Blue skies just some high thin cloud in places, but mostly blue and clear.

Morning from Hakuba, and it's rain this morning I'm afraid - rain also being reported from the upper slopes this morning as well.

Light rain is falling early on this morning I'm afraid, though it looks like it should be stopping fairly soon and leaving us with just cloudy skies.

Good morning from Hakuba and here we are on April 8th and I have some snowfall to report.

There's lots of cloud around this on this very mild/warm morning with a bit of wind to add to the mix - hopefully that won't be affecting top lifts that are open.