A big contrast with the sun of yesterday, this morning the mountain can't be seen much and visibility is low.

The sun is out early on, shining down on the mountain and casting shadows. Above us it is mostly blue skies.

It's the first day of the season. And what better to celebrate than a decent amount of snowfall.

Some snow last night after a day of (curiously) day of almost clearer weather yesterday. That wasn't quite what we were expecting!

Not a massive amount just yet, but it is snowing and more is due over the next few days. Particularly tonight and tomorrow.

Perhaps we shouldn't always believe forecasts so much... It has to be said, that we were expecting much more.

Tomorrow was supposed to be the opening day for Madarao and Tangram, but unfortunately that isn't happening.

More freshly frosted trees this morning and the clouds dispersed... the sun is out and there's blue skies over the Madarao mountain.

More snow across northern Nagano over the last few days.