The sun is out again here in Nozawa and we have a lot of it lined up over the next week by the looks of the latest forecasts. The only interruption to the fine spring sun seems to be later on tomorrow when rain is expected in the village and perhaps some fresh snow on the top areas of the resort. That shouldn't last long though and we will soon enough be back to sun.

From Friday to Sunday this week, we'll all have the chance to test out new model skis and snowboards. If you are interested, head up to the top Yamabiko area of the resort at any of the times below...

Friday 11th - 10am until 3pm
Saturday 12th - 9:30am until 3pm
Sunday 13th - 9:30am until 2:30pm

...and check out some next season gear. It's free, but you will need some kind of formal identification that has a photo of yourself on it to sign up and take part. Looks like they have a lot of brands lined up so should be fun.

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Wednesday 9th April 2014:

Official snow depths:
Yamabiko - 300cm
Uenotaira - 210cm

Lifts
Planned operating lifts for today (weekday operations):
Nagasaka Gondola
Yamabiko Four
Yamabiko Number 2 Four

Courses
Planned courses to be open:
Yamabiko B
Yamabiko C
Yamabiko D
Yamabiko E
Uenotaira
Paradise
Bunabayashi
Schneider
Utopia
Utopia 2
Challenge

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Note that the following lifts have closed for the season:

- Hikage Gondola
- Challenge pair lift
- Utopia pair lift
- Kandahar pair lift
- Nagasaka quad
- Nagasaka triple
- Nagasaka gondola connecting
- Karasawa pair