Nozawa Onsen japan
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Nozawa Onsen Japan.
Nozawa Onsen Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1953 the Japanese ski resort Nozawa Onsen lies at 1650 metres altitude in the Shinetsu region of the Japanese ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Nozawa Onsen ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Nozawa Onsen snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Nozawa Onsen (Japan) is Tokyo at a distance of ?km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Nozawa Onsen ski season runs from November to May.
SNO-man says
One of Japan's oldest, largest and least spoilt resorts, with lifts going out in all directions from the village. Legendary Austrian Hannes Schneider from Arlberg came here 75 years ago to teach skiing.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Nozawa Onsen Japan
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 7 runs 30km |
35% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs 18km |
25% |
Expert Trails
 8 runs 8km |
40% |
Nozawa Onsen Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Nozawa Onsen Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 54km |
| total length of Nozawa Onsen trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 10km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Nozawa Onsen ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1650m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 565m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 565m |
| centre of Nozawa Onsen ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1085m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1085m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Nozawa Onsen
Skiing Nozawa Onsen you'll enjoy 20 pistes and trails and that means approximately 54km of ski runs. Nozawa Onsen lifts number 25 with the capacity to uplift 41510 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Japanese ski resort of Nozawa Onsen is over 10km long.
Nozawa Onsen Ski Area
Nozawa Onsen ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 35% intermediate, 25% advanced ski slopes and 40% for expert skiers - the most difficult Nozawa Onsen piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 39%. You can ski Nozawa Onsen after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Nozawa Onsen for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Nozawa Onsen Apres Ski
The apres ski Nozawa Onsen scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 25 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Artificial Slope, Festivals, Markets, Onsen Baths, Ski Jump (Artificial Surface), Artificial Surface Toboggan Run.
SNO-man says
Nozawa's most famous non-skiing asset are its thirty hot springs which provide the source for 13 public and many more private bath houses. The water is a weak alkaline sulphur with health giving properties and can be drunk safely, indeed it is supposed to be good for the digestion process. Unlike everywhere else in the world these are all free of charge and often housed in wonderful structures. The most famous is called Oh-yu, in a spectacular pagoda style building.
The Kurhaus Nozawa has a modern health club style - with saunas and water treatments. There is a superb new indoor water park complex - the Aqua Dome which incorporates long chutes, children's pool and many other features.
Most visitors, regardless of nationality, will be fascinated by the skiing museum with its emphasis on Hannes Schneider and his impact on downhill skiing in Japan and worldwide.
Other options are night skiing, ski jumping and tobogganing.
Nozawa Onsen for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Nozawa Onsen Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Nozawa Onsen resort - ski Nozawa Onsen by any other name
The Japanese ski resort of Nozawa Onsen ski resort is also known as Kenashi and has the following common misspellings:
Nozawa Onsen ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Nozawa Onsen ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Nozawa Onsen ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Nozawa Onsen for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall