By early afternoon yesterday it had started to snow down to Hikage - Naski had a dusting of snow on his/her head - even though it was raining below that level.

An earlier report today. It's a bit early for Naski actually, who isn't out yet... probably still having breakfast. (What do vegetables have for breakfast?)

Snow clouds have remain but there are already signs that it will ease off this morning and there might be clearer conditions.

Good morning from Nozawa. It's cold and snowy once again.

More snow. And another 30cm or so being reported by the resort on the top areas, taking the Yamabiko number close to 7m for the season.

Is it just me, or we didn't get either as much snow or strong winds as we were told might happen overnight?

Just a thin layer of snow around this morning and the same being reported from up top.

Just around 10cm or so snow since yesterday with light snow falling this morning and perhaps it might just ease off and leave us with cloudy skies.

There has now been over 6m of snowfall reported by the resort on the top Yamabiko area.

Since yesterday afternoon the resort is reporting 0-22cm of snow... one of those days when there's a real difference between base and up top.

Hello from Nozawa Onsen. And... New Year greetings!

2020 has been many things, but this winter season has got off to a snowy start this time round.

Another very pleasing amount of fresh snow since yesterday, with the larger part of it coming overnight, even though it was snowing yesterday.

Merry Christmas. As my Niseko colleague said this morning, it kind of feels different this year.