After that fine day yesterday, it's back to snow this morning. Not the kind that adds up to new numbers and it's probably going to stop and maybe even clear this afternoon.

Curiously the resort is not reporting any fresh snow on the top Yamabiko area but 5cm on Uenotaira. Poor visibility up on the mountain at the start of the day.

Casting an eye over the to forecast is quite exciting... there's a fair amount of snow on there, with it set at 'heavy' at times. Sounds good to me. Expect the decent snowfall to start later in the day tomorrow and perhaps through Saturday, so keep an eye on the forecast and plan around that if you are thinking of being here for the weekend.

With the big storm clearing - and if it's not another crazy snow storm that hits the national headlines - I think we can expect this coming weekend to be a popular one.

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Thursday 19th January 2017

Fresh snow reported by resort since yesterday morning:
- Yamabiko: 0cm
- Uenotaira: 5cm
- Hikage: 0cm
- Nagasaka: 0cm
- Karasawa: 0cm

Official snow depths:
- Yamabiko: 315cm
- Uenotaira: 230cm
- Hikage: 185cm
- Nagasaka: 170cm
- Karasawa: 140cm

Lifts operations:
All lifts appear to be operating apart from:
- Yunomine pair
- Mizunashi triple
- Challenge pair
- Utopia pair
- Kandahar pair

Most courses at Nozawa Onsen are now open. Courses not open are:
- Grand Prix
- Kandahar East
- Kandahar West
- Kamoshika