March 2013

Happy Easter from Nozawa Onsen

by Mark on March 31, 2013

Base at bottom; 75 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Overcast light snow up top There was a bit of a buzz around the Lodge this morning as the Easter Bunny had hidden a few eggs and the 15 odd kids we have here at the moment were on a mad hunt to […]

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Beautiful Spring Day in Nozawa Onsen

by Mark on March 28, 2013

Beautiful Spring day on the Slopes in Nozawa Base up top: 275 cm        Temp Top; 5 Degrees Base at bottom; 95 cm New Snow since close: 0 cm Weather; Spring Skiing Nice warm Spring day here in Nozawa Onsen. Clear skies with beautiful views across the valley today. Still nice conditions up […]

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Base up top: 290 cm        Temp Top; -8 Degrees Base at bottom; 100 cm New Snow since close: 10 cm Weather; Sun and Fun As was forecast we got blessed with a nice little top up of snow overnight in Nozawa. It was not heavy in the Village but snowed off and […]

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Sunny, snow tomorrow

by Mark on March 24, 2013

Base up top: 285cm        Temp Top; +4 Degrees Base at bottom: 105cm New Snow since close: 0cm We woke to a cool partly cloudy morning in Nozawa Onsen. Since then temperatures warmed from -4C at the summit and we now have positive temps across the mountain. As a result the snow will […]

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Overcast, some flurries

by Mark on March 23, 2013

Base up top: 285cm        Temp Top; -4 Degrees Base at bottom: 110cm New Snow since close: 0cm At the moment we have some overcast conditions in Nozawa Onsen. There were some very light flurries down in the village earlier, but these seem to have stopped for the time being. As expected, we […]

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