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: 80 cm
Temp at Top; 1 Degrees
Base at Uenotaira 75 cm
New Snow since close: 1 cm
Weather; Cloudy
The next few days are looking exciting for us here at Nozawa Onsen. After having a slow start to the season with less snow than we expected, we should be in for a treat over the next few days. Tomorrow should bring us a fair amount of snow right down to the village and it won’t be melting away with temperatures staying below -2 degrees at the base and around -5 up the top.
Looking further ahead it seems like Friday night could be the start of the big dump which will continue throughout Saturday. It won’t be stopping just there… Sunday night looks like it’ll ensure us another top up of snow so it would be wise to start prepping the powder skis!
Courses planned to be open:
– Yamabiko A course
– Yamabiko B course
– Yamabiko C course
– Yamabiko D course
– Yamabiko E course
– Paradise
– Kokenashi
– Uenotaira
– Bunabayashi
– Mizunashi A
– Mizunashi B
– Yunomine A
– Yunomine B
– Rinkan
– Challenge
– Hikage
– Ushikubi
– Isemiya
– Kitsun
– Nagasaka connection
The snowcams are looking like it’s getting cloudy up the top and the temperatures seem to have dropped a little since yesterday. It’s still not as cold as we’d like around the mountain but it seems we’ll just have to wait for Thursday. Thursday is looking like it’ll be a great day for us with the arrival of a moderate storm which should keep the snow dumping all day long right down to the village. Friday morning will ease up a bit before a big system moves in over Nozawa during the night.
At this stage, Saturday is expected to be the biggest dump yet for this season! Everyone here is hanging out to ride some good powder and it looks like this weekend we may all get the chance!
Base at top: 85 cm
Temp at Top; 1 Degrees
Base at Uenotaira 80 cm
New Snow since close: 0 cm
Weather; clear! Bluebird day
Following yesterday’s beautiful blue skies it looks today will be pretty similar again. Tomorrow the temperatures start to drop again and snow should start falling in the evening. Wednesday looks like it’ll clear up a little before a big storm begins to move in on Thursday. Things are looking like they only get better from there with heavy snow predicted for all of Saturday. Temperatures will be staying low throughout the week which is welcome news after these warm past two days.
Current conditions up on the mountain are not fantastic; There is some grass and shrub exposure and a few sections have unfortunately had to be closed off due to a lack of snow coverage, although there are still some good spots around The Japanese school holidays are over as of today so the mountain should be far less busy from today onwards.
Stay safe up there and enjoy the blue skies!
Courses planned to be open:
– Yamabiko A course
– Yamabiko B course
– Yamabiko C course
– Yamabiko D course
– Yamabiko E course
– Paradise
– Kokenashi
– Uenotaira
– Bunabayashi
– Mizunashi A
– Mizunashi B
– Yunomine A
– Yunomine B
– Rinkan
– Challenge
– Hikage
– Ushikubi
– Isemiya
– Kitsun
– Nagasaka connection
– Skyline
Base at top: 90 cm
Temp at Top; 0 Degrees
Base at Uenotaira 80 cm
New Snow since close: 0 cm
Weather; clear! Bluebird day.
No fresh snow to report yet in the New Year, but we’ve had some fantastic bluebird days, and today is no different. The sun’s out and the temperatures are mild. There’s still some good snow coverage keeping the majority of our runs open. The terrain park is taking shape as of yesterday and so far has a rail, box and a small kicker.
This sunny scene looks like it should all change pretty soon! A nice storm should be settling over Nozawa to deliver us the goods from mid week. Temperatures will be dropping again and it looks like the snow’s going to stick around with snow predicted for every day from Tuesday onwards.
So make the most of the beautiful skies which are expected for today and tomorrow before the clouds begin to form and snow starts dumping…
Hope you all have a great day out on the slopes in this beautiful sunshine.
Courses planned to be open:
– Yamabiko A course
– Yamabiko B course
– Yamabiko C course
– Yamabiko D course
– Yamabiko E course
– Paradise
– Kokenashi
– Uenotaira
– Bunabayashi
– Mizunashi A
– Mizunashi B
– Yunomine A
– Yunomine B
– Rinkan
– Challenge
– Hikage
– Ushikubi
– Isemiya
– Kitsun
– Nagasaka connection
– Skyline
After yesterday’s fresh coating of 20cm, everyone was out to get their first tracks of the year.
Great to see a nice little dump for the first day of the year and we are eagerly waiting for some more. It has allowed the Resort to open up a couple more runs. Skyline opened yesterday afternoon after being freshly groomed. the conditions were great at the top but moving lower down the snow started to become more icy and rough. Still, this long run provides amazing views and a direct course back to the village from the top.
The next few days are not showing much new snow on the radar and slightly warmer temperatures. However the extended forecast looks like a substantial storm will be hovering over Nozawa in the second half of next week. There should be a bit to get us started on Tuesday, then consistent snow from Thursday through till Sunday, and possibly beyond. Could this storm bring us the dump we’ve all been waiting for?
Hope you all had a great start to the new year, stay safe and enjoy your time in Nozawa
