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Nasuki the Nozawa Onsen mascot posing with fans outside the Nagasaka Gondola.

New Snow (Resort): 0cm
New Snow (Village): 0cm
Weather: Partly cloudy
Snow Depth: 265cm (Yamabiko)
Outlook: Good snowfall expected throughout the week
Open Areas: All courses open except for Grand Prix and Jumping Course

It’s another busy weekend in Nozawa. It has been a few days since the last snow fall, and although the slopes should be thinning out and softening up at the moment, this morning it was very firm and fast. It has been a while since the last new snow and even longer since any knee deep madness on the lower steeps. It looks like we may get a few good powder days this week, with a front to come through and heavy snow expected later in the week.

Firm and fast on Nagasaka this morning. There was a 15-20 minute wait for the Nagasaka Gondola this morning, as is usual for a Sunday afternoon the crowds have now thinned out considerably. In the background you can see Togari Ski Resort across the valley.

It is a warm, still morning here in Akakura Onsen with only a few clouds in the sky. It has been a few days since the last snowfall so we can expect the resorts to be fairly tracked out and the runs to be pretty fast this morning. Temperatures are predicted to fall steadily throughout the week and it should start snowing lightly from tomorrow evening. Heavy snow is forecast for Tuesday night and moderate to light snow for the rest of the week. It will be a nice change to see the snowy Akakura we know and love return!

New Snow (Resort): 0 cm

New Snow (Village): 0 cm

Weather: Light cloud and a light southwesterly breeze of around 15km/h.

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A panoramic view back towards Tangram Ski Circus from Akakura Kanko

From Myoko Panorama

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Another bluebird day in the making, slopes are groomed to perfection, and it will be quite hard and fast. Weekend crowds were out in force and skiing was quite icy in sections yesterday, looks like being more of the same today. Some nice falls are expected a little later in the week .

Another Bluebird Day .....

It is an overcast morning here in Akakura Onsen today. No new snow overnight, and with a fairly warm day yesterday it will probably be a fairly hard surface out there this morning.

Temperatures are expected to be just above freezing down here at village level again today and tomorrow before a blast of cold weather and heavy snow early next week. The snow should continue right through to Thursday and bring some much needed repair to the crusty freeze/thaw surface we have at the moment.

New Snow (Resort): 0 cm

New Snow (Village): 0 cm

Weather: Light cloud and a light westerly breeze of around 15km/h.

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Ikenotaira ski area is famous for it’s park features and also has a beginner park called the “Happy Park”

From Myoko – Ikenotaira pics

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No overnight snow, it was a fantastic full moon and the slopes were glowing ( sort of ) , we have few flurries and some high cloud at the moment, it looks like the groomers will be the pick today.

New Snow (Resort): 10cm (Yamabiko)
New Snow (Village): 5cm
Weather: Cloudy
Snow Depth: 290cm (Yamabiko)
Outlook: Fine tomorrow, more snow expected next week.
Open Areas: All courses open except for Grand Prix and Jumping Course

The sun is out at the moment in Nozawa Onsen, some new snow fell over night although reports coming in off the mountain are that it is quite wet and crusty underneath. It was actually a bit of a surprise to find out that we had any snow at all this morning, as last night it stayed warm and snowless until at least I got to bed at midnight.

The forecast is for some light snow over the weekend and then a front to come through bringing heavy snow early next week.