December 2015

Base at top: 40 cm Temp at Top; -7 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 40 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm Weather: cloudy with light snow throughout the day Yesterday’s conditions were quite icy but some snow started falling in the afternoon. It started snowing in the village later in the afternoon and has been […]

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Santa managed to drop some snow up top for us last night. Just a few centimetres this morning and it’s going to continue snowing for the rest of the day. The freezing level at the moment has just reached the village altitude; it’s snowing! The snow should keep falling all afternoon and will continue to […]

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Will it be a white Christmas in Nozawa Onsen?

by Mark on December 24, 2015

Base at top: 40 cm Temp at Top; 2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 35 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Sun creeping through the clouds   Conditions on the slopes yesterday were fairly good; the fog lifted early in the day and we got views of mountains and valleys all around, although the […]

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Two sleeps ’til Christmas

by Mark on December 23, 2015

Base at top: 50 cm Temp at Top; -2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 45 cm New Snow since close: 5 cm Weather; Sun creeping through the clouds The cool and cloudy conditions of yesterday kept the snow steadily falling at higher altitudes. The base is looking nice and the saplings and grass roots on the […]

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The future looks promising

by Mark on December 22, 2015

Base at top:  45 cm Temp at Top; -2 Degrees Base at Uenotaira  45 cm New Snow since close: 15 cm        Weather; Cloudy, foggy Yesterday was cloudy up the top but wasn’t as cold as it looked. I think that we’ll be grateful for the capsule chairlifts soon once it starts getting […]

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