January 2016

Blue sky morning in Nozawa

by Mark on January 26, 2016

Base at top:  150 cm Temp at Top; -6 Degrees Base at Uenotaira  120 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm        Weather; Bluebird! Yesterday in the powder Our mountain was blessed with heavy snow all of yesterday morning, bringing our base up to 150cm and giving us a good 25cm of fresh […]

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Dumping again today in Nozawa

by Mark on January 25, 2016

Base at top:  140 cm Temp at Top; -13 Degrees Base at Uenotaira  115 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm        Weather: Snowing! The snow was dumping yesterday. There were fresh tracks to be found all day with a good lot of snow accumulating across the whole mountain. All the lifts were […]

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The calm before the storm in Nozawa

by Mark on January 24, 2016

Base at top: 140 cm Temp at Top; -13 Degrees Base at Uenotaira 115 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; Cloudy, heaving snow beginning soon The morning fog cleared as the lifts started turning yesterday, and the blue skies stuck around for a large part of the day. The snow conditions on piste […]

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Shaping up to be a great weekend in Nozawa

by Mark on January 23, 2016

Base at top:  140 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira  115 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm        Weather; light snow Yesterday up on the slopes was great, fresh snow on the groomers, some little pockets of powder to still be found, and some more snow to top it […]

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Nothing beats fresh powder under blue skies

by Mark on January 22, 2016

Base at top:  135 cm Temp at Top; -10 Degrees Base at Uenotaira  105 cm New Snow since close: 3 cm        Weather; Heavy snow Yesterday we saw one of the best days out on the slopes this season. After receiving a dump of 35cm in time for the opening of the lifts, there […]

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