Wow, what a day it was yesterday! We had some of the deepest powder of the season as heavy snowfalls continued all day.

We are greeted with heavy snow and at least 20cm of fresh powder in Nozawa Onsen. Woohoo! It is going to be a good day.

Snow from the dump over the last few days is still in excellent quality thanks to persisting cold temperatures, and if you know where to look there are fresh tracks on offer.

What a day we have in Nozawa Onsen! If you ignore the long weekend crowds, this is pretty much as good as it gets.

It's absolutely dumping in Nozawa Onsen this morning! The heavy flakes started at about 7am and since then about 5-10cm has gathered on the railing outside.

Today in Nozawa Onsen we have overcast conditions and passing light snow showers. It will be fast and icy until we receive a more significant dump of snow, as we only had a dusting overnight.

It looks like we have occasional snow flurries and mist about Nozawa Onsen this morning. The weekend crowds have moved on and there is sure to be a few fresh tracks around.

Well, what a day we have in Nozawa this morning; crystal clear skies with a couple of wispy high clouds.

Well, what a day we have in Nozawa this morning; crystal clear skies with a couple of wispy high clouds.

It's an interesting morning here in Nozawa Onsen. We have some light snow falling across the mountain with quite a large variation in temperature from top to bottom.

It's another snowy day here in Nozawa Onsen. Light flurries continued overnight producing 5cm up top and 10cm in the village.

Everyone is wondering what the snow is like and I can assure that it is quite fine and hasn't suddenly all disappeared.

There is heavy snow about the village of Nozawa Onsen this morning.

It's always good to wake to the sound of snow sliding off the roof and the machines clearing the road in the morning.