About 10-15cm of snow on the slopes by early this morning and while the forecast for the day was cloud and snow at times, it has cleared up to be a fine day.

Cold morning here in Shiga Kogen, back to what we are used to mid winter. Lots of snow falling as well. And windy too.

Well we were hoping for a nice new layer yesterday and indeed we did get some more snow but it's pretty minimal.

Well, after a colder start to the day yesterday, it's a milder picture this morning and around -3 degrees here in the Maruike area as of 9am.

Just up to a few cm of new snowfall to report from around Shiga Kogen this morning. Nice and cold too.

A sprinkling of new snow overnight in Shiga Kogen and light snow falling now here in the central Maruike area.

A sprinkling of new snow overnight in Shiga Kogen and light snow falling now here in the central Maruike area.

Clear blue skies over Shiga Kogen this morning. Sun screen needed. It was a fairly cold start but has warmed up to close to 0C now.