We received some light snow last night but moisture content was high and it cleared after dropping a few centimeters. Most likely very wet snow or rain down in the town. The night was clear till late and then rain came in followed by snowfall which kicked off around 8:30am this morning. Its been piling up all day with strong winds and there is 30-40cm in various parts and most importantly, its quite unstable.

Am writing this at 6pm and its coming in really hard but still a bit more moist than what we usually get though not heavy at all... Weird snow, make your riding decisions accordingly and expect tomorrow that Hodaigi and Okutone will be pumping and that Tenjin will be closed due to Avi risk.

Forecast is for it to keep on snowing through the end of the forecast.

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Fresh snowfall:

5cm Tenjin
0cm Hodaigi
0cm Okutone

Temps at 8am

Official snow depth:

310cm Tenjin
200cm Hodaigi
210cm Okutone

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Resorts in Minakami (forecasts available from each page):

Akasawa
Minakami Hodaigi
Minakami Kogen Ski Resort
Minakami Kogen Fujiwara
Norn Minakami
Oh-ana
Okutone Snow Park
Tanigawa Tenjindaira
Tanigawa Onsen White Valley

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Please note that the fresh snowfall number being reported on this report is taken from the ‘base area’ of Tenjindaira - which is just by the top station of the Ropeway at that resort. Other snowfall numbers and commentary will be mentioned within each report when available.