It's Friday morning and tomorrow is the start of 'Golden Week'.

After a spell of colder conditions, yesterday saw a change with things warming up and a real feel of spring with clear and sunny skies and warmer temperatures.

I was actually in Nagano for most of the day yesterday so didn't make it out on the mountain.

You want more fresh snow? We got it! Oh yeah. This rather excite blast of winter in early April continues.

Let's quickly get past the wind of yesterday and report -- we have decent snowfall in Hakuba this Sunday morning, folks.

More fine warm spring weather this morning and the warmth looks set to continue, with some forecasts calling for a bit of rain tomorrow.