It's kind of a cloudy overcast hazy kind of morning here so far. The sun has been shining down through the haziness at times and in some places. I can see that it looks sunny up at the park at 47 at the moment.

After the temperature dipping to just under freezing overnight at village level, it has quickly been warming up and early afternoon we will likely see a high of around +8 degrees. No new snow to report from around the resorts in Hakuba and Otari this morning.

Tomorrow we will likely see something similar - perhaps not as mild and a chance of a few flakes falling high up on the mountains, but nothing significant. Over the next three or four days it looks like we can expect to see temperatures falling with the chance of light snow showers and then early next week getting back to something we can call 'cold', down into minus territory once again, and perhaps we will see decent snowfall later in Sunday into Monday.

There's not much of a wind at all and visibility out on the slopes is generally good.

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Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 8th March 2012 AM:

Hakuba Goryu:
No new snowfall reported this morning from Goryu. All lifts operating.
The Hakuba Goryu Snow Festival on Saturday 10th March, including free nighta in Toomi, a talk show, fireworks and other fun stuff.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 250cm;
Toomi - 135cm;
Iimori - 95cm

Hakuba 47:
No new snow this morning. All courses and lifts (except Line D) open.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 233cm
Lower - 100cm

Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
All lifts apart from Usagidaira pair are operating today. Central Pair and Happo No1 pair lifts will be operating until Sunday 11th March and after that closed for the season. Most other lifts going through until April and then the gondola and upper lifts until 6th May - all being well with snow.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 170cm;
Sakka - 70cm;
Nakiyama - 70cm.

Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 235cm
Champion - 170cm

Hakuba Cortina:
No fresh snowfall reported at Cortina this morning. All lifts apart from No7 and most courses open.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 310cm
Lower - 180cm

Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
170cm

Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 170cm
Lower - 80cm

Hakuba Sanosaka:
130cm

Hakuba Minekata:
60cm