An overcast start to the day here in Nozawa this morning. A good 15cm of fresh snow fell during the day yesterday and temperatures have remained well below zero so today will be a great day on the mountain. Visibility is much better today and there will be plenty of untouched snow around the fringes of the runs at the top. The lowest runs remain closed but from Paradise up and over at the Yunomine area the snow conditions are good. The updated base depths are 170cm at Yamabiko and 105cm at Yamabiko. Temperatures: -2C at Yamabiko and Uenotaira.

The forecast was for warmer temperatures and rain but the temperatures seem to have remained cold so we may get more snow. Winds may be as high as 35km/h today.