The wait for fresh snow continues (and looks likely to for a bit longer).

We're going through a prolonged period with no fresh snow to report.

Lots of cloud around early on but blue sky and sun has been appearing places and it feels like we'll get more of that as the day goes on.

Recently it has been really very cold in a morning - noticeably less so this morning.

Good morning from Hakuba.

It was a cold day yesterday and some fine conditions to be enjoyed, with some snow falling during the day.

The long weekend is over and today we are back to something like normal. Though of course it is still peak season.

Hello from Hakuba on this 'middle day of the long weekend' Sunday morning.

Good morning from Hakuba and welcome to the start of the long - and likely rather busy - weekend.

Fine in the morning with clouds in the afternoon is how things ended up yesterday.

It was good to see the rain turn into snow yesterday during the day on the mountain, and Hakuba 47 were reporting 5cm of snow by mid-afternoon.

This morning the fresh snow news is less in the north with Cortina just reporting 1cm.

Some more snow to report to you this morning though differing numbers, the northern Cortina reporting 20cm with Goryu and Happo reporting 3-5cm and 47 reporting 5-10cm.