An early-morning departure this morning, and only Akakura Onsen has made its report for the day, but it feels like the calm before the storm today.

It is cold and clear this morning; -9° on the car thermometer, and similar numbers being reported by the resorts that have submitted reports.

The flakes may be small, but they keep on a'fallin. On top of the 10cm I reported yesterday, it's kept building up with an additional 23cm (at least in the spot where I stuck my ruler.

The trees are covered in a nice, light coating of snow this morning. Not a huge amount of fresh, perhaps 10cm or a little more at the base of Akakan, but a welcome addition and snow continues to fall.