A few more cm of snow to report since yesterday but this morning I can see lots of blue sky up above and it is a fine day in Zao. Lots of cloud gathering at the moment actually and fast moving as well so within a short time it could be all clouded over. The forecast actually tell us to expect sunny spells with cloud moving in later on in particular and we might see a bit of new snowfall by tomorrow morning.

After today a few more days of warmer conditions are lined up before getting colder once again early next week. For now though it is nice and cold and still feels winter-y, so no complaints there.

Conditions out on the slopes are pretty good too at the moment, especially higher up.

Official snow depths (14th March 12)
Utopia - 265cm
Chuo - 230cm
Paradise - 265cm
Uwanodai - 180cm

Operating lifts (14th March 12)
All Ropeways (Skycable, Zao Chuo Ropeway, Zao Ropeway) operating.
All the runs at Zao are open.