The snow started yesterday and is continuing now as a light flurry. About 30 cms has accumulated in the last 24 hours, which will top off the recent dustings had in the past few days.

Riding today will be great, and in the right spots, bottomless. Suggestions are to head to Hanazono and Annupuri, or if out there early, the groomed runs will have a nice cover on them.

Visibility is not so great, with low lying cloud cover, which is forecast to rise as the day goes on, so start low and make your way to the top.

The forecast is for the temperatures to stay below zero over the long-term, so this may be the end to the spring-like conditions. Some light flurries are expected over the next few days and leading up to some heavy snow-fall by mid-late next week.

Just in time for the new year. Have a good night tonight, and hope that 2007 brings you the cheer and joy you're after.

P.S: A few runs down Miharashi, confirmed that there is bottomless powder out there today, get stuck into it, remember it's your last chance this year!!!