Happy New Year from myself and everyone else at SnowJapan.

There is some early low cloud around some base areas but up top the sun is out and there's blue skies. It's going to be a beautiful morning.

And as I am sure many are saying this morning ---- this is so much more like it! 'It' being what we expect in Nozawa, I suppose.

After some more light snow falling yesterday, this morning the clouds have cleared and it is a fine, sunny morning here in northern Nagano.

Ho-ho-ho! Nozawa Onsen gets to open for the 2019-2020 season.... at last!!

We are expecting some precipitation today; hopefully some snow.

Good morning all. The wait continues.

It's good to see another fresh blanket of white snow down to base this morning.

Everywhere is looking white this morning. Don't you just love snow...!

Sadly, I have to bring you the rather inevitable news of a delayed opening this morning.

It's November and so it is time to start getting really excited about the upcoming winter season.

This is the Nozawa Now report of the season.

Good morning from Nozawa on this last day of April.

Hello from Nozawa and there's not much to see this morning. Visibility wise. And that is because it is snowing once again!