Nozawa Onsen V

The snow started just after we arrived on Saturday morning and continued for the entire weekend. They had also incredible snowfall the week before.

The second day on the slopes, so much snow had fallen overnight that expert-level slopes were near impossible to finish. Snowboarders and skiers alike had to dig themselves out from powder snow up to their waists.

In the bottom right of this picture is a barely recognizable "mini" minivan. It is the same model as the car on the left.