We're in December, the ski area opening official ceremony was held yesterday, and snow is falling. Everything seems to be in order for the month of opening the mountain.

Well, it's still pre-season, it's still some time until the lifts are moving, but we're still getting snow.

It's still pre-season, so I wasn't really going to add more reports for awhile. But when we get another 20 cm, I have to say something! It's almost the end of the day now, and it is still snowing a bit.

The first real snow has fallen all the way to base level and below (a full 23cm! Accurately measured with my high-precision tools in an ideal location). So it’s time for that first report for season 2017-2018.

Here we are, the last day of the season for the resorts... and the snow held out to the very end!

A nicer day ahead as we're getting ready for the weekend.

It's post-main-season time, but we got snow overnight, so I have to get the few cms up on the total!

Spring is really being shy this year. No complaints!

Snow is still falling in Myoko, even as some of the areas are closing.

Snow continued through most of the day yesterday in Myoko; not a whole lot of new fresh at the end of the day.

Real snow this morning. Enough to make it pretty fun out there.

It's sunny with a little cover of fresh, which we will very generously call 1cm.

Happily (once again) the rain turned to snow; once again the Niigata snow report is right on the money at 6cm.

Sunny again today, but with the high haze/thin clouds we often see on sunny days.