Good snowfall through the day yesterday; partly cloudy this morning and looks almost like more could fall.

Winter is really here in Myoko today.

A nice sunny day after a solid day of snow; we added about 10cm after yesterday's report as snow continued to come down during the day.

Once again, just when things were looking a little grim (snowpack disappearing, dirt and dog leavings emerging), we're back with some really nice fresh snow.

It is really Christmas-y out there today; the trees are covered in white - frosted, we could say - and the sky is a perfect blue.

OK, today we have good news: 20+ centimeters of snow (a little wet and heavy, but snow) and the fall keeps coming.

Man, it's busy in Myoko when the snow falls!

The snow is coming down, and it is coming down GOOD! Just in time for our second opening, at Akakan, with more to come tomorrow.

Very light snowfall last night, with a total of 3cm on the driveway this morning.

It was sunny and clear today, but as of late last night we had an extra 50+cm on top of that 40cm on Saturday.

Gotta make it a fast one today - lots of snow on the ground today and three places to plow!

Real snow today! Just in time for the first "soft opening" at Akakura Onsen.

The first real snow of the year!

A quick note today so we get our snowfall totals in order: the snow has stopped after getting about 5 cm over night (that familiar sound of snow rumbling off the roof sending us off to bed). It's sunny at the moment, the freezing line is about to head up the mountain and rain is forecast. For the moment it's all nice and white and snowy at base level. Very pleasant to look at, even if it's not going to last. Yet.