Hello and Happy New Years Eve!

In this second of my 'coming to you from Nagano' reports about Nozawa (!) there is more snow to report.

I am actually writing this report (and my report tomorrow) from Nagano.

More snow to report to you this morning and it continues to fall.

It is a fantastically snowy morning in Nozawa. True Nozawa style.

Bit of a curious one this morning.

There's more sunshine and blue sky over the region early this morning.

With close on 30cm more fresh snow on the ground and sun shining down on the slopes.

The resort is reporting 20cm of fresh snow across the mountain - with up to 50cm up top on Yamabiko.

Yesterday was an excellent day on the slopes, it really was.

I bring really great news of Nozawa-like heavy snowfall.

Changeable conditions this morning. Light snow earlier on but actually the sun is shining down through the windows here as I write this.

There's fresh snow on the ground. Around 5cm in base areas and 10cm is being reported by the resort up at the top Yamabiko area.

I have good news this morning in the form of 33cm of fresh snowfall on the ground around base and up to 25cm of fresh snow being reported by the resort on the upper areas of the mountain.