It's a partly cloudy morning here in Nozawa today. Currently it is -4 degrees in the village and -9 degrees up on Mt Kenashi, where there is a light westerly of around 5 km/h. The snow depth is reported as being 210cm on Yamabiko and 160cm on Uenodaira, with no new snow since the last report.

Yesterday was a partly cloudy day with brief periods of snow showers but no significant falls were received. The snowfalls of the last few days have really helped to keep the riding conditions good especially on the higher slopes.

Light snow is forecast for the upper slopes today, but temperatures down lower will rise above zero. Similar conditions are expected for the next few days with warmer conditions on Friday bringing significant rain to the entire hill. Let's hope the forecast changes between now and then.....

All lifts are expected to operate today.

All courses will be open except Mukoubayashi, Kurokura and Hachiman.