The old and the new
A vending machine lights the way to one of Nozawa’s 13 “soto-yu” free public bath houses
After a warm sunny morning clouds moved in and light snow has begun to fall even down here in the village. A total of around 15cm is predicted to fall by tomorrow morning when conditions should clear making way for a mostly sunny day. Stronger winds and very warm conditions are forecast for Saturday with an expected maximum of around 16 degrees C in the village, before more cold weather and snow on Sunday. Definitely spring weather patterns now so plenty of sunshine and still over 2 meters of snow up on Yamabiko making for plenty of fun sliding.
New Snow (Resort): 0 cm
New Snow (Village): 0 cm
Weather: Very light winds bringing clouds and snow in the afternoon which will decrease visibility considerably.
Official statistics: (10:00 AM)
| Area | New Snow (cm) | Base Yesterday (cm) | Base Today (cm) | Current temperature (degrees C) | Snow Conditions | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamabiko | 0 | 210 | 210 | -1 | Firm | Sunny |
| Uenodaira | 0 | 160 | 160 | 1 | Firm | Sunny |
| Hikage | 0 | 75 | 75 | 9 | Firm | Sunny |
| Nagasaka | 0 | 65 | 60 | 5 | Firm | Sunny |
| Karasawa | 0 | 50 | 50 | 5 | Firm | Sunny |
Click here to check out a slide show of some of my favorite photographs from this season at Myoko Kogen.