We had fabulous blue skies across the region yesterday and a very mild +4C mid-afternoon.

It's Sunday morning and it's going to be another busy day on the mountain.

The snow that some neighbouring regions seem to have got (hello, Yuzawa) didn't really hit Nozawa yesterday and overnight with just dustings really since yesterday.

Yesterday we even got a spell of sunshine down at base in the afternoon.

First up. Wind is affecting the ski area this morning with the top area closed... at least at the start of the day.

This morning it is cold and snowy. Hurray!

Clouds hung around yesterday rather than a general clear up, and we have another cloudy kind of start to the weekend.

Hello from Nozawa and it's a beautiful morning with clear blue skies and bright sunshine.

There's more snow to report, with nearly 40cm on the top areas of the mountain since yesterday morning.

After that beautiful Sunday, I think it's going to be a good start to the week.

Good morning from Nozawa. And what a beautiful Sunday it promises to be.

Here at base as of 8:15am, it is snowing, though just very lightly at the moment.

Yesterday all that new snowfall allowed the ski area to open up more, including runs that connected the top area with base.

Good morning from Nozawa, and I have some very good news this morning.