After the blue skies we enjoyed yesterday, it's back to mid-winter today. Heavy snow is falling, there's a wind blowing it about and I can hardly see anything at all out of the window here in Maruike just now. White out conditions. Not the nicest of conditions to be out on the slopes and numerous lifts seem to be on hold due to the conditions at the moment.

Best idea today is to take an onsen I reckon.

But if you do go out you need to wrap up and be prepared to brave the elements! It feels more like mid January than mid March right now.

Tomorrow and Wednesday are likely to be clearer and mid week we are expecting milder conditions.

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Official snow depth data, as of Monday 10th March 2014):

Sun Valley:
180cm

Maruike:
180cm

Hasuike:
180cm

Giant:
180cm

Higashitateyama:
220cm

Hoppo Bundaira:
180cm

Takamagahara Mammoth:
200cm

Nishitateyama:
200cm

Ichinose Family:
200cm

Terakoya:
200cm

Ichinose Diamond:
200cm

Yakebitaiyama:
220cm

Okushiga Kogen:
220cm

Kumanoyu (skiers only):
230cm

Yokoteyama:
210cm