top and 95cm at Uenotaira.
With the sun shining up the top, we can expect a beautiful day to begin with followed by relatively cold temperatures and some good cloud formations over the resort in the afternoon. Later in the day snow should start falling right down to the village and will continue through the night and tomorrow. Temperatures will continue to drop and will be coldest on monday, with moderate winds in effect. Take the wind chill factor into account because it’s going to be cold and dry, but there’ll be plenty of snow coming on sunday and monday!
Base at top: 80 cm
Temp at Top; -8 Degrees
Base at Uenotaira 70 cm
New Snow since close: 3 cm
Weather; Snowy!!
The snow began falling in the early hours of the morning and is still coming down hard. There are a few centimetres of fresh up top and there’s expected to be heavy snowfalls throughout the day. The village is starting to turn white and there’s going to be a lot more soon. Across the whole mountain which should mean we can reopen a few of the runs down to the village. Skyline and Forest trail particularly should open after this lot of snow.
The next few days are looking good for us; cold temperatures will keep the snow pack holding firm and will make the flakes nice and dry. There’s a big lot coming down again tomorrow night and Sunday night as the storm progresses so some powder skis and boots will be in order!
Courses planned to be open:
– Yamabiko A course
– Yamabiko B course
– Yamabiko C course
– Yamabiko D course
– Yamabiko E course
– Paradise
– Kokenashi
– Uenotaira
– Bunabayashi
– Yunomine A
– Yunomine B
– Rinkan
– Mukairin Contact
– Karasawa Contact
– Nagasaka Contact
– Kaminotaira
– Fox course
– Isemiya
– kitsun
Base at top: 105 cm
