Going back to yesterday, in the afternoon we enjoyed a sometimes dramatic mix of cloud, blue skies and sunshine - beautiful views for some folk, all depending on where you were at the time!

Morning from Hakuba, and what a morning it should be!

Yesterday the clouds continued to clear leaving us with some bright sunshine and mostly blue skies in the afternoon. Lovely.

Yesterday the snow kept falling on mountain and winds caused some issues - and made it feel extremely cold - but this morning things are calmer.

Morning from Hakuba and after a day of snow yesterday it continues to snow this morning. Yey!

Fresh snow on the ground this morning, though not the lightest and fluffiest kind.

Strong winds affecting some resorts at the start of the day today - all of Hakuba 47 on standby and the top of Goryu, lots of Happo and the gondola at Tsugaike Kogen.

First up, headlines. This is how much fresh snowfall the resorts are reporting.

Good news this morning everyone.

A spell of no fresh snowfall for a few days.

Hello from here in Hakuba and yes, there's more snow to report.

I'm measuring 11cm on the ground at base and here's what the resorts are reporting in terms of fresh snowfall...

I had an excellent day out on the slopes yesterday finding some great snow conditions and a few areas that were not as busy as you'd expect on a Saturday.

The snow is back! Headlines for powder hunters...