Hard conditions out there this morning I expect after the rain of yesterday. Temps dipped just below freezing overnight and we're pretty much at around that point now as well. Lots of cloud around this morning (looks foggy up on some of the slopes) but it's just cloudy... it isn't raining. Not snowing either, though we are told there's a chance of light snow falling at times today. Indeed a few resorts got a bit of a dusting overnight with just a cm or two to show.

There is a moderate wind this morning but all resort areas look to be open as normal.

Sun tomorrow perhaps.

There might be some chocolate around today for the world famous 'White Day' dating back to, well since the chocolate companies started that one up. Still, I'll always take a bit of chocolate. For those not in the know, it's like the return gift from Valentines Day the previous month, when the blokes are supposed to give the ladies some chocolate. Fun hey?!

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Official snow depth numbers and operations (as of 14th March 2014):

Hakuba Goryu:
Reporting 0cm of new snowfall on lower slopes; 1cm on upper slopes.
Upper - 265cm
Toomi - 150cm
Iimori - 105cm

Hakuba 47:
Reporting 0cm of new snowfall on lower slopes; 3cm of on upper slopes.
Upper - 240cm
Lower - 70cm

Happo-one:
Usagidaira - 220cm
Nakiyama - 70cm
Sakka - 70cm

Hakuba Iwatake:
Upper - 200cm
Lower - 60cm

Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsuganomori - 300cm
Maruyama - 110cm
Kanenonaruoka - 170cm

Hakuba Cortina:
Reporting 2cm of new snowfall on lower areas; 5cm on upper areas.
Upper - 320cm
Lower - 195cm

Hakuba Minekata:
Now closed for the season