Some gusts of wind blowing around at times, with stronger winds forecast for the day today. It has started off cloudy and mostly cloudy but some blue sky over northern areas and into Minamiuonuma. Those strong winds are due later on though as well as rain, very possibly heavy at times.

I'm just looking at a number of forecasts and one of them is telling us to expect a high temperature of +18 degrees today! It's certainly mild feeling this morning and was overnight as well - I didn't have the heater on last night. Kagura are reporting +6 degrees.

But, good news, it's going to quickly cool down and tomorrow will be much colder. Might we get some snow down to town tomorrow? Tanoshi-mi!

Snow is forecast through into the weekend in the mountains with sometimes snow hopefully also down here in town. If the forecasts are correct, we'll be looking at a different situation come next week!

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Resorts currently open:

Kagura:
A 600m run at the main Kagura area is open, access via Mitsumata Ropeway.
A shuttle bus takes people from the top of the Ropeway to the base of the Kagura Gondola, which then takes them up to the base of the main Kagura area.
The Kagura Number 1 Romance pair lift is operating to service the open course.

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Planned opening dates for resorts in Yuzawa Town:

Saturday 6th December:
Kagura Tashiro
Iwappara

Saturday 13th December:
Naeba

Friday 19th December:
Yuzawa Nakazato
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Park

Saturday 20th December:
NASPA Ski Garden
GALA Yuzawa
Ludens Yuzawa
Nakazato Snow Wood
Ipponsugi
Yuzawa Kogen (Nunoba area)
Kandatsu Kogen