Snow and wind are the headlines for the day.

It may be raining down in Yuzawa but here in Naeba we have been lucky to get a bunch of cm of fresh snowfall on the ground at base.

It's a cracker! Forecast to cloud over as the day progresses but should keep generally fine.

The resort is reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall and I can add 16cm to my observed reports.

The resort is reporting 20-25cm of fresh snowfall across the mountain and I can report 21cm since yesterday (almost all of that coming since last night).

4cm of fresh snowfall on the ground this morning with light snow falling but some patches of blue sky on display too at times.

Snow is better than rain.

Some more snow from yesterday and cloudy skies this morning.

Another 20+cm of fresh snowfall at base this morning, most from overnight. Been a good few days.

17cm of fresh snowfall at base. The resort appears to be saying around 40cm on the Daishamen area.

5cm of fresh to report from base this morning; the resort itself is reporting about 10cm of fresh.

Happy New Year to you. Here's to a snowy, snowy one.