The snow clouds are back!

After a warm/hot weekend with temperatures reaching around 20C even up here - and 30C+ down in the valleys - today is the last day of the ski season in Shiga Kogen.

Believe it or not, it has been snowing early morning! (Yes, today is 7th May!)

It feels like winter again. Snow is falling!

A bit more snow being reported by Kumanoyu (5cm) since yesterday but mostly it is just cloudy this morning. It was cold overnight and roads coming up to the area are icy.

Well, winter really isn't going quietly this season. More snow and cold.

And now after that surprising blast of winter (and some additional cm since my report yesterday), we are going to be back to spring.

It's like early February. Heavy snow.

Good morning from Shiga Kogen and... wow, who'd have thought...

Fresh snow to report this morning. After the rain (boo!), the (wet) snow. Snow > rain anyday!

Mad weather overnight in the region. It might have been madder if I had seen it but I just heard rain and strong winds.

A bit of drama since my last report. Something of a storm last night and it seems to be affecting the Nishidateyama Number 2 triple lift which has been..

Quick report for you from Nagano city this morning so I am relying on info a friend over in Shiga Kogen who I just spoke with.

Fresh snow overnight and now just cloudy.